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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Carson’s will get the ball rolling for Marketplace Grand opening for new store in Evergreen Park scheduled for Sept. 14

By Joe Boyle With demolition of The Plaza nearly complete, the dawn of a new era for Evergreen Park begins with the grand opening of the new Carson’s store, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton said the new Carson’s, which is located along 98th Street a block west of Western Avenue, will be open and running on Sept. 14 and will immediately replace the old Carson’s.

The original store faces Western Avenue, while the new two-story structure can be found right behind it, less than a block away to the southwest. The two stores will share the same parking for just over a month.

“When the new Carson’s opens, the old Carson’s will close,” Sexton explained. “The old Carson’s will be demolished beginning in January.”

Throughout Evergreen Park, progress is apparent.

Joe Boyle’s column: Page 3

Workers were busy last Thursday at the new Carson’s as they prepared the facility for next month’s grand opening. A few shelves have been brought in, and ladders and tools can be found on both floors. Sexton mentioned that a kids clothing department will be found on the second floor.

When the new Carson’s officially opens its doors, it will officially mark the first phase of the new Evergreen Marketplace, which replaces the once iconic Plaza, designed by Arthur Rubloff. The Plaza opened in 1952 and became a huge success during the prosperous 1950s leading into the 1960s. It was originally an open-air shopping center that became one of the first enclosed malls in 1966.

“This was Arthur Rubloff’s baby,” recalls Sexton, who frequently visited and shopped at The Plaza over the years.

“But it had its time. I’m excited about what’s happening now. Everything is going well and they are ahead of schedule.”

Large piles of concrete are essentially what are left of where The Plaza was located. Besides the old Carson’s, the other facility in this area that dates back to the days of The Plaza is an existing tower. The facility is next door to the old Carson’s and served as office space for The Plaza. Sexton said that will eventually be replaced by more restaurants.

The new Carson’s facility, which is 120,470 square feet, stands alone but construction will begin soon for more retail businesses. Near the new Photo by Joe Boyle Carson’s will be DSW, a Petco, Five The new two-story Carson’s can be seen clearly near 98th Street a block west of Western Avenue. The new facility will replace the old Carson’s during a grand opening ceremony

See MARKETPLACE, Page 8 scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 14.

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Council: Our city has enough video game cafés

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By Sharon L. Filkins The Hickory Hills City Council has determined that the city has enough video game cafés.

During a brief discussion during last Thursday’s city council meeting on new business, Mayor Mike Howley questioned the board members as to their thoughts on adding another café and liquor license to the existing roster of 10.

Howley said he had recently received a request for an additional café and liquor license.

“At this time, we do not have any remaining licenses and I am not inclined to prepare an ordinance to create one, especially after what we have recently gone through,” he said.

His comment was a reference to the on-again, off-again matter of a liquor license for Sonny’s Café, which is currently licensed but has not yet opened.

“If Sonny’s does not open we would have a vacant license which could be considered, but that is an ‘iffy’ maybe,” said Howley.

“We have enough of them, we don’t need anymore,” said Ald. Debbie Ferrero (2nd Ward).

Her sentiments were echoed by the entire council.

On another matter, Ald. Brian Fonte (3rd Ward) who chairs the Health and Environmental Control/ Recycling commission, asked for additional time to review proposals he has received from various electronic recycling companies.

On July 7, the council heard a presentation on “At the Door Recycling,” presented by Waste Management, the company that currently has a contract with the city for refuse collection. Fonte said he is waiting for additional information on the proposals.

An approval was granted to Police Chief Al Vodicka, who presented a request to fill a vacancy created in the department after an officer recently retired. He requested permission to promote an officer from the ranks to fill the vacancy and to then hire a new officer to fill that position.

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Former Richards High School star Dwyane Wade said he had hoped to be drafted by the Bulls years ago, but Miami took him and he spent 13 successful seasons with the Heat. He finally got his wish and is now officially a Bull. He was formally introduced Friday and is seen above posing with his new jersey with Bulls General Manager Gar Forman. For more on Wade, see Sports.

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The proposal for a two-story, 58,400 square-foot building to include doctors’ offices, a lab, pharmacy and an outpatient clinic already received approval We want to from the Planning and Development Commission. The preserve the Architectural Review Board approved the site elevation neighborhood plans last Thursday, subject feel of the to some changes requested by nearby residents at an infor- community mal community meeting that and safety for Mayor Sandra Bury hosted on July 26. our children, If it receives village board approval, Advocate hopes to and enhance open the facility in the spring the flow of of 2018.

Village officials said the traffic. new medical center is ex­— Oak Lawn pected to create at least 105 mayor Sandra Bury new permanent jobs.

“And these will be completely new jobs, not jobs moved from somewhere else,” noted Bury.

About two dozen residents joined Bury and Village Administrator Larry Deetjen at the community meeting to discuss their traffic and privacy concerns about the proposed development located close to Patriot Station, the local Metra station.

“We want to preserve the neighborhood feel of the community and safety for our children, and enhance the flow of traffic,” said Bury.

The village is already planning to install a streetlight at 50th Avenue and 95th Street, which everyone agreed would be needed due to the increased traffic generated by the medical building.

However, the village officials said there is no guarantee that the streetlight will be up before the medical building is finished because Illinois Department of Transportation has not yet given final approval for the light, which depends on heavy traffic counts to be deemed necessary.

Shelly and Paul DeRousse, who live on 50th Avenue near 96th Street, said the heavy traffic that is expected to come is one of their main concerns.

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Secretary of State reinstates vehicle registration reminders Secretary of State Jesse White said on Monday that his office has reinstated the mailing of vehicle registration reminder notices to Illinois drivers.

To offset the cost of the mailings, White is drafting legislation allowing his office to offer advertising space on the mailings.

In addition, White is urging the public to sign up for email notices to further reduce mailing costs.

The Secretary of State’s office discontinued mailing reminders in October 2015 due to the lack of funding as a direct result of the state budget impasse. The stopgap budget recently passed by the legislature and signed into law

by Gov. Rauner allows White’s office to reinstate the notices.

“The notices are an essential tool for the public to be sure their vehicles are in good standing and avoid paying late fees and fines resulting from tickets issued by law enforcement,” White said. “The driving public paid the price for the budget impasse and it proved to be an unfair burden. With the funds from the stop-gap budget the notices will resume. In addition, we are reducing the number of mailings and seeking

alternative funding sources for the postage costs.

“Although we are now able to reinstate mailing the vehicle registration reminder notices, I continue to strongly urge motorists to sign up for email reminders,” said White. “Saving taxpayer dollars is always a priority of our administration.”

White said that more than 2.3 million people have registered for the email notification, 800,000 of which signed up since October 2015.

Vehicle owners can sign up for email notifications by visiting the Secretary of State website, www.cyberdriveillinois.com. To register for the program, vehicle owners will need their assigned registration ID and PIN, which can be found on their current vehicle registration card. If that information is not available, they can call the Secretary of State public inquiry division at (800) 252-8980 to obtain the registration ID and PIN. The one-time registration process will allow vehicle owners to receive a series of three email notices per vehicle each year highlighting the upcoming vehicle expiration date.

POLICE REPORTS Chicago Ridge Drug charges Gregory Zieba, 20, of the 14100 block of Radio Drive West, Homer Glen, was charged with possession and delivery of a controlled substance following an investigation of reported drug activity at 111th and Ridgeland Avenue at 5:45 p.m. July 26. Kyle Kozlowski, 20, of the 12700 block of Marian Drive, Lemont, was also charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Police said he was observed giving Zieba cocaine in exchange for cash. Both men were held for bond hearings on Saturday.

Suspended license Liliana Gonzalez, 28, of King Arthur Court, Northlake, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue at 11:56 p.m. July 26. Police said she was also cited for failure to signal when required.

She is due in court on Sept. 20.

Domestic battery James Ferguson, 18, of the 6300 block of South Knox Avenue, Chicago, was charged with domestic battery on Saturday in connection with an incident that allegedly happened on July 23 at the Blue Star Motel, 7150 W. 103rd St. Police had issued a warrant for his arrest after being told of the domestic battery incident that occurred at the motel. He was picked up by Bridgeview police on Saturday, and turned over to Chicago Ridge police. He was held pending a bond hearing on Monday.

Violation of protection order Stanislaw Wdowka, 57, of the 10300 block of South Natoma Avenue, Chicago Ridge, was charged with violating an order of protection at 7:15 p.m. Saturday on the block where he lives. Police said he was arrested in a neighboring yard after he was seen trying to remove a window from the house he was ordered to stay away from.

He was held for a bond hearing.

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Courtney E. Murray, 22, of Chicago, was charged with felony theft at Meijer, 9200 S. Western Ave., at 4:30 p.m. July 23. Police said that while working as a cashier, she allegedly took nearly $2,500 by falsifying transactions involving lottery ticket sales.

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• Perry M. Marks, 27, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 5:30 p.m. July 22 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said he took assorted electronics with a total value of $89.

• Kenneth E. Bruessard, 52, of Chicago, was charged with retail

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Oak Lawn Road rage incident Travis J. Strama, 18, of the 5900 block of West 88th Place, Oak Lawn, was charged with battery and criminal damage to property following a road-rage incident that occurred at 1:48 p.m. July 25 in the 6000 block of West 95th Street.

Two men told police that Strama made gestures and swore at them when their vehicle passed close to him on 95th Street as he was turning onto the street.

They said Strama continued to shout at them from a nearby gas station when they went to a drive-through restaurant across the street. He then allegedly ran across the street and punched the passenger side window, breaking it. He fled back to his car when the passenger waved a knife at him. Strama was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia after police said a marijuana grinder was found in his car. He is due in court on Aug. 22.

Burglary Andre A. Young, 57, of Chicago, was charged with burglary following a traffic stop at 9:30 a.m. July 26 in the 8900 block of South Kedzie Avenue. Police said they were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, and found a VCR, TV and other items taken from a garage in the 8800 block of South Kedzie that morning.

William H. Carr, 44, of Chicago, a passenger in Young’s vehicle, was charged with possession of stolen property.

Hickory Hills Aggravated speeding Demetrius M. Unger, 23, of the 9300 block of South Cornell Avenue, was charged with aggravated speeding following a traffic stop at 6:43 a.m. July 27 in the 7700 block of West 99th Street.

Police said he was driving 52 mph in a 20 mph zone. He was also cited for resisting arrest, because he initially refused to get out of his car and struggled with police trying to handcuff him, according to reports. Court information was not available.

License charge Brayton I. Browder, 20, of the 8800 block of South Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 12:27 p.m. July 27 in the 7900 block of West 87th Street. Police said he was also cited for a passenger’s failure to wear a seatbelt. He was also given a verbal warning for possession of a small amount of marijuana. He is due in court on Sept. 9.

Marijuana possession Aras H. Abdalrahim, 28, of the 9000 block of Forest Lane, Hickory Hills, was issued a local violation for possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis following a traffic stop at 11:34 p.m.

July 26 in the 8200 block of West 87th Street. Police said he threw a bag containing the cannabis out of the car before the traffic stop. He was also cited for driving without headlights. He will appear before a hearing in Hickory Hills City Hall on Sept. 6.

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• Colleen M. Tkach, 37, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 5:30 p.m. July 23 at Mariano’s, 2559 W. 95th St. Police said she took alcoholic beverages worth $38.

• Jamise S. Taylor, 21, of Chicago, w as charged with retail theft at DXL clothing store, 9251 S. Western Ave., at 12:10 p.m. July 25. Police said he took apparel worth $171.

• Charlie T. Jones-Brock, 27, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at CVS, 3201 W. 95th St., at 9:30 p.m. July 25. Police said he took toiletries and other merchandise worth $119.

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Car dolly is stolen A car dolly valued at $1,700 was reported stolen from Budget Rental, 8940 S. Cicero Ave., at 9:30 a.m. July 29. Company officials said the dolly, used to tow a car behind a moving truck, was stolen between June 20 and 21, but they waited to call police until they determined whether it was in another company location.

Jose Diaz, 49, of Bridgeview, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 10 p.m. July 26 on Sun Valley Drive. Police said he failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for speeding, improper lane usage and driving without insurance. He is due in court on Sept. 8.

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• Brandon F. Escobedo, 20, of the 11000 block of South Troy Street Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:49 a.m. July 27 in the 6700 block of West 91st Street. Police said he was also cited for failure to stop at a traffic control device. He is due in court on Sept 20.

• Jonathan A. Kopel, 28, of the 9100 block of South 54th Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 10:11 p.m. July 17. Police said he was also cited for driving without a license, no insurance and expired registration. He is due in court on Aug. 29.

• Aaron L. Jones, 24, of the 8000 block of South Lamon Avenue, Burbank, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 10:35 a.m. July 27 in the 6100 block of West 95th Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding and driving without insurance. He is due in court on Aug. 26.

• Thomas D. Scott, 33, of the 9200 block of South Kedzie Avenue, Evergreen Park, was charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop at 9:35 a.m. July 25 in the 4200 block of West 95th Street. Police said he was also wanted on an outstanding Evergreen Park warrant and was held on $500 bond. He is due in court on Sept. 12.

Police responding to a report of shots fired in Indian Woods Park at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, found Yousef Mohammad Ihmoud, 21, of Palos Hills, and an 18-yearold juvenile in the 9900 block of South 81st Avenue. Both were charged with disorderly conduct after police recovered a pistol that only fired blanks. They are due in court on Aug. 18.

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A 54-year-old woman told police her pink and white Schwinn bicycle was stolen out of the foyer of St. Gerald Church, 9349 S. Central Ave., between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. July 20. She said she left the bike unlocked in the foyer while she was in Mass.

Christopher J. Bass, 28, of the 9500 block of South Lawton Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police broke up an argument he was having with a woman at 8:26 p.m. July 26 in the 5400 block of West 95th Street.

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Home burglarized Police are investigating the burglary of a home in the 7800 block of West 103rd Street that was reported at 9 p.m. July 27.

The victim said she had locked the doors when she left the apartment at 3 p.m. and when she returned, the front door was ajar and everything was in disarray. Missing items included about $1,500 in cash, a diamond ring and diamond earrings, and a passport.

Car burglarized A car was reported burglarized in the parking lot of El Gallo restaurant, 10164 S. Roberts Road at about 11:30 p.m. last Thursday.

The victim said that while he was having a meal inside the restaurant, someone entered the vehicle and took a cooler, tool bag, a pair of Jordan shoes, a $200 gift card, a debit card, loose change, and bank cards

Garage burglary A garage burglary in the 7300 block of West 105th Street was reported at 5 p.m. July 25. The homeowner told police that a Yamaha dirt bike, pressure washer, drill, hand saw, concrete saw, portable welder and craft framing nailer were missing from the garage. Entry was gained by pushing open a side door.

Vandalism incidents A Cour Deauville resident reported finding two outdoor solar lights damaged at 7 p.m. July 25.

Police said both of the lights had been thrown against a wall.

The driver-side mirror was reported broken off a car while the vehicle was parked in the 10500 block of Terry Drive between 4 and 9 p.m. last Thursday.

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went on a journey of sorts last Thursday with Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton. He wanted to show me some of the projects that have been completed in the village, including the first phase of the new Evergreen Marketplace, which is replacing The Plaza.

Sexton was provided with a sledgehammer and given what you might call the privilege of striking the first blow of the demolition process of The Plaza last October. The mayor put a large dent in the old Montgomery Ward’s building that had been vacant since the department store went out of business in 2001.

Montgomery Ward’s departure seemed to accelerate the eventual end to The Plaza, the brainchild of developer Arthur Rubloff. The Plaza opened in 1952 and continued to grow through the 1950s, the ’60s and the ’70s. Competition from newer malls and the recession that began in 2008 led to The Plaza’s demise.

Joe But Sexton added another culprit to that Boyle mix.

“It was 9-11 that changed everything,” he said while we took a tour of the new Evergreen Marketplace and other locations where businesses are now thriving in the village. “We are finally starting to recover.”

Sexton pointed to the Standard Bank building at 95th and Western as one of the first to come on board and show confidence in doing business with the village. Many businesses and developers were shaken after the terrorist attack on American soil that resulted in 2,996 people being killed and over 6,000 being injured on Sept. 11, 2001. Sexton said that Standard Bank’s involvement was a turning point.

Before we drove down 95th Street, he wanted to show me the new Carson’s, which represents the first phase of the retail businesses that will replace The Plaza. I was initially struck by the new Carson’s sign on the second floor of the façade.

Workers were coming in and out. Equipment was on the first and second floors of this sparkling-looking interior. This will be an anchor for a series of stores that will extend from 98th Street on the south and Campbell Avenue on the north.

Carson’s will be joined by DSW, Petco, T.J. Maxx, 365 by Whole Sale Foods and a Dick’s Sporting Goods Store, to name a few. For the time being, those eventual stores are blank spaces. Hovering in the background to the north were large piles of concrete that was once made up The Plaza. The old and the new could be viewed in an instant. The old Carson’s that was one of the anchor stores of the old Plaza is still standing across the parking lot just a block away, facing Western Avenue.

The old Carson’s will make way for the new Carson’s, which will open for the first time on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The doors to enter the old Carson’s will then be shuttered for good and will meet the wrecking ball as early as next January.

While Sexton misses The Plaza, he does not have time for nostalgia. We drove north along 95th Street to the site of the old Evergreen Park Golf Course that extended to north to 91st and Western and as far west as California Avenue. I golfed there a few times over the years and I mentioned that to Sexton. I did not tell him that I would often hit a few trees and lose a few golf balls.

But like The Plaza, I had not been there for a long time.

The family-run course had fallen into disrepair over the years and negotiations were made to purchase the land and have it developed. The mayor conceded that upset some people, but he could not allow sentiment to impede progress.

“What people don’t realize is that if you sit around and wait for something to happen, another village will come in and attract businesses,” said Sexton. “You have to be aggressive.

Over $100 million in sales are generated from this golf course property.”

He pointed to some of the businesses that have generated that revenue, such as Meijer’s grocery store, Firehouse Subs, Crazy Crab, Michael’s, Menards, DXL men’s apparel, and a Triple AAA project that has yet be built.

He then drove west along 91st Street and pointed out that the village has three separate dog parks, a disc golf course that kids can play on for free, a farm in which vegetables are grown and are brought to pantries. Sexton pointed to the new driving range at 91st and Rockwell that is temporarily closed to make more improvements to the property that he said is a work in progress.

We then drove down 95th Street and he pointed to an empty business that could house a Wu’s House Hibachi Grill and Sushi that has received rave reviews at other locations. The Japanese steakhouse and sushi bar could be located at 95th and Sacramento. Sexton said the restaurant would be a great addition to Evergreen Park.

While The Plaza and the Evergreen Park Golf Course are now just memories, Sexton said the future looks bright for the village. After about an hour-long drive through the southwest suburb, I would have to agree. Memories are great, but progress is better.

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

‘Battle in the Burbs’ to benefit police officer who was shot The fourth annual “Battle in the Burbs” benefit will be held Sunday, Aug. 20 at Standard Bank Stadium, 14011 S. Kenton Ave., Crestwood.

All proceeds will go to assist in the recovery of Park Forest Officer Timothy Jones, who was shot in the line of duty in March.

The Battle of the Burbs will feature a doubleheader with the south suburban mayors and managers competing against the south suburban police and fire chiefs in a 16-inch softball game at 5 p.m. In last year’s contest, the mayors and managers defeated the police and fire chiefs. In the second game at 7 p.m., the police will play the firefighters.

Tickets will be $10 in advance or $15 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at the Windy City Thunderbolts box office at Standard Bank Stadium or online at www.wcthunderbolts.com.

A DJ will also be at the ballpark and a playground will be set up in the outfield with a jump house for the kids.

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available and are dived into three categories: Grand Slam ($1,000), Home Run ($500) and RBI ($250).

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Camel rides were among the many activities offered at this year’s RidgeFest in Chicago Ridge. Story and more photos on Page 4.

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Mayor plans to contact firms to assist in hiring part-time finance director

By Dermot Connolly

Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar informed the village board on Tuesday that he had contacted several municipal consulting firms to begin the process of hiring a parttime village finance director.

He explained during the village board meeting that he was going to contact one of the companies this past Wednesday, and a second one within the week. The need for a finance director came up following the village board’s recent passage of a new ordinance limiting the mayor’s ability to appoint department heads and other village officials.

The two appointments that five of the six trustees voted against were Burt Odelson as village attorney, and Tokar himself as budget director, a position he has held for years.

Trustee Bruce Quintos had previously said that the budget director role was only needed on a part-time basis, and should be filled by someone other than the mayor.

When he was asked after the meeting if the finance director position would replace

State Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th) said Gov. Rauner’s signing of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act on Friday was accomplished through compromise and the need to assist students.

“The provisions in HB5729 were developed in partnership with an array of stakeholders, including legislators, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the business community,” said Burke, who sponsored the legislation in the House. “Aligning school districts, colleges, and employers will lead to the development and implementation of a robust and coordinated postsecondary education and career readiness system in Illinois.”

Rauner signed HB 5729 after a culmination of years of work with an array of cross-sector partners and a step toward achieving Illinois’ goal of 60 percent of students having a postsecondary certificate or degree by the year 2025.

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him as budget director, Tokar said, “Well, that is up to the village board.”

He maintains that the new ordinance, which requires a majority of the board to approve all of his appointments, is unconstitutional and plans to file a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment against the board.

Also at the meeting, the village board approved the police department’s purchase of a new transit van to carry prisoners, as well as a radar recorder that can be installed on light or telephone poles to monitor traffic patterns and speeds on local streets.

Deputy Police Chief Dean Mann explained that both purchases — $59,703 for the van and $3,655 for the radar recorder — will come from seized narcotics funds allocated to the department so no taxpayer money is needed.

“The 2017 Ford Transit-250 van will replace an old, obsolete transit van that wasn’t really equipped to transport prisoners,” said Mann.

He explained that the new vehicle will be divided into three compartments, so male, female and juvenile prisoners could be safely transported at the same time, if necessary.

He said visual monitors will be installed in it so the driver or other staff can ensure that no harmful activity is taking place. At Trustee Jack Lind’s suggestion, Mann said an audio recording component might be added for the protection of both the police and prisoners.

“The radar recorder can be used to confirm a street or intersection as a hotspot,” said Mann. “Radar detectors in cars will give motorists a warning, but we will be able to collect the information without expending manpower. We can more effectively deploy our resources, rather than stationing a car there for hours.”

He said that if the department receives a request for a resident about the need for a traffic control device at a certain location, the recorder can be placed there for a week or a month to collect data on speeds and times of the heaviest traffic flow.

“It will give us more of a reference point, when residents come before the board to ask for a speed bump or stop sign to be installed,” said Lind.

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for students from high school to than what courses they have taken. college or a career. The legisla“We are thrilled to learn that tion is designed to avoid Governor Rauner has remedial education in signed HB5729 into law,” community college with said Ginger Ostro, execuan arranged fourth year tive director of Advance of high school math Illinois. “HB 5729 presinstruction. The new ents an array of options legislation establishes a that school districts may new career and college use toward college and endorsements on high career readiness. The school diplomas to demprovisions in this bill will Burke onstrate that students better equip students for have fulfilled specific college and for a successrequirements for that career path. ful career as we make progress To help students plan for life toward our 2025 goal.” after high school, the bill estabThe PWR Act provides a lishes benchmarks from eighth framework for aligning the needs through 12th grade for what stu- of colleges and employers with dents should know about college high school instruction in Illinois. and career. It allows districts to Each of the four provisions of the pilot updated high school gradu- bill has individual implementaation requirements based on what tion timelines. Advance Illinois students know and can do rather will be working with the Illinois

State Board of Education and stakeholder advisory committees to implement the new law.

Most provisions of the law will be implemented by 2020.

“We’ve partnered with Advance Illinois to support high schools and community colleges from across our state that have been leaders in preparing their students for college and careers,” said Jonathan Furr, executive director of the Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University. “HB 5729 enables this important work to scale for the benefit of all students in Illinois.”

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

More music, rides and games at Chicago RidgeFest A large crowd of adults, teens and kids attended the 27th annual four-day RidgeFest that began last Thursday and continued through Sunday at Freedom Park.

Musical entertainment was provided by Infinity, who cover many Journey songs, and Parrots of the Carib-

bean, a Jimmy Buffet style band. The Boy Band and Hairbangers Ball also performed. A variety of food was also available.

Additional rides were added to this year’s fest, including the Wind Glider. The new Vertigo swing ride brought

kids of all ages to new heights. Camel rides was another new attraction.

The RidgeFest also featured a Car and Bike Show on Sunday and John Measner’s magic show. The Chicago Ridge Lions Club also offered hearing tests on Sunday.

The Jesse White Tumblers wowed spectators with their acrobatic skills during a performance at the 27th Annual RidgeFest in Freedom Park.

Pictured here with a lizard in one hand and a 16-foot albino python named Julius Squeeze in the other, Jeremy Taulbee, of Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles, gave children a chance to see and touch a variety of exotic reptiles.

Photos by Dermot Connolly

John Measner got two children involved in his magic act at RidgeFest on Sunday.

Cunningham, Hurley push for IDOT project to help alleviate traffic congestion near Marist High School A road widening project supported by state Sen. Bill Cunningham (18th) and state Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) should result in a faster commute and less congestion for drivers who travel near Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St., Chicago.

“For years the residents of our community have been dealing with the extreme congestion that occurs at the intersection near Marist,” Cunningham said. “We needed a solution.”

The local project includes adding a turn lane to smooth out traffic at 115th Street and Pulaski Road. Cunningham and Hurley pushed the Illinois Department of Transportation to prioritize widening the intersection.

“Projects like these continue to be critical drivers in our economy,” Cunningham said. “We can’t let road projects lapse. It harms our communities and allows our infrastructure to degrade.”

“This intersection has been a traffic-clogging nuisance to motorists in our community for decades,” Hurley said. “Not only will widening the intersection make for quicker commutes, it also will make the intersection safer for both motorists and pedestrians.”

The project is part of the nearly $63 million planned to be invested in roadwork throughout the 18th Illinois Senate district over the next six years.

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Rural teens visit Chicago and southwest suburbs • 50 years ago

From the Aug. 4, 1966 issue The story: One hundred teens from rural communities will learn about Chicago and the southwest suburbs. Rural teens from West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Southern Illinois will arrive Aug. 14 at Oak Lawn Community High School.

There they will meet a suburban teen who will serve as a personal host for the next five days.

The following morning, the suburban teenage host and his rural guest will meet with 100 other rural and suburban youth at Oak Lawn High School.

The first day will be spent gathering information, getting acquainted, raising questions, and getting ready to explore various parts of Chicago.

The quote: “This hosting arrangement is designed to provide an opportunity for a genuine person-to-person friendship, which is often not readily available to a rural youth visiting a large city,” said Del Arsenault, a member of the Southwest YMCA staff.

OL woman comforts pregnant teens, troubled youths • 25 years ago

From the Aug. 1, 1991 issue The story: Maureen Shields created and directs the St. Germaine Courage program in Oak Lawn. For the past 11 years, she has been involved in helping pregnant teens and other young adults in crisis situations.

The Courage program supports people in need, whether they are victims of abuse, teen moms, mothers who have adopted, grandmothers of babies born to teens, or women going through a rough time with divorce or separation. They find apartments, put victims of abuse in hotels and literally find ways to help girls carry their babies to term.

The quote: “I like to think of it as equally effective as drug and alcohol counseling,” said Shields. “Teaching kids about the effects substance abuse certainly does not cause a rise in the number of kids who take drugs.”

Palos Hills Council adopts mandated sprinkler systems

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The story: The Palos Hills City Council recently approved the adoption of an ordinance requiring automatic sprinkler systems to be installed in all new buildings and additions to existing structures.

The North Palos Fire Protection District made a presentation last year detailing the benefits, safety and the importance of fire sprinklers or ordinances in the Chicago area. The Hickory Hills City Council passed such an ordinance in February 2005.

North Palos Fire Chief Richard McKeon requested that Palos Hills follow the trend and mandate fire sprinkler systems. Ald. Mary Ann Schultz (5th Ward) opposes the ordnance.

The quote: “Everyone is in business to make money,” said Schultz. “You own a house, you have a right to decide (if you want sprinklers or not).”

Thursday, August 4, 2016

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WHATIZIT?

Down on the farm The Evergreen Park Farm along 91st Street near Rockwell Avenue has been providing fresh vegetables for local food pantries in the area. Assistance has been provided from students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in Chicago’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

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Palos Market will celebrate National Farmers Market Week The 2016 United States National Farmers Market week will be celebrated Aug. 7 through Aug. 13. There are more than 8,500 farmers markets in the United States, serving local communities in a wide variety of ways.

Farmers markets help to preserve America’s rural livelihoods and farm lands, promote sustainability, increase access to fresh, nutritious food, stimulate local economies, and support healthy communities. The Palos Heights Farmers Market, started in 2002, has grown over the years, and provides a very wide variety of produce, food and plant products.

In 2015, our market started to accept LINK, and now also provides matching dollars to increase the purchasing power for fresh produce for low-income patrons. Our community tent provides an opportunity for many local non-profit organizations to increase awareness of their group and their missions. Finally, partnerships with the Palos Heights Library, Recreation Department, Dr. John Principe MD (the weekly recipe of the week) and other groups promote community spirit and participation.

None of this would be possible without the support of the City of Palos Heights, weekly market volunteers Jan Callopy and Mary McKinstry, many members of the City of Palos Heights Beautification Committee, and our 2016 Market Sponsors, including Dr. John

Principe, MD of Wellbeing MD Center for Life, The Private Bank, BMO Harris Bank, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, City of Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz, Running for Kicks, Bon A Pit, Golden Shoes and Type Concepts Inc. “Farmer in the Dell” Microgreens are returning to the Palos Heights’ Farmers Market on Aug. 10. The “Farmer in the Dell” microgreens farm is located in Palos Heights.

The farmer is Alissa Dalgaard (Dalgaard translates to Dell Farm in Danish and was the inspiration for the farm’s name). Come and sample some of the many varieties that will be sure to surprise your taste buds and add a touch of flair to your next meal. These tiny greens are not only packed with flavor but also provide tons of nutrition. Eat them alone or add them to your next sandwich, appetizer, or a crowd favorite — on top of a bowl of mac and cheese.

Representatives from the Palos Arts Commission will also join the market on Aug. 10.

They will feature a Plein Air demonstration.

In addition, receive information about and sign up for the upcoming Art & Sculpture tour, to be held in October. The Commission will be promoting the new rotational sculpture installation, which is sponsored by the Palos Heights Beatification Committee.

Finally, learn more about the Public Arts

Round Table and about our new student adviser Emily Robinson from Shepard HS. Our farmers make the Farmers Market the special, super healthy event that it is, and we are very grateful for all the hard work they do!

A huge amount of produce is coming into the market weekly. Locally grown fresh berries and cherries, peaches, melons and watermelon, early apples, tomatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, radishes, kohlrabi, beets, summer squashes, carrots, mushrooms, green and wax beans, onions, green and red cabbage, cucumbers, corn, many colors of peppers, eggplant and more can be purchased very week.

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 and maple syrup, olive oils and vinegars, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta and BBQ 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, loose leaf teas. Our vendors also have beautiful perennial and annual plants, herbs and flowers. Finally, get ready for summer barbeques and parties are Pampered Chef. palosheights.org — Palos Heights Farmers Market

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We had a lot of correct answers to last week’s Whatizit photo quiz. Many of you knew the image was Oak Lawn Community High School at 9400 Southwest Highway.

The area in the photo was the south entrance of the building, which also faces the parking lot and 95th Street. Palos Hills resident Bob Hartley knew it was Oak Lawn High School. And there was no way we were going to fool Joseph McCurdy, who happens to be the assistant principal at Oak Lawn High. He ended by writing “Go Spartans.” Palos Hills resident Donna Brehovsky also answered correctly. Donna, who has been a secretary for 30 years at Oak Lawn High, also ended her comments with a “Go Spartans!”

Others answering correctly were Worth resident Celeste Cameron, Evergreen Park resident Vince Vizza, Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum, and Worth residents Jerry and Carol Janicki.

This week’s Whatizit might be a little more challenging. The clue for the photo above is: Heavenly first.

Send your response, name and the town you live in by noon Monday to thereporter@comcast.net.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

EVERGREEN PARK Annual Hot Rod Classic The annual Hot Rod Classic Car Show will be held from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept.

23 at Yukich Field, 8900 S. Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park. The entry fee per car is $25.

The event will benefit “March4Mef” at www. march4 meg,com. Pre-registration is required.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 229-8219.

HICKORY HILLS

Need crafters for bazaar Crafters are being sought for the annual Holiday Craft Bazaar to be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Hickory Hills Presbyterian Church, 8426 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills. The fee for a six-foot table is $30. More information can be obtained by calling Grace Muszynski, (708) 423-6378.

Hickory Hills Park District offers preschool classes Registration for preschool classes is being offered for the fall through the Hickory Hills Park District, 8047 W. 91st Place.

Classes are available for Monday through Friday morning sessions for $1,680 per year.

Classes are also offered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for $930. Sessions are also offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays for $765.

Sessions begin in September and run through May. Class times are 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. or noon to 3:15 p.m. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for registration. In order to register, a child’s birth certificate and immunization records are required. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-1233 or visit www.hhparkdistrict.org.

Splash Pad is open The new Splash Pad is open seven days a week at the Hickory Hills Park District, 8047 W. 91st Place. The Splash Pad is open from noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Admission is $4 from noon to 3 p.m. and $3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Hickory Hills residents can purchase a season pass for $15. Two new playgrounds have been added just outside the Splash Pad. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 598-1233 or visit www.hhparkdistrict. org.

OAK LAWN Film group to view, discuss Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will screen and discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film “Rear Window” from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 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 cineversegroup.blogspot.com.

Catch ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Tickets are available for the Oak Lawn

Park District Community Theatre Production of “Catch Me If You Can.” The production will run at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn, at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, Friday, Aug. 12, Saturday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 13. Performances will also be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 and Aug. 14.

Tickets are $23 for adults and $22 for seniors (ages 60 and over) and children ages 12 and under. Tickets for both productions are available at the Oak View Center or can be purchased by calling (708) 857-2200. “Catch Me If You Can” tickets can also be purchased online at www.olparks.com.

Outdoor service, ‘old fashioned picnic’ planned An outdoor worship service and “old fashioned picnic” will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 at the Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn.

The service will include music and messages for both kids and adults. Following the service, the church will hold a picnic with grilled burgers, sausages and ice cream. In a nod to this being Pilgrim Faith’s 125th anniversary year, organizers are planning old fashioned games like three-legged races, cake walks and a watermelon seed spitting contest.

Everyone is invited to dress casually and bring lawn chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the service and picnic will be held indoors.

Blessing of backpacks and books The backpacks of all children and teachers will be blessed at the 9:30 a.m. worship service Sunday, Aug 21 at the Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn. All children and teachers from the community are invited to bring their backpack or book bag that day to receive a blessing and special tag for their pack. The church is handicapped accessible.

PALOS HILLS

Palos Hills Greek Fest The annual Palos Hills Greek Fest 2016 will be held on the grounds of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 11025 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills, beginning on Friday, Aug. 19. The festival will continue on Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21.

The festival will include food and entertainment for the whole family. New rides will be added this year and will include games, Greek music and dancing. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 974-3400 or visit www.stconstantinehelen.org.

Moraine Valley Board of Trustees schedule meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. The meeting will take place in the Board Room, Building D, Room 219, on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills.

Palos Township Health Services to hold ‘Ageless Grace’ Palos Township Health Services will present “Ageless Grace” from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 10, 17 and 24, and Sept. 17 and

14 at the township building, 10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills. Residents who would like to attend the event can call (708) 598-2441.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Tot-Stuff Playground program to be held in Palos Hills The Palos Hills Community Resource and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the 2016-17 Tot-Stuff Playschool program to be held at the Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. The class for 4- and 5-year-olds will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. or noon to 2:30 p.m.

Kids must be age 4 by Sept. 1 in order to enroll in these classes.

The 3- and 4–year-old class will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kids must be 3 by Sept.1 in order to enroll in this class. Tot-Stuff Playschool begins Monday, Aug. 29.

Tot Stuff Playschool is a balanced program designed to meet the educational, social, creative and emotional needs of children. Each class will include pre-academic reading skills, learning games for colors, shape and letters, circle time, songs and play time.

More information can be obtained by calling the City of Palos Hills Community Center at (708) 430-4500.

WORTH

Worth Park District seeks new commissioner to fill vacancy The Worth Park District Board of Park Commissioners is seeking to fill one seat on the Park District’s Board of Park Commissioners that became vacant on July 20.

The Board of Park Commissioners will consider all interested residents who are registered voters of the Worth Park District.

The term of the appointment will be from Sept. 21 until the swearing in of the elected candidate from the next consolidated election, which will be in April 2017.

Park District Commissioners are elected by the Worth Park District voters to serve six-year terms under ordinary circumstances.

When a position becomes vacant, the Board of Park Commissioners may appoint a resident to fill the vacant seat until the next regularly scheduled local consolidated election. In this instance, the term of office for the vacant seat is until May 2021.To fill the vacancy, the Board plans to appoint an individual from September through April 2017. An election will be held in April 2017 for residents to elect an individual to fill the remaining four years of the original term.

Any interested resident should submit a letter of interest and two questionnaires by 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19. Questionnaires may be downloaded from the park district’s website at www.worthparkdistrict.org or may be requested by calling (708) 448-7080 or emailing roshaughnessy@worthparkdistrict.org.

Outdoor music fest to be held at Marrs-Meyer AL Post “Identity Crisis” will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post, 11001 S. Depot St., Worth. The concert will be held indoors if it rains. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 448-6699.

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

REPORTER

An Independent Newspaper Amy Richards Publisher

Joe Boyle Editor

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Ray Hanania

Conventions are a TV ratings hit again

Sometimes too much ‘change’ is not good

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he conventions are over and the real campaigns now begin.

With Labor Day just a month away, we will be saturated with TV advertising and robocalls about the presidential campaigns right up until the election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

But let’s get back to those conventions. In years past there was drama in these gatherings. If we turn the pages of history, the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago stands out with its riots in the streets and shouting inside the International Amphitheatre.

Since those days of unrest brought on by the Vietnam War, the conventions have slowly developed into carefully scripted pep rallies. They had become mostly made-for-TV specials for the benefit of the electronic media.

This became so apparent that by the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago, Ted Koppel, who was the longtime host of ABC TV’s “Nightline,” said that he and his crew were taking a pass on the proceedings in the Windy City, reasoning that there would be no news there. Koppel was right. The network could use its time more wisely looking for stories outside the convention centers.

Of course, that may have been concerning news for the organizers of the presidential campaigns who welcomed the TV cameras and the TV commentators and broadcasters. The presence of the TV cameras was more important than the print media for these events.

The terrorist attacks of 9-11 changed the structure of the conventions in this century. With nearly 3,000 people killed and over 6,000 injured, that horrific day of Sept. 11, 2001 continues to cast a shadow on our nation. That’s why the conventions are not only a celebration of the candidates but also an opportunity to salute the USA. Flags are more prevalent in the background of speakers and on the lapels of candidates and other leaders who walk into the conventions.

We don’t doubt their sincerity. No one wants to be accused of being unpatriotic during these times. But on some occasions, these conventions border on parody. It seems that every speech has to conclude with “May God Bless America” to show devotion to this country. Sometimes that can ring a little hollow. Once again, these events have become made-for-TV affairs.

While party leaders welcomed the return of TV coverage over the years, the love affair between the networks and the conventions have diminished. Since Koppel’s announcement 20 years ago, the major networks — ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC — no longer televise the conventions in their entirety during prime time.

They usually wait for prominent speakers to arrive at the podium.

Of course, they broadcast the speeches of the presidential candidates at the end of the night on the last day of the convention.

The exceptions are C-SPAN and the Public Broadcasting System, which provide wall-to-wall coverage of all four days of the conventions.

Of course, this was not a normal year. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was supposed to be the slam dunk candidate for the Democrats. That is until Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders entered the race and gave Clinton a run for her money. Sanders did not have much money of his own in the beginning, but he did have the emotional and loyal support of many college students and voters who have felt that Democrats have sold them out or have taken them for granted.

Sanders finally bowed out of the race before the convention and gave his support to Clinton in Philadelphia. Some of Sanders’ supporters walked out of the convention, believing their voices had been silenced. However, Sanders came out a winner. Realistically, even with his surprising showing, his chances of becoming the Democratic presidential candidate were slim. But the independent, whose views are described as being socialist, has started a pulse in Clinton.

During her acceptance speech, Clinton repeated Sanders’ campaign statement that college students should be provided with a free education. Whether that will ever happen or not is not the point. The fact that Clinton repeated it in her speech is an acknowledgement that Sanders had become a force and not someone to be brushed off.

Clinton’s critics point out that she straddles the fence far too often and cozies up to high-priced donors. The Democratic candidate is aware of these criticisms and even said so in her acceptance speech. To her critics, she said “I hear you.” Time will tell if she really has.

And then there is Donald Trump. Laughed at and not taken seriously when the Republican field had 16 candidates, Trump survived because he garnered more TV coverage and more cable TV talk show discussions, and he lit up Twitter with his often outrageous statements. When he wasn’t insulting one of his opponents, he was making callous, inaccurate statements to the media. He made so many of them it became difficult to track him down for clarifications when he would tweet another one.

Whether you loathe or love him, Trump has struck a chord with people who feel that no one is listening to them and their concerns. He is the candidate of the Republican Party. He is a walking and breathing reality TV show that some people find refreshing. His slogans and rants are easier to follow then dealing with the more complex issues America faces. Trump has told his followers that he is indeed their voice. Again, only time will tell.

Trump is also boasting that he romped over Clinton in TV ratings during their acceptance speeches. Democrats counter that they won the overall ratings war. Both Trump and Clinton can boast a little about their conventions. Many viewers did tune in to the conventions. We find that encouraging.

Democrats took the prize for the highest TV ratings, defeating the GOP three out of four nights. The Nielsen ratings for the Wednesday night sessions has the Democrats with about a 15 percent higher total than the GOP. That was the night that President Obama spoke.

But Trump did take the top prize for his acceptance speech on Thursday night (July 21), with 34.9 million viewers. Clinton had 33.7 million viewers last Thursday. In any event, those are solid totals.

Of course, we would also like to see these viewers become readers. Newspapers can deliver more comprehensive coverage, locally and nationally. So, let these campaigns officially begin.

We now have to do our part. Stay informed so that you can make a selection on Nov. 8 based on which candidate you believe is the right choice for the future.

We want to hear from you Letters should be 350 words or less. Letters must be signed and the name of the writer will be published. Writers must also include their address and phone number for verification, but that information will not be published and will remain otherwise confidential. Mail letters to the editor to: The Reporter, 12247 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463 or e-mail us at thereporter@comcast.net

E Presidential race set for record finish

By Don C. White

Everyone knows we are about to begin in earnest one of the wildest presidential elections in our nation’s history. And for the first time we can’t say, “Let the best man win.”

I was concerned that someone or a group would attempt to play a few dirty tricks at the Republican Convention. I was hoping that it would not happen.

As far as the Democratic candidate is concerned, I am not upset that there is a woman running, just not that woman. But again, the people have spoken and Mrs. Clinton is their choice. So don’t mess with the process and let the game begin. (And now, Bernie is in her corner.)

Is there still time and money for a third party candidate from either side or an outsider who just wants to stir things up? Is there still time for something to come up from Mrs. Clinton’s past that will force her to drop out? (I can only hope.)

Wait! Stop the press – news flash from earlier this month — FBI Director James Comey says Clinton will not be charged for her email gaffes. However, he did say that “her conduct was extremely careless.”

Did we expect anything less? The Teflon Clintons do it again!

Of course, others in government have been charged and some convicted for lesser acts of stupidity. Anytime anyone does anything that could put our country in harm’s way their case should at least be brought before a grand jury.

The other equally disturbing side to this ongoing saga of the Clintons was former President Clinton’s semi-private meeting with the nation’s Attorney General Loretta Lynch. They both knew better. But again, in Teflon Bill’s case, he just rolls merrily along as though he did nothing inappropriate. As for Attorney Lynch, she said she would not be involved in any decision regarding the then ongoing investigation of Mrs. Clinton. Lynch should resign or be fired.

The only hope that the Republicans have is that they come together sooner — rather than later — and get behind Mr. Trump.

The GOP has been given an overwhelming amount of political fodder to throw at the Democrats and their Teflon candidate Hillary Clinton.

Don’t waste it.

At this time just let the two front runners of each party get down to the business of telling we the people what they stand for. Of course, one of the first items on the agenda was picking a vice presidential running mate. Trump chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. I believe that is a good choice. Mrs. Clinton chose Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine.

We all know that the next four months will be a roller coaster ride that will be played out before our very eyes and ears.

The media will have a field day. So, hang on to your hat, hold your nose and vote.

There is something else that has me a bit miffed and that is how President Obama is behaving as he makes his pre-retirement trip around the world. I know this is all part of his legacy-building and most of the modern day presidents have also done it.

My concern is that he is crossing the line by talking about our election. Even though he does not mention Mr. Trump, we and the people he is talking to know who he means. At this time, he is reminding me more and more of former President Carter.

I know that the party in power will use that power to the utmost to get its candidate elected. I also know that politics makes strange bedfellows and gals. I feel it is not appropriate for a sitting president to travel to a foreign nation on the taxpayers dime and make any kind of political remarks pertaining to our election or candidates to their government leaders, especially when it provokes a remark like that of the Canadian Parliament of “four more years.”

Of course, it must have made President Obama feel great that he was well thought of by the people of whatever country he was visiting at the time. And maybe that’s what this tour is really all about. Somewhat like a sports hero or a rock star playing their final season or making their final tour.

I know nothing I could say would change the way this president or any past or future president speaks when they travel the world. But their actions can and do elevate or diminish the prestige of the office as they represent us and our country.

Remember the old saying, “Loose lips, sink ships.” In this day of instant news, we know that the world is watching and listening to us as we get ready for the November election. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could give them a show that we could all be proud of?

One of the best ways we could do this would be to have a record voter turnout on Nov. 8.

And last there was another gaffe to add to the multitude of foot-in-mouth comments from the candidates. This came from a long time sitting member of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She went on record lambasting Mr. Trump, the Republican candidate for president, saying that, “He’s a fake. He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment.” Mr. Trump tweeted, “Her mind is shot — resign!”

A few days later, Justice Ginsburg came to her senses and said she “regrets ill-advised” remarks about Donald Trump.” Too late, in my opinion!

Don C. White is a Palos Hills historian who occasionally shares his views on current events.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Oak Lawn mayor, trustees say new fire department policies save taxpayers money Trustee Robert Streit (3rd) posted a letter recently in The Reporter (“Oak Lawn trustee questions mayor’s motives in negotiations with village’s fire department,” July 7) attacking the village’s tax-saving policy regarding our fire-rescue department.

Here are the facts. Trustee Streit complains that the village has spent over $1 million in legal fees on one issue. That number is false. Since this administration took office in May 2013, the village has spent $514,769.06 on ALL fire department legal matters. To be clear, this is money spent to defend the taxpayers against repeated litigation.

What have residents received in return? By standing up for the taxpayer, the village saved more than $3 million and avoided an additional $450,000 per year in future costs.

What we are asking for is in line with fire department staffing levels in communities where more than three quarters of our own firefighters have chosen to live. This administration’s position is simple: If it is safe and effective for those fire departments, then it can be safe and effective for Oak Lawn.

Here is another fact: Of the fire departments that the union itself agrees closely resemble Oak Lawn (such as Naperville, Orland FPD and Bolingbrook), and all of

which are represented by the same union, Oak Lawn is the only department that is required by contract to put four people on all of its fire engines. Every other department is allowed to use less.

Fire Chief George Sheets has said repeatedly that it is not how many firefighters are on a truck, but how many assemble on the scene that determines safety.

It is the village board’s responsibility to assure that Oak Lawn is safe and compliant with CURRENT fire safety standards at a reasonable and responsible cost. Firefighter staffing levels must be allowed to follow current standards and best practices as dictated by well informed and researched industry experts.

The present situation does not provide management with flexibility to staff the Department without excessive taxpayer costs for redundant services. We support giving management flexibility to manage their work force, just as surrounding municipalities do.

— Trustee Tim Desmond (1st), Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd), Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th), Trustee Bud Stalker (5th), Trustee Mike Carberry (6th), Dr. Sandra Bury, mayor

veryone is talking about “change” these days.

It’s one reason why so many people are willing to take a risk with non-politician Donald Trump over insider establishment politician Hillary Clinton.

It’s not about being a Democrat or a Republican. It is about “change.”

Despite his sometimes off-the-wall rhetoric, Donald Trump represents change. Hillary Clinton does not.

Sometimes, though, “change” can be too much.

Last week, I went to the Marcus Theaters in Orland Park to watch the premiere of the movie “Jason Bourne.”

There have been five in the Bourne series, far less than records set by Star Trek (around 13, including the latest, “Star Trek Beyond”) or James Bond (around 24, with the latest being “Spectre”).

But it wasn’t the movie choice that made me think of “change” because most movie series and remakes like Jason Bourne, Star Trek and James Bond rely heavily on fundamental expectations that can’t change, although they often change the stars for younger actors.

The problem was the movie theater itself. In its constant drive to stay competitive, Marcus decided change would be great by numbering and creating “reserved” seating.

Instead of getting to the theater early, buying tickets and grabbing whatever seats are available, you pick your seats when you arrive at the counter when you purchase your tickets.

But Marcus did a poor job of implementing the system. When the lights are on and the theater is empty, it’s easy to read the row letters in the aisles and the seat numbers. But when the lights are out and the theater is dark, you can’t read anything.

I knew where my seats were because I had just picked them. But ever since Marcus installed the seat reserve system, movie-goers have been pre-buying tickets and arriving late. And I mean late, after the actual movie starts.

The late-comers practically ruined the movie. About 60 percent of the movie-goers at the almost-sold-out Ultra Screen theater waited until the movie started before entering the theater to find their seats.

That left dozens of people wandering the aisles blocking views and distracting the rest of us who got there on time.

The beginning of a movie is critical to the entertainment experience. Ruin that and you ruin the film. Of course, this Bourne film wasn’t that great, which made the Marcus theater experience even worse.

Lots of people were frustrated because they couldn’t find their reserved seats. They grabbed whatever seats were available. There were many disputes, including one involving an elderly disabled couple with a metal cane. They took the reserved seats of two younger people who called the usher to sort it all out. Loudly. While the movie was playing.

You know how they make a big deal of telling you to turn off your cellphones because bright lights and noise distract the movie experience for everyone else? Well, they had to use cellphone lights to sort it all out. The first five minutes of the Jason Bourne movie were consumed with five people flashing lights that were blinding in the dark, and talking loudly about the seating problem.

The couple next to me said people grabbed their “reserved” seats, so they had to take someone else’s seats.

Arguments were everywhere and they didn’t settle down until 30 minutes into the film.

Despite the annoyance, I felt relieved I got to the theater 30 minutes early, like I always do. I just couldn’t imagine coming late and telling a disabled elderly couple who were sitting in “my” reserved seats that they had to move.

Change. It might be great for government. But I just don’t think it’s always good for everyday things like movies.

One change Marcus theaters should consider: change the outrageous ticket prices. $15 for a movie ticket? Bring back the $6 crappy seats. Just get people seated sooner.

(Would you ask a disabled elderly couple to leave your reserved seats if this happened to you? Let me know.)

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

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Cook County Health and Hospitals System recognizes Oak Lawn resident

Enjoying RidgeFest ‘Vertigo’

Oak Lawn resident Lolita Ad- create patient experiences. In ams is one of 14 staff members addition, participants developed recently recognized by the Cook unique projects to implement County Health and Hospitals these approaches into everyday System for completing practice. Adams’ project the system’s Leadership focused on improving Development Program. the resident recruitment This selective proprocess. gram identifies up-andAn employee of Cook coming staff members County for almost 24 and provides them with years, Adams recently training and resources to earned a master’s of hone their leadership healthcare administraskills. tion.

Adams, the residency “This program is Adams program coordinator/suan integral part of our pervisor for emergency medicine, system-wide patient experience underwent three months of train- initiative,” said Dr. Jay Shannon, ing on strategies and skills to CEO, CCHHS.

The Vertigo swing ride, a new attraction at RidgeFest this year, took thrill-seekers 90 feet above the carnival midway.

Photo by Dermot Connolly

DEATH NOTICES Bernard Halm Bernard L. Halm, a Palos Hills resident, died July 28 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Mr. Halm worked as a meat cutter.

Survivors include daughters, Erin Halm and Pamela Halm-Valleskey; son, Patrick; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 4) at PalosGaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Hills. Services are at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5 from the funeral home to Sacred Heart Church, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery.

Dorothea Love

Stressing the importance of probiotics to improve physical and mental health W e’ve all learned over the years that probiotics (the good bacteria) countered the bad bacteria growth in our intestines. Now, there are numerous indications that various substrains of good bacteria can help particular organs in the body.

Most people are unaware of the fact that the gut and the brain are intertwined.

Your gut is vital to your immunity. My Blaylock newsletter for July 2016 features an article showing how important probiotics are to both physical and mental health. Your gut makes the majority of the serotonin in your body — it is known as your second brain. Serotonin is essential to moods. What you eat and how you digest has everything to do with brain function, according to Blaylock.

Blaylock wrote of how healthy, good bacteria can make a difference in our thinking as well as memory. He cited animal studies showing how animals with an over-abundance of parasites and bad bacteria created negative behavior changes in the animals. He stated that when there is an overgrowth of abnormal gut bacteria in the small intestine, (which is more common in older people), the overgrowth can create inflammation throughout the body -- including the brain.

According to Blaylock, we have gut barriers that can be influenced by chronic stress, high carb diets, drugs and repeated gastroenteritis.

“During most of a person’s lifetime, probiotic variety and concentrations changes little,” said Blaylock. “But as we age, significant deficiency of probiotics can develop and have profound effects on

brain function.”

He explains that probiotic bacteria can metabolize various compounds, but when there is a deficiency, there is a buildup of a harmful product known ad D-lactic acid.

Blaylock relates D-lactic acid as a trigger for chronic fatigue as well as cognitive problems, and explains that people with irritable bowel syndrome are more likely to have these problems.

Unfortunately, another large cause of bad bacterial overgrowth, according to the doctor, comes from acid-block drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Prilosec, Pevacid and Nexium, to name a few. Blaylock states these PPIs can lead to a growth of disease-causing bacteria called clostridium difficile (Cdiff), a dangerous condition. Additionally, overuse of antibiotics can cause a kill-off of the very bacteria your gut needs. Antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria.

That’s why many wise physicians instruct their patients to use probiotics after using antibiotics.

Blaylock reports, “Americans are eating massive amounts of sugar and other carbohydrates, and taking far too many acid-reducing medications, many of which are available without prescription.” He

believes the combo of the above is creating gastrointestinal disorders that may go unrecognized by physicians.

There are grades of probiotics. Some companies have so few active healthy bacteria in their products. They are all but useless. Some companies produce probiotics that contain only one, two or three strains of healthy organisms. The most common probiotic is Lactobacillus lactis. It’s a good start, but researchers have learned that there are sub-species of this strain, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus helviticus, which are helpful with memory. Bifidobacterium longum, according to Blaylock, reduced stress-induced immune damage and relieved depression. Even some of the many bacteria species act as epigenetic modifiers, meaning they can activate and deactivate genes.

As another example, he points to “Bifidobacterium species being critical for the development of the brains of infants and small children.” Of course, we do not want to take copious amounts of anything, including probiotics. We want to take enough to balance our systems and we want to take the proper and effective forms.

I believe this issue is going to prove so important I would like to continue with my next column in explaining why various organs can be affected by friendly microbes and what probiotics are most helpful in protecting our immune system, guts and brains.

Dorothea Jean Love (nee Yeoman), 89, a Worth resident, died July 28 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center at Mishawaka, Ind. Mrs. Love was once a teacher in the Worth School District.

Survivors include daughters, Barb Zuidema and Jean Sharp; sons, John and Bob Love; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Services are 4 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 4) at Schmaedeke Funeral Home, 10701 A. Harlem Ave., Worth. Interment will take place at Rossville Cemetery.

Harry Miller Harry C. Miller, 91, a former resident of Palos Heights, died Saturday at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in LaSalle.

Mr. Miller, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include a daughter, Audrey Haviar; son, Harry Jr.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Services were Wednesday from Kerry Funeral Home to St. Alexander Church. Interment took place at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery. Arrangements made by Kubina-Tybor Funeral Directors.

Angeline Perri Angeline M. Perri (nee Palazzolo), 90, a Palos Hills resident, died July 22 at LaGrange Hospital.

Mrs. Perri was a retired assembler.

Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Griminer; son, Anthony Perri; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services were July 26 from Schmaedeke Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Sonja Schneider Sonja T. Schneider (nee Tandrup), 75, died July 23 at her home in Worth.

Mrs. Schneider worked as an accountant for an insurance company.

Survivors include her husband, Richard Schneider; daughters, Sonja Pearl and Kiersten Evenhouse; son, Richard Schneider; brothers, Roy, Chris and Fred Knudsen; and five grandchildren.

Services were July 27 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home. Interment took place at Chapel Hill Garden South Cemetery.

Dee Woods can be reached at deewoods10@cloud.com.

BEST OF THE WINE GUY

Wine is a ‘miraculous’ remedy around the world

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barrel of wine creates more miracles than a church full of saints.

A day without a glass of wine is like a day without sunshine. A professor of medicine in a college in Paris, France wrote to his friend “the reason why I lived to be 103 is because I drank wine.”

Wine is better than penicillin. Penicillin has many after effects, but wine does not.

It kills bacteria and germs.

Thousands of years ago in China, an emperor’s servant was feeling sick, where upon they gave him a drink of wine and he felt well again. He told this to the emperor and the emperor ordered everyone in his domain to drink wine.

Napoleon gave his soldiers a liter of wine daily.

During the Roman Empire, they added wine to their water to kill all the bacteria in the water.

During Nero’s time when the Roman army was out conquering they had a chariot carrying a barrel of wine for the

until they found out that it was killing more of the population. And now for the first time in history they have planted grape vines and are drinking wine.

Hard whiskey, tequila, rum and vodka are all poisons.

Italy, Greece, Spain and southern California have the best wines. It is today a multi-million dollar business.

Jesus Christ, during the Last Supper, raised a glass of wine and he said drink this in memory of me.

Here are the rules for a healthy and long life: Eat fresh fruit and vegetables, keep your bowels clean; exercise a little; drink wine; and believe in Jesus. soldiers to drink.

Wine is easily digested and kills all bacteria and germs in the digestive tract. It will stop nausea and vomiting and diarrhea in a second.

In hospitals the patients receive a glass of wine at night to relieve their mental tensions. Wine is also good for circulation.

Russia had vodka as a national drink

Anthony Scarano is not a doctor. He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are his opinions based on years of independent study and personal experience. Wine should be consumed in moderation. Overindulgence may be harmful to your health.

Cunningham higher education reform package becomes law State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D18th) said that he knew something had to be done after an outgoing community college president received an outlandish severance package from a lame duck board of trustees.

Cunningham proposed a package of reforms that was signed into law on July 28 that he said will make the hiring and firing process of college administrators more transparent and fair to both taxpayers and students.

The package includes a proposal that would require commu-

nity college boards and university boards partake in a minimum of four hours of professional development training that ranges from labor laws to ethics training.

“We need to protect taxpayers and tuition payers,” Cunningham said. “Tuition is on the rise in part because of abuse in the hiring and firing of chief administrators of our state universities and community colleges.”

Another proposal in the package would ban a lame duck community college board from approving a new contract with

less than 45 days left before the

next election.

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Collins’ Making Home Affordable program has been signed into law State Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D- 16th) said that good news has arrived for Illinois homeowners who have been struggling to avoid foreclosures or to protect their legal rights against lenders.

Collins said legislation she sponsored will allow Illinois residents to continue to participate in the federal Making Home Affordable program, which was signed into law on July 28 and takes effect immediately.

“We know the housing crisis is not over for every homeowner in every neighborhood, and the federal government recognized this when it extended the Making Home Affordable program through the end of this year,” said Collins, whose district includes Oak Lawn. “I’ve made it my mission to ensure Illinois residents can take advantage of all applicable federal assistance to stay in their homes whenever possible.”

Making Home Affordable gives struggling homeowners options – such as refinancing, a modification of mortgage terms, a short sale in lieu of foreclosure or a temporary forbearance

for unemployment – when they become unable to make monthly payments and apply to the federal government for help. If the lender continues to foreclose on and sell the home in violation of the Making Home Affordable Act and if the borrower applied for assistance by the deadline, Illinois law allows the borrower to ask a court to set aside the sale.

The new law now extends the date by which the borrower is required to have asked for help under Making Home Affordable in order to ensure the justice system works for those whose lenders have violated rules while rushing to foreclosure.

Making Home Affordable is still accepting applications through Dec. 31. The new state law extends legal protections through Jan. 1, 2018, so that Illinois is prepared in case the federal government renews the program a second time.

Homeowners can learn more about Making Home Affordable and apply for assistance through www.makinghomeaffordable. gov or by calling (888) 995HOPE.

Photos by Joe Boyle

Shelves have been brought up to the second level of the new Carson’s, which will replace the old facility next month as the first phase of the new Evergreen Marketplace begins.

The old Carson’s, a remnant of the once iconic Plaza, will continue to operate into next month. The old facility will the cease operating after the grand opening celebration for the new Carson’s on Sept. 14.

Crisis Center offering 40-hour domestic violence training course The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is offering its bi-annual 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training course in September.

Sessions will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Crisis Center for South Suburbia in Tinley Park.

Participants must attend all sessions to earn the 40-hour training certificate. The cost for the program is $150. Students can register for $75 with proof of enrollment as a full- or part-time student. Some topics within this course may be sensitive to survivors of domestic violence.

Individuals considering volunteering at the Crisis Center are encouraged to participate, as well as professionals who work with victims of domestic violence. After completion of the 40-Hour DV Training, participants will be allowed to do “client-based” volunteering (working hotline, childcare, or court advocacy) at the Crisis Center. Additionally, participants will be able to apply to complete 150 hours of direct client services in order to sit for the Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional examination.

Some of the topics covered during this training include the various definitions of domestic violence, myths and realities of abuse, types of abuse, direct

service issues, safety planning, abuser profiling, teen dating, the cycle of violence and legal issues related to domestic violence. CCSS’s licensed professionals will give participants an inside look into how to properly address a victim or abuser and how to face issues within the workplace. This is a course open to any individual interested in becoming educated on domestic violence.

To enroll in the program, contact Claire Scully, volunteer coordinator, at (708) 429-7255, ext. 145, or email cscully@crisisctr.org To obtain additional information about the program; contact Renee Rogers-Williams, director of Clinical and Prevention Services, at (708) 429-7255, ext.

134, or email rrogers-williams@ crisisctr.org Enrollment is limited and participants are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia’s mission is to provide emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and address the societal issues that contribute to domestic violence.

Visit www.crisisctr.org for more information on the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, ways to support its mission, and the services it provides.

Lourdes High School Class of ’79 will hold reunion in Countryside A reunion is being held for the Lourdes High School Class of 1979 on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Via Bella, 5412 S. LaGrange Road, Countryside.

Guest can begin arriving at 5 p.m. Dinner is scheduled to be served at 6 p.m. The fee for the event is $35 per person. Hors d’oeuvres, food, music and dancing will be included. A cash bar

will be available.

Rooms will be available at a nearby Holiday Inn for guests arriving from out of town. Lourdes was formerly an all-girls Catholic high school at 4034 W. 56th St., Chicago. It is now Hancock High School.

Anyone who has questions about the event can contact lourdesclass79@yahoo.com.

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Max, Ulta, Rally House, 365 by Whole Foods Market, Carter Oshkosh and Dress Barn. A Dick’s Sporting Goods Store will round out these series of stores and will border Campbell Avenue.

Dick’s Sporting Goods will be 49,327 square feet. The 365 by Whole Foods is scheduled to be 30,000 square feet. TJ Max will be 21,000 square feet. Space is available for another business.

Ample parking will be available in front of this series of businesses, according to Sexton.

A series of restaurants will be found along Western Avenue from 98th Street south to 95th Street north. The eateries will be set back with new landscaping facing Western

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commuters will start using the alleys to avoid the traffic congestion,” said Shelly DeRousse.

Several residents of the four-story Arbor Court Condominiums, at 5100 W. 96th St., were also at the community meeting, raising some concerns about the view they will have of the new building from their nearby balconies.

John Benware, chairman of the Architectural Review Board, took note of the issues.

During a meeting he chaired on Thursday, one of the changes he suggested is that Advocate could make a green roof with vegetation.

“Having greenery and vegetation on the roof will give the condo residents something to look at more than white concrete,” Benware said.

Deetjen, who also lives in Arbor Court, said he agreed with residents that the traffic around the area currently can be dangerous, with so many motorists going to and from the parking garage, especially in the morning

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A business license was approved for Jeffrey Adams, who is opening Distribution Warehouse at 9905 S. 78th Ave. He will distribute books and art materials to stores such as Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Kmart,

Avenue, said Sexton.

Sexton has suggested putting in a fountain near where the restaurants will be.

“People driving past will see it and say, ‘What is going on over there? Let’s check it out.’ I think it can draw more interest,” said Sexton.

Sexton is encouraged by this portion of the project for a number of reasons.

“You have over 400,000 square feet of retail,” he said. “The one thing that is not mentioned is that many of these people working here live right around here. We are putting people to work. This is union labor out there.”

Along with the restaurants facing Western Avenue, a Visionworks and an AT&T facility also will be included.

The Applebee’s restaurant is the one outlet eatery from the days of The Plaza. The restaurant will remain at its current location

along Western Avenue and near 95th Street.

It will be joined by a Potbelly’s restaurant and Naf Naf Grill. Between AT&T to the south and the eateries to the north will be an outdoor seating area of 314 square feet, according to the Marketplace plans.

West of those restaurants remains Planet Fitness, located at the northern end of the old Plaza that faces 95th Street. Retail space of 36,032 square feet is available for more retailers to join Planet Fitness.

If construction plans continue as expected, 365 by Whole Foods and Five Below will open next May. Carter’s Oshkosh, Ulta and TJ Maxx will open in next June, if the construction plans remain ahead of schedule.

“This will be great for the village and we also draw people from the Beverly area in Chicago,” Sexton said. “I just can’t wait to hear those cash registers ring.”

and evening.

He said the planned closure of Narrow Street, which some motorists use now to get to 52nd Avenue, will likely cut down on a lot of the congestion.

David Gabriel and John Maiberger, both residents of 52nd Avenue, cited privacy as their main issues with the new building, which will be built very close to their yards.

“I actually think the building looks quite nice, but privacy is a major thing with me,” said Gabriel. He pointed out that he invested a lot of money to build a nice deck in his yard, where he and his family spend a lot of time.

“The building will be so close that I won’t be able to eat my dinner with my shades open,” he said.

When he suggested that a wall be built around the medical center to shield nearby homes, Deetjen said perhaps a berm with trees might be a better alternative.

“I don’t mind, if you want to put 10-foot trees around it. That would be fine with me,” Gabriel said.

Benware said that in response to that dis-

cussion he asked the developers to limit the number of windows on the rear section of the new building closest to the residents. He also said the board also stressed the need for an elevated berm. “(The developers) didn’t have a complete landscaping plan so they will have to come back with that. But we were happy with the elevation plans, aside from a few minor changes,” said Benware.

Trustee Bob Streit (3rd), whose district includes the new development, said after the community meeting that the project would be voted on Aug. 9, as long as all the concerns were addressed and too many changes weren’t needed.

“I think we can work the differences out.

It looks like things are moving ahead,” the trustee said.

“We don’t want to slow them down, We want to move forward,” said Bury.

Most of the residents at the community meeting agreed to form a neighborhood committee to continue working on solving the traffic concerns as the project moves forward.

Jewel-Osco, Walmart and Hallmark, as well as schools.

Omar Almosalam received a business license for his FruteX, Inc., 9831 S. 78th Ave. He buys candy wholesale in bulk and re-packages it for resale at 99 cents for the Chicago area.

City Clerk Dee Catizone announced that the Secretary of State Mobile Driver Services

facility will be at City Hall, 8652 W. 95th St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.

Services provided will include a driver’s license renewal, state ID cards, duplicate licenses, corrected licenses, vision screening with DL renewals and vehicle renewal sticker for license plates. Any Illinois resident can attend. The mobile facility does not offer a road test.

Participants sought for annual Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund Golf Outing The 20th annual Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund Golf Outing will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at Gleneagles Country Club, 13070 McCarthy Road, Palos Park.

The double shotgun start begins at 12:30 p.m. The goal of the golf outing is to create a scholarship in Kevin Dowling’s name to keep his memory alive and at the same time help students achieve their educational goals.

Dowling was a co-captain of the Mount Carmel football team in 1995. While on the practice field during a hot summer

day, he became very ill. Despite the efforts of his team of doctors, he died on Aug. 26, 1995.

Sponsors for specific holes are being sought, along with donations and golfers. In the past few years, over $190,000 has been raised for the Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund.

The fee for golf and dinner is $130 per person and includes golf, cart, three-hour bar, refreshments on the course, T-shirt, golf gimmicks and other giveaways. Dinner only is $60 per person and includes a three-hour bar and dinner. Dinner will be

served at about 6 p.m.

The hole sponsorship fee is $150 and the course refreshments sponsor fee is $500. The $10,000 hole sponsor fee is $300.

Reservations are required by Friday, Aug. 19. Checks can be sent to the Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 702, Oak Lawn, IL. Those who would like to participate can also pay online at www.kevindowlingscholarshipfund.com.

More information can be obtained by calling Jim McKeever, president of the Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund, (773) 972-6264.

Southwest Widows and Widowers schedule meeting for Friday in Tinley Park The Southwest Suburban Widows or Widowers Group will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 W. 70th

Ave., Tinley Park.

Entertainment and refreshment will be provided at the meeting. All denominations

are welcome.

More information can be obtained by calling Danell Chmura, (630) 778-9368.

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

COMINGS & GOINGS

Culver’s is now hiring for its new location at 10745 S. Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn.

Guy Hollis is building the new Culver’s, which will be his fourth in the area. He also owns Culver’s restaurants at 8211 Ogden Ave. in Lyons, 6943 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn and 9515 S. Kedzie Ave. in Evergreen Park.

He is looking to fill upwards of 80 positions at the Oak Lawn location, which is slated to open in September.

Applications are being taken for a variety of positions online at culvers.com/ careers.

The building was the former home of the Original Papa Joe’s restaurant, which moved from its longtime home last year to new digs in Chicago Ridge.

Beefy’s closing, but just for vacation Beefy’s, an iconic restaurant for de-

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Avis Car Rental and Budget Truck Rental have both set up temporary offices at 159th and Harlem Avenue in Orland Park.

cades at 5749 S. Harlem Ave. in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, is closed.

Not to worry, the restaurant is only closing for vacation and will be reopening on Saturday, Aug. 20.

As one employee put it, “The boss is going to Greece.”

People picked blueberries there for about 40 years until the farm closed some years ago. It was acquired by new owners two years ago.

For information, call (312) 282-3201 or visit willowthorne.com.

Michael’s opens at Promenade

First, Michigan-based Art Van Furniture served up a deal to refund money if a blizzard hit on Super Bowl Sunday.

Now, the retailer is offering a cool deal to take the sting out of hot weather. If the mercury tops 100 degrees at O’Hare Airport any weekend through Labor Day, the retailer will refund any purchase made from July 29-31.

“We are excited to turn up the heat with this unique summer promotion for Chicagoland residents,” said Kim Yost, CEO of Art Van Furniture. “We hope to reward our guests with free furniture and mattresses as a bonus for bearing the record-setting heat this summer.”

The “100 Degrees of Free” promotion will be offered at local Art Van Furniture stores in Bedford Park, 7200 S. Cicero Ave., and Orland Park, 15080 S. LaGrange Road.

Michael’s crafts store opened recently the Pulaski Promenade at 4070 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago’s Archer Heights community.

The 22,000-square-foot store is the latest to open in the Pulaski Promenade, which was part of a $34 million development on a former corrugated cardboard and box factory site that had been unused in more than a decade.

Store hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call (773) 6964923.

Blueberry farm opens in Lynwood A new you-pick farm that offers blueberries is now open at 2701 GlenwoodDyer Road in Lynwood, but only for a couple of more weeks.

The former Blueberry Hills Farm reopened earlier this month as Willowthorne and offers berry picking only on Sundays and Mondays from noon to 7 p.m. through Aug. 7.

Parking is free and picking buckets are provided, but you must bring your own container to get the berries home.

They cost $2.50 per pound. There are also pre-picked berries available at $3 per pound.

There also is a farmers market that sells free eggs, produce, garden art and handcrafted items.

You can also fish (catch and release only) in a two-acre pond on the property.

Art Van serves up hot savings

New Bridgeview Chamber officers New Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce officers are: President is Melody Kalantzis, Bridgeview Walmart; 1st Vice President is Lara Ali, Bridgeview Bank Group;,2nd Vice President is Jerry Gresik, Summit Insurance Agency; and Nick Janis is Treasurer.

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

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

Marquette Bank opens new center in Oak Lawn The new Oak Lawn branch of Marquette Bank recently opened with a celebration at the facility at 10350 S. Cicero Ave. Bank officials note that more parking and additional services are offered, including a drive-up, night drop, extended hour and safe deposit boxes.

“We are excited to open this newly remodeled location which helps us better serve our clients and the community,” said George Moncada, president at Marquette Bank. “The building was available following the merger of two banks, so it has a rich history and we are thrilled to give it a new life as our new Oak Lawn branch.”

Marquette Bank officials hosted three neighborhood events to celebrate the opening of the new location. Two events were held for families, including an ice cream social where 200 Rainbow Cones were given out and a family-fun night with a balloon artist and hot dogs. A ribbon-cutting and

Marquette Bank employees and Oak Lawn public officials held a ribbon cutting and networking event to celebrate the new banking center in Oak Lawn.

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networking event was hosted for the local business community.

The bank also held a prize drawing as part of the grand opening activities and two winners, Kathleen Mannella and Brandi Amarizca, walked away with a

new gas grill and a gift card for a bicycle, respectively.

For more information about Marquette Bank’s new Oak Lawn banking center, call (888) 254-9500 or visit www.emarquettebank.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.

Evergreen Park

Mullins Linda A Tr to Serna Teresa, 9332 S Albany Ave, $96,000; Brass Mary M to Russell Corey, 9300 S Harding Ave, $185,000; Southside Residential Properties LLC to Robinson Edwad Dominic, 8908 S Utica Ave, $187,000; Miller Christopher M to Horvet Travis, 9026 S Troy St, $201,000; Wells Fargo Bk to Hopkins Dawn, 2937 W 100th St, $110,000; Sheehan Joseph S to Herrera Nimbeth, 9416 S Homan Ave, $184,500; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Coleman Charles, 9846 S Millard Ave, $225,000.

Hickory Hills

Bank NY Mellon Tr to Noubaum Daniel, 7800 W 95th St, Unit #91582B, $66,500; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Kwilosz Dean, 9435 84th Ave, $150,000; Rice James E to Acosta Reimundo E Jr, 8825 S 85th Ct, $212,000.

Oak Lawn

Degrado Michael to Vasquez Luis, 10740 Tripp

your credit card debt, keeping in mind that your debt payments r. Sinatra, one reduce the amount of the most faof money you have mous entertainavailable to invest for ers of the 20th century, your long-term goals, did things his way, but such as a comfortable he was also familiar retirement. with remorse. He’s not • Not saving Scott alone, of course. We enough for chilall deal with regrets – Johnson dren’s education: and financial ones are This may be perhaps among the most troublethe most difficult regret to some. address — after all, it’s not Here are the leading finaneasy to save for your own cial regrets, according to a retirement and simultaneously recent survey by Bankrate.com, put money away for your along with some suggestions children’s college educations. for avoiding them: However, if you can afford to • Not saving for retirement save for college, try to do so early enough: This was the in as advantageous a manner top regret expressed by suras possible. vey respondents. Saving and • Buying a bigger house investing early for retirement than you can afford: If you offers you two key benefits. tie up too much money in First, the more time you give mortgage payments, you will growth-oriented investments, have less to contribute to your the greater their growth potential. And second, by saving various retirement accounts.

And while home equity and investing for retirement certainly has some value, it early in your career, you will generally does not provide likely need to put away less you with the same liquidmoney each year than you would if you waited until, ity — and probably not the say, your 40s or 50s. So, if same potential for growth and you aren’t already doing so, income — as an investment contribute as much as you can portfolio that’s appropriate for afford to your IRA and your your needs and risk tolerance.

401(k) or similar employerSo, think carefully before sponsored plan. And increase purchasing that big house — your contributions every time you might be better served your salary rises. by scaling down your home • Not saving enough for ownership and ramping up emergency expenses: You your investments. can’t plan for all expenses.

You can’t avoid all the Your furnace might die, your doubts and misgivings you’ll car may need a major repair, encounter at various stages you may incur a sizable docof your life. But if you can tor’s bill — the list goes on reduce those regrets associand on. If you don’t have the ated with your finances, you money available to meet these could well increase your satcosts, you might be forced isfaction during your retireto dip into your long-term ment years. investments. That’s why it’s important to maintain an emerScott Johnson, CFP, is a gency fund, containing three financial advisor with Edward to six months’ worth of living expenses, in a liquid, low-risk Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos account.

Hills, (708) 974-1965. Edward • Taking on too much cred- Jones does not provide legal it card debt: If you don’t over- advice. This article was writuse your credit cards, they can ten by Edward Jones for use be handy and helpful, in many by your local Edward Jones ways. Try to keep a lid on financial advisor.

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Avis, Budget open temporary offices in Orland Park he first part of a development planned for an 11-acre parcel on 159th Street in Orland Park has begun with the opening of temporary offices for Avis Car Rental and Budget Truck Rental.

Avis and Budget recently reopened their offices in a construction trailer at 7420 W. 159th St. They moved down the street from their old offices at 159th and Harlem Avenue. That site Bob is slated for a new retail Bong strip mall.

The new offices are between the Wendy’s restaurant and Harbor Freight Tools. The trailer might be hard to see from 159th because of the mountain of dirt piled up by construction crews who are working at the site.

The Avis and Budget rental offices will be the first of several buildings that are expected to be built at the site over the next few years.

For information, call Avis at (708) -6142324 and Budget at (708) 873-9882.

Also in the works at the site is the Heartis Senior Living Center, a 91,650-square-foot three-story assisted living facility and an attached one-story memory care unit.

Additional plans by the developer, GW Properties, call for several retail buildings and possibly a small movie theater The Avis project was approved in December by Orland Park trustees and the Heartis Center was approved in May.

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Ave, $269,500; Stuart Andrew G to Washington Land Trust, 10325 Washington Ave, $190,000; Dawe Dennis M to Open Door Prop LLC, 9236 50th St, $105,000; Kase Robert P Tr to Ozuna Alejandra, 4641 100th St, $160,000; Oriordan Rita to Kongsri Vallapa, 5840 104th St, Unit #105, $95,000; Champion Mortgage Co to Ivy Marshall, 9136 Pulaski Rd, Unit #1E9136, $77,000; Ivy Marshall to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, 9136 Pulaski Rd, Unit #1E9136, $72,960; Marquette Bk Tr to Stefanski Steven E, 9528 S Kenneth Ave, $160,000; Brennan Aimee J to RTL Enterprises LLC, 10940 S Keating Ave, Unit #109401A, $43,500; Ilahi Tahir to Mayhew Michael R, 9535 Mayfield Ave, Unit #201, $92,000; Vasquez Anita T to Amato Joseph, 11019 Deblin Ln, Unit #G812, $129,000; Polomik Francisca Tr to Swallow Michael R, 9722 Karlov Ave, Unit #3308, $40,000; Jig LLC to Aniciete-Cueller Jenny M, 10906 Crawford Ave, $127,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Edward Gal Inc, 8917 55th Ct, $120,000; Palenica Andrew J Jr Tr to Girard Nancy L, 9345 Massasoit Ave, $152,000; Boyle Geraldine T Tr to Olszak Jill R, 9420 S

Melvina Ave, Unit #94201NW, $119,500; Bank NY Tr to Gibson Barbara, 10320 Crawford Ave, Unit #204A, $37,500; Belcorp Fin Services Inc to Richardson Anthony, 9637 S Keeler Ave, Unit #2E, $81,500; Element Inv Corp to Batroukh Ahmed H, 7100 W 95th St, Unit #303, $93,000; Ghanim Mohammad to Awaidah Izeddin, 10137 Alice Ct, $140,000.

Palos Hills

US Bk to Pnap Prop, 8100 W 111th St, $89,500; Sabre Inv LLC to Toumah Mohammed, 7331 W 103rd St, $47,500; Knippen Martin F Tr to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 34 Lucas Dr, Unit #34, $261,000; Vlastelica Romano to Iwaszek Stanislaw, 8201 Cobblestone Dr, Unit #62C, $125,000; Miazga Waldemar to Tylka Rafal, 11005 S 84th Ave, Unit #3B, $114,000; Firstmerit Bk to Joca Const Inc, 10241 S 86th Ct, $55,000.

Worth

Standard B&T Co Tr to Jablonski Antoni, 7407 W 114th St, $26,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Jablonska Alicja, 7407 W 114th St, $26,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Mack Ind II LLC, 7300 W 112th St, $85,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Sneed Christopher, 11322 S Nashville Ave, $123,000.

Advocate Christ Medical Center receives a high ranking from U.S. News and World Report Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn has been rated among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery and gynecology, according to the “Best Hospitals 201617” rankings released on Tuesday

by U.S. News and World Report.

Cardiology and heart surgery at Advocate is ranked 23rd in the report. The gynecology department is ranked 33rd in the rankings.

“We have more than 1,300 physicians and 6,000 associates working together every day to ensure our patients receive the very best in clinical quality, patient safety and compassionate care,” said Ken Lukhard, president of Christ Medical Center. “Their amazing passion for excellence and commitment to our ministry of healing have truly made a difference in the lives of the thousands of patients whom we serve every day.”

This is the fifth consecutive year Christ Medical Center has

earned a top-50 national ranking in heart care and the third time it has made the list in gynecology. According to the report, the Advocate Heart Institute at Christ Medical Center is the state’s most comprehensive cardiac care program.

The latest U.S. News “Best Hospitals” list also rates Christ Medical Center fourth overall among hospitals in the state of Illinois and cites its physicians and staff as being “high performers” in seven other specialties: diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology and urology.

The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 27th year, consider measures such as patient survival, the number of times a given procedure is performed, infection rates, adequacy of nurse staffing and more.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of August 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.375

APR 3.410

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

2.750

2.805

0

30-year fi ed Jumbo

3.750

3.795

0

United Trust Bank (as of August 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.500

APR 3.520

POINTS 0

15-year fi ed

2.750

2.786

0

10-year fi ed

2.750

2.802

0

Prospect Federal (as of August 1) 30-year fi ed

RATES 3.500

APR 3.548

POINTS .25

20-year fi ed

3.250

3.318

.25

15-year fi ed

2.875

2.943

.25

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Oak Lawn resident named to dean’s list at St. Louis College of Pharmacy A local student was selected to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis.

Moleigh Carson, a resident of Oak Lawn, received a certificate of excellence. Carson is a graduate of Marist High School.

Local students receive degrees at Western Illinois University A group of local students have received their degrees for the spring semester at Western Illinois University in Macomb.

Hickory Hills resident Brandon Janda received a bachelor of science degree in management. Oak Lawn residents earning degrees were Ashley Grady, bachelor of arts, middle school teaching endorsement; Jacquelyn Heidegger, master of science, college student personnel services; Ashley Grady, bachelor of arts, middle school teaching endorsement; Colleen Krasich, master of sci-

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ence, communication sciences and disorders; Kevin Williams, bachelor of science, recreation, park and tourism administration; and Cody Woods, bachelor of science, law enforcement and justice administration.

Orland Park residents receiving degrees at Western Illinois were Jacylyn Andrews, master of science, communication sciences and disorders; Claire Jarrell, magna cum laude, bachelor of science, health services management; Kathleen Jarrell, cum laude, bachelor of business, marketing; Victoria Kappel, cum laude, bachelor of science, communication sciences and disorders; Jessika Meinecke, bachelor of science, exercise science; Michael Mihaloy, master of science, communication sciences and disorders; Kara Ziegler, summa cum laude, bachelor of business, accountancy; Lindsey Huhtelin, bachelor of business, accountancy; Kyleen Kenney, bachelor of science in education, elementary education; and Karissa Kouchis, magna cum laude, bachelor of arts, communication.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

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

CITIZENS BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BARBARA KASPER, JAMES S. KASPER A/K/A JAMES KASPER, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

FIRST PERSONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.KRZYSZTOF ZADORA A/K/A KRZYSTOF ZADORA, DANUTA ZADORA, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

15 CH 5780 6912 W. 112TH PLACE Worth, IL 60482

2015 CH 09527 9610 S. MENARD Oak Lawn, IL 60453

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 23, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 24, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 IN RIDGEWOOD HOMES SUBDIVISION NO. 2, A SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 21, 1955, AS DOCUMENT NO. 1641268 Commonly known as 6912 W. 112TH PLACE, Worth, IL 60482

THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 1 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 55 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 8 IN FREDERICK H. BARTLETT’S CENTRAL-WOOD IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 AND THE EAST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT RAILROAD, IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9610 S. MENARD, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Oak Lawn resident receives degree from Michigan Tech A local student received a degree at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. during the spring commencement program.

Michael Schmitz, an Oak Lawn resident, received a bachelor of science in theater and entertainment technology.

A graduate of Richards High School, he is the son of Janet and Dale Schmitz.

Oak Lawn resident earns honors at University of WisconsinStevens Point A local student received high honors for the spring semester at the University of WisconsinStevens Point in Stevens Point, Wis. Oak Lawn resident Kelly

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR PROVIDENT BANK HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-1 Plaintiff, -v.DIANE L. KATSIBUBAS, DAVID J. KATSIBUBAS, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KENNETH KOCHAN, VILLAGE OF WORTH, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 13 CH 21870 11428 S NORMANDY AVENUE Worth, IL 60482 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 10 IN BEVERLY FIELDS, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Property Index No. 24-08-208-026-0000.

Commonly known as 11428 S NORMANDY AVENUE, Worth, IL 60482

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Property Index No. 24-19-220-008.

The judgment amount was $526,090.09.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Palos Heights resident Julie Kingsbury received a bachelor of science in psychology. Palos Hills resident Eric Pendleton received a bachelor of science in nursing from WIU.

The judgment amount was $159,617.71.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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.

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.

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 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 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).

The judgment amount was $245,933.45.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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.

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.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1836-53.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: ASHEN/FAULKNER, 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601, Chicago, IL 60661, (312) 655-0800

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1836-53 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 15 CH 5780 TJSC#: 36-9011

ASHEN/FAULKNER 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 655-0800 Attorney Code. 39733 Case Number: 2015 CH 09527 TJSC#: 36-8928

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-95471 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 21870 TJSC#: 36-9271

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95471.

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.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS Mares earned highest honors for the spring semester.

Oak Lawn resident is selected to dean’s list at Waldorf University

EVERGREEN PARK Blossoms for Books Garden Walk will be held

The Blossoms for Books Garden Walk fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 beginning at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave. Patrons will begin at the library and will take a self-guided tour of 10 gardens with a mix of sizes A local student received and descriptions. Admission is $10, or $12 at the door. Reservations dean’s list honors for the spring can be arranged by calling (708) 422-8522 or online at www.eversemester at Waldorf University greenparklibrary.org, Proceeds benefit the Library Foundation and the Garden Club of Evergreen Park. in Forest City, Iowa.

Eric Mallo, an Oak Lawn resident, earned dean’s list honors at Waldorf. A 2014 graduate of Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Mallo is majoring in sports management.

Two local students selected to dean’s list at Grand Valley State University Two students were named to the dean’s list for the 2016 winter semester at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

Earning dean’s list honors at Grand Valley State University were Oak Lawn resident Jacob Kolniak and Lewis Stone, a resident of Palos Heights.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIRST PERSONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.ESTATE OF ANN SMITAS A/K/A ONA GURAUSKAITE SMITIENE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANN SMITAS A/K/A ONA GURAUSKAITE SMITIENE, ONA REGINA BURGOS, MANOR CARE OF OAK LAWN WEST IL, LLC, CRESTLINE ARMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 00494 9725 S. KEELER AVE., UNIT 204 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 6-204 IN CRESTLINE ARMS CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE: LOTS 1 TO 13 IN CRESTLINE ARMS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’A’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 25410693 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. Commonly known as 9725 S. KEELER AVE., UNIT 204, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-10-225-036-1160.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $49,742.45.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: ASHEN/FAULKNER, 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601, Chicago, IL 60661, (312) 655-0800 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.

ASHEN/FAULKNER 217 N. JEFFERSON ST., STE. 601 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 655-0800 Attorney Code. 39733 Case Number: 16 CH 00494 TJSC#: 36-8722 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.

Plan ‘Gigantic Book Sale’ at Evergreen Park Library A “Gigantic Book Sale” will be held at the Evergreen Park Library from Monday, Aug. 8 through Saturday, Aug. 13. Patrons can discover hardcover and paperback books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and more for all ages at reduced prices.

OAK LAWN Library adds negative film scanner and other items

A Jumbl negative film scanner has been added to the Beyond Books Collection at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The scanner will also for the transfer of Super 8, 110, 126 and 135 negatives onto an SD memory card. The SD card images can be stored on a computer to be downloaded onto other formats. The library has one external DVD drive for PCs and another for Macs. Both are available to download saved images onto DVD or Blu-ray formats.

Other new items includes a VHS/DVD converter that transfers VHS tape content onto a DVD and a Garmin GPS navigation system, which can be temporarily installed in a vehicle for a long road trip. Patrons can stop by the Adult and Young Adult Desk for more details. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

‘Book Club in a Bag’ is introduced The Book Club in a Bag program has been introduced at the Oak Lawn Library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., which is designed as one-step shopping for the convenience for book clubs in the community. Eight titles are available in the collection of book bags for book clubs.

These bags are to be checked out as a single item and contain and everything needed for a good discussion. Each bag contains eight copies of the selected title, discussion questions, author interviews and reviews. The loan period is six weeks. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Book sale donations are being accepted at library Patrons can donate “gently used” books, magazines, CDs and videos to the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library 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 service 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.

Women will learn about fantasy football Women can learn about the world of fantasy football during a special session scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8 at the Oak Lawn Library.

Participants will receive information to be prepared for the whole season. A discussion on everything that happens in fantasy football, from the draft to the playoffs, will be examined. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Applications available for Teen Advisory Board Applications to become a member of the Teen Advisory Board are available at the Oak Lawn Library. The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teens who meet monthly with the Young Adult Librarian to plan programs and share ideas to make the library a better place for teens. TAB members will select one service project to work on throughout the year. High school students (incoming freshmen through seniors) living or attending school in Oak Lawn are invited to apply for TAB at bit.ly/olplyaTAB by Monday, Aug. 15.

Selected members for the 2016-17 school year will be notified on Thursday, Sept. 1. All members must commit to one year of service.

Meetings will be held the first Wednesday of the month at 7p.m. from September through May, with additional meetings scheduled as needed. For more information about this and other young adult programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Summer cruise, lakefront fi eworks The Friends of the Oak Lawn Library will take a trip on a Chicago Summer 3D Fireworks Cruise on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Guests and members will meet at the Oak Lawn library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave., at 5:15 p.m. and are scheduled to return at 11:15 p.m. The evening begins with dinner at Pompeii on Taylor Street, known as a Chicago institution in the Little Italy neighborhood since 1909. Following dinner, guests will be taken a one-hour cruise from Navy Pier. Guests will receive complimentary 3D glasses to see the show in style.

The event will include views of the lakefront and the city skyline, including Buckingham Fountain, the Museum Campus and Chicago Harbor lock. A maximum of 50 people can go on the trip. The cost is $82 for members and $87 for non-members.

Current members must present a current membership card or receipt to receive the $5 discount. Two tickets will be allowed for each person. No refunds or exchanges will be given. After the in-person registration, contact the library at (708) 422-4990 to find out how to purchase tickets or join the waiting list. For more information about this and other adult programs, visit www.olpl.org.

Library will be on hand at farmer’s market The Oak Lawn Farmer’s Market will continue through October from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Village Green, 94th Street and Cook Avenue. The Oak Lawn Library staff will offer a range of services and some handouts. Residents can stop by the tent to say hello. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

PALOS HILLS ‘Crafternoon’ session to be held at library A “crafternoon” session will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 at the Green Hills Library, 8611 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

All ages are welcome to this afternoon craft session, which are held in the Activity Room. All ages are welcome.

LEGAL NOTICE

Thursday, August 4, 2016

OLHS spotlights efforts of committee member Officials at Oak Lawn Community sional development, and vice president High School have recognized the input of operations. Most recently, Berry was of Kathy Berry, who is a member of the assistant principal at Holy Angels the school board and is also Catholic School. with the PTSA. Berry believes that evBerry and her husband, ery student has the opporEamonn, have a daughter, tunity to excel academiCiara, who graduated from cally, be supported emoOak Lawn High School in tionally, and be engaged 2015. She is currently attendsocially at OLCHS. She is ing Valparaiso University. certain that every student, Another daughter, Aisling, no matter what interest or is a junior at Oak Lawn High talent, can participate in a School. club, sport or organization Berry is the former chair that is led by a caring, Berry of the Reflections and Memskilled adult. Berry said bership committees at the school. She she is proud of the success of the iPad is also a member of the Boosters. Berry initiative and that OLCHS is leading has also served as the girls volleyball and teaching others how to enhance coordinator and coach at St. Gerald their curriculum and prepare students Elementary School in Oak Lawn. She with 21st century skills. has also served as the president of In the future, Berry hopes to see the St. Gerald Mother’s Club and cur- students carrying lighter backpacks rently volunteers at Abide in Me, an when all teachers have fully embraced organization that assists adults with the iPad initiative where fewer textdisabilities. books are used. She also is confident She has a bachelor of arts in ele- that OLCHS will provide additional mentary education from North Central resources and activities for students College in Naperville and a M.Ed. outside of the school day so that in curriculum and instruction from school is a place where students want National Louis University. She has to socialize in a safe and nurturing worked in education for over 25 years environment in the afternoons and as a teacher, coach, director of profes- evenings.

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SXU nursing students receive healthcare foundation scholarships Three St. Xavier University students from the School of Nursing have been awarded scholarships of $2,000 each from the Blue Island Community Healthcare Foundation for the 2016-17 school year.

The students receiving scholarships are Brian Conrad, Michelle-Maria Garcia and Jamella Sims.

Conrad, who received $2,500 from the Foundation last year, is a senior nursing major. He is working as a collegiate nurse at Mercy Hospital, and after completing his degree, hopes to continue with Mercy as an RN, perhaps in critical or intensive care.

His long-term goal includes fostering

health literacy within the community, in particular, approaches to tackling obesity through positive nutritional choices. He also volunteers with The Port Ministries, located in Chicago’s Back of Yards neighborhood.

Garcia is a junior II nursing student.

She is a member of SXU’s Student Nurses Association. She also volunteers at The Port Ministries, and in her free time she plays intramural soccer. She works at Associated Cardiovascular Physicians as a medical assistant.

Along with taking vital signs and histories, Garcia often translates for patients who only speak Spanish. After working as a registered nurse in a hospital setting

for a few years, she plans to return to school to become a nurse practitioner.

Sims is a junior nursing student. She is in SXU’s accelerated nursing program, which takes up much of her time. After she completes her BSN in August of 2017, Sims hopes to work in a hospital setting, where she would like to work in a wide range of departments to gain as much hands-on experience as possible.

Founded in the 1970s as a supporting organization for St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island Community Healthcare Foundation continues the legacy started by St. Francis Hospital, which operated as a nonprofit in Blue Island for over a century.

Registration is being offered for Moraine Valley’s fall semester Registration for the fall semester is currently being offered at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, with on-campus credit classes beginning on Monday, Aug 22.

Credit classes at the Education Center at Blue Island and Tinley Park Education Center and on-campus late-starting classes begin Monday, Aug. 29, while off-campus late-starting classes start Sept. 6.

Moraine Valley offers classes for those interested in transferring to four-year col-

leges or universities by earning associate degrees in applied science, arts, fine arts, science, or general studies. Students also can choose from several certificate career programs offered at the college, including allied health and nursing, business and computer sciences, industrial technology, automotive technology, and public service.

Additionally, the college offers noncredit courses and workshops.

Courses are offered in different formats to accommodate student needs. These learning options include evening, off-

campus, one-day-a-week, online, weekend, and short-term classes.

A complete list of credit and noncredit classes can be found in the fall 2016 class schedule or online at morainevalley.edu. Tuition is $119 per credit hour plus fees and books. Students who have applied to the college can register in the registration office, located on campus in the Student Services Center (Building S).

More information about registration can be obtained by calling (708) 974-2110.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Incoming Richards freshmen learn how to grow food on Mars Part of the popularity of Early Start in District 218 rests on fun.

Getting incoming freshmen to give up part of their summers is not easy.

So teachers find innovative and interesting experiences for students.

Science teachers at Richards High School built terrariums and Martian shelters – models that astronauts might use if humans ever colonize the planet.

“We’ve been learning about how to colonize a new place, specifically we’ve been focusing on Mars,” said teacher Geri Kizior.

“So they have focused on what the soil is made up of and how to grow food. We’ve explored the types of things they would need in order to survive in a completely different atmosphere, like grow food, supply oxygen, get water, etc.”

For the second year in a row, parents in District 218 volunteered more than 600 of their children to participate in Early Start.

The three-week program helps students adapt to high school with classes in English, math and science.

Planning enjoyable labs that emphasize skills used during the school year not only helps freshmen prepare for high school, it keeps them coming back every day to Early Start.

“They really seemed to enjoy building their shelters and their greenhouses. I saw kids that were particularly quiet step up and lead in collaboration with their classmates. They are really excited to take their greenhouses home,” Kizior said.

Early Start provides not only a jump start academically, but helps ease the transition to high school.

Historically, more students fail classes in ninth grade than any other year.

“Early start is a great program that I think focuses on introducing some curriculum along with easing the nerves of the incoming freshmen. It allows them to see the building, know some of their classmates, and meet some teachers, many of the things that create anxiety for freshmen,” Kizior said.

To Kizior, the success of Early Start links directly to how teachers lead.

Submitted photos

Left: Richards High School freshmen construct a model of a shelter that astronauts might use if humans colonize Mars. They completed this lab during Early Start, a bridge program designed to help students prepare for their first year of high school. Above: Richards freshmen measure how much water they will add to their terrarium.

“I think it works because of the teachers that are involved in the program. They are dedicated and

want to make it the best experience for the kids. They want them to not only learn a few things,

but give them a familiar face and have that camp-like experience.

Students should be enrolled be-

cause it gives them a leg up on not only that first day, but throughout their whole first year,” she said.

Queen of Peace St. Catherine of Siena candidates do research on STEM topics A group of students at Queen of Peace High School have immersed themselves in a three-year St. Catherine of Siena candidates program and were recently invited to take part in independent research on a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) topic of their own interest.

The St. Catherine of Siena candidates visited Dominican University to work with academic librarian Ning Zou on digital research strategies.

Students learned how to use databases and other tech-based sources to enhance their projects.

Dr. Janice Monti, head of the Sociology and Criminology department at Dominican, also spent time with the students mentoring them and providing guidance around each of their topics. Some of these topics include: “The Stigma of Mental Health Among Adolescents”, “Animal Testing in the Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industries” and “The Negative of Effects of Technology.”

“The St. Catherine of Siena program encourages students to push themselves to do college level research while still in high school.

STEM is in every facet of their world so the topics and the research that they conduct is incredibly relevant to their everyday lives. There is no better way to prepare students for the next stage of study than to support and mentor them through the process while still at Peace,” said Queen of Peace Principal Hedi Belkaoui.

During the program, first-year candidates determine their research topic. Second-year candidates refine their topic and continue to find research in support of their project. The culmination of the program in the third year involves students defending their research to the St. Catherine of Siena Congress. When they are successful, students are no longer considered candidates and earn the designation of St. Catherine of Siena Scholar.

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Above: Queen of Peace students Abigail Herman (from left), Mya Wrencher and Elizabeth Hicks research STEM projects at Dominican University. Left: Peace students in the St. Catherine of Siena candidates take a break at Dominican University.

Taking part in the research projects were (from left) Priscilla Rodriguez, Lauren Johnson, Arianna Jones, Abigail Herman, Elizabeth Hicks, Mya Wrencher and Katie Spencer. Below: Also attending were Peace students (back row, from left) Priscilla Rodriguez, Jessica Zepeda, Melissa Madrangca, Katie Cerven, Ashley Kevin, Karolina Nowobilska, Genesis Gutierrez (front row, from left) Arianna Jones, Lauren Johnson and Natalie Grillo.

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Top 15 from OLCHS graduating class are honored for their academic standing The top 15 students from the Class of 2016 at Oak Lawn Community High School were recognized and honored for their academic achievement during an awards program at the school.

The students with the 15 highest grade point averages included valedictorian Michael Rodriguez and salutatorian Danielle Allen.

The other OLCHS graduates rounding out the top 15 were Trevor Spreadbury, Marcus Favila, Brea Brennan, Shania Enriquez, Val Molloy, Rebecca Suarez, Ryan Quinn, Steven Raybould, Kaeley Clark, Kelly Touchie, Aleksandra Gronski, Grant Ugarte and Jamila Abldeljaber.

Registration continues for School Dist. 124 Evergreen Park residents with children attending School District 124 are reminded that registration/fee days continue today (Thursday, Aug. 4) and Friday, Aug 5 at the Administrative Center, 2929 W. 87th St. More information can be obtained by calling the district office at (708) 423-9050.

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Bowling with Feeney and Fitz Former Sandburg stars hope to make impact in Big Ten football this season

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by S.J. Carrera/Northwestern Athletics

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has led the Wildcats to six out of the 12 bowls in school history.

Former Sandburg High School football stars Dan Feeney and Pat Fitzgerald hope to bowl over opponents this year.

Feeney will try to do it on the field as an offensive lineman for Indiana University this fall while Fitzgerald will try to do it on the sidelines during his 11th season as the Northwestern football coach. Both were a presence at last week’s Big Ten preseason festivities at McCormick Place in Chicago.

It’s hard to believe that Fitzgerald, who was the youngest head coach in the NCAA at age 31 when he was hired in 2006, is now a grizzled veteran who has been at it for a decade and is now the second-longest tenured Big Ten coach behind Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz.

Northwestern, which has had football since 1876, has gone to just 12 bowl games. Six have come under Fitzgerald’s watch, including last year’s appearance at the Outback Bowl, which the Wildcats lost 45-6.

Fitzgerald, a former linebacker who graduated from Sandburg in 1993, said the Wildcats have plenty of muscle this season.

“This may be the strongest team we’ve ever had,’’ Fitzgerald said. “We’re over 400 personal (strength) records over the course of the summer.’’

The Wildcats sweated of some wins during a 10-3 campaign last year. Seven wins were by 10 points or less and the Wildcats had a string of nailbiters over Nebraska (30-28), Penn State (23-21), Purdue (21-14), Wisconsin (13-7) and Illinois (24-14) to close out the regular season.

“It was really the hallmark to our success a year ago,” Fitzgerald said of the tight games. “I think it’s in the way we prepare. We try to put our guys in adverse situations during practice. We’ve been in a lot of close games. I can’t tell you why.

And our guys are confident in that situation.”

The Wildcats open the season at Ryan Field in Evanston hosting Western Michigan Sept. 3 and host Illinois State Sept. 10,

Photo courtesy of Indiana Unversity

Former Sandburg standout Dan Feeney has allowed just one sack in 37 games and hopes to lead Indiana to a second straight bowl appearance.

Duke Sept. 17 and Nebraska Sept 24 before hitting the road for a contest at Iowa Oct. 1.

Feeney, a 2012, Sandburg grad, is a 6-foot-4, 310-pound senior offensive lineman on another team without a great bowl history.

The Hoosiers have gone to just 10 bowls in 120 seasons but Feeney and his teammates made a rare appearance last year with a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl, where they lost 44-41 in overtime to Duke.

Feeney, who had a chance to jump to the NFL last season, stayed around for his final season even though he graduated in the spring. He wanted one more season to help the Hoosiers make it to back-to-back bowls for the third time in school history.

“It (making the bowl game) lit a fire

Can Chicago be Dwyane’s World for two years?

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et’s hope this works out.

Last week couldn’t have been a better week for former Richards High School basketball star Dwyane Wade.

On Wednesday, he was at Wrigley Field taking in the White Sox-Cubs game. On Thursday he was on stage in front of thousands at the Lollapalooza festival.

Then on Friday afternoon, the guy was finally formerly Making the introduced as a member of Extra Point the Bulls at a slick 45-minute press conference at the Advocate Center in Chicago that drew a couple of hundred people and was broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

A few seasoned media veterans said they couldn’t remember the last time a personnelchanging press conference drew this many, so I am going to guess it was 1999 when Michael Jordan announced his second retirement at the United Center in front of 800 of us and told everyone he was going to be taking his kids to school while he was sporting a bandaged digit.

Oh, and Wade is featured prominently on a large lighted sign outside the United Center.

Wade, who grew up a Bulls fan, called it a “dream come true” to finally play in his hometown.

Dwyane Wade loves Chicago and Chicago loves Dwyane Wade.

Life is good.

For now.

I would love to tell you this guy is going to save the Bulls, average 26 points a game and maybe be an MVP as he, Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler lead the team to an NBA championship in a fourgame sweep of Golden State.

Some might tell you that at age 34 (he will turn 35 in January) his best years are behind him after

under a lot of guys and they are hungry for more bowl games,” Feeney told thesportsbank.net last week. “We were treated really well. The players now are hungry for more. They want to go back They want to go to more bowls. They want to go around the country. They want to win championships. That was just a little taste that helped us set our standards a little bit higher than what they were.”

Feeney has started 37 games in his collegiate career and in 2,719 snaps, has allowed just one sack.

His coach, Kevin Wilson, did not mince words when he told the media what he thought of his space-eating lineman.

“Dan Feeney is an awesome, awesome football player,” Wilson said.

The Hoosiers open the season Sept. 1 at Florida International University.

PALOS MELTDOWN

Melting down for 10th time

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

JEFF VORVA

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Hundreds gathered for Dwyane Wade’s press conference on Friday afternoon and it was carried live on TV.

Dwyane Wade’s high school, Richards, names new hoops coach: Page 2.

13 years in Miami, he could spend a lot of time mending his body. Critics may say at $48.5 million for two years, he could be a huge bust.

I think the answer lies in between.

I see a guy who will be dazzling some nights, sluggish other nights and on the bench in a suit during some other nights. I see him making a dramatic game-winning shot or three as the Bulls win a series or two in the playoffs.

I also see a guy who may be of great value teaching some of the younger players on the team how to work, train and act like a superstar. The public image of this guy has been pretty clean See VORVA, Page 3

Dwyane Wade says it’s a “dream come true” to be playing for the Bulls.

A decade of dirt.

A decade of bikes.

And a decade of racing.

The 10th Palos Meltdown Mountain Bike Race takes place Sunday at the Palos Forest Preserve in unincorporated Cook County near Willow Springs.

For the first time, the event will expand to two days. On Saturday, there will be bike demonstrations and a concert with the races and trail dedications on Sunday. REI is sponsoring the event, which is hosted by the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers, also known as CAMBr. “The Meltdown is CAMBr’s largest fundraiser, which will help build more trials in the Chicago area,’’ CAMBr Executive Director Jerry Stoeckigt said.

Officials say the event is the largest mountain bike race in the state. More than 575 racers competed last year. The top finishers in both the men’s and women’s expert races will be awarded a total of $650. The race course will utilize the single track of the Cook County Forest Preserves and will include roots, rocks, ravines and other challenges. This year’s course will incorporate the new Campground trail that volunteers have spent several hours building this spring and summer.

The official opening and dedication of the Campground trail will occur on Sunday.

Sunday will also be the “groundbreaking of several trails that will create critical See MELTDOWN, Page 3

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Run and Hyde: Richards hires new basketball coach

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Calling it one of the “most difficult decisions” he had to make, Jevon Mamon recently resigned as Richards’ boys basketball coach to take over as the coach at Hyde Park.

The school replaced him in late July with the Bulldogs’ sophomore coach, Chris Passafiume, who is promising an exciting, up-tempo style of play with more running.

“We want to get back to the style that made us successful for a long period of time,” Passafiume said of an era when the Bulldogs won the first Illinois High School Association Class 4A state title in 2008 under coach John Chappetto. “We have so many tremendous athletes and we’re going to get back to that fast-paced basketball.

I’m not saying we slowed the game down but we didn’t use the pieces that we had to their full ability.

“We’re going to definitely let these kids run.’’

Passafiume is an Evergreen Park resident who grew up in Orland Park and attended grade school at Christian Hills in Or-

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Jevon Mamon left Richards after two years to take a job at Hyde Park in Chicago.

land Hills. He said from kindergarten through eighth grade, he was one of class of 16 students, which stayed the same for nine years. Then he went to the much larger Sandburg High School and played basketball there his freshman and sophomore years. He said that’s where he learned his coaching philosophy of trying to keep things fun for his athletes.

“If it’s not fun, you are doing your student-athletes a disservice,” he said.

Passafiume has taught and coached in District 218 since 2010. He has also coached boys

Chris Passafiume poses with Richards’ sophomore team, which went 19-6 last year.

and girls soccer at the school.

Mamon’s teams were 14-14 in both of his years at the helm and he is leaving a team that will

return two-time Reporter-Regional Player of the Year Jaylan Catledge and sophomore guard Sean Willis, whose 3-point shot

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with 58 seconds left against Oak Lawn on Feb 26 helped the Bulldogs clinch the South Suburban Red title.

The sophomore team went 19-6 and the freshmen went 197, Passafiume said.

Mamon said his decision was tough because he knew the Bulldugs were poised for a big season in 2016-17.

“These kids at Richards were great and gave me everything that they had,” Mamon said.

“I appreciate that. The kids know if they ever need me, I’ll be there for them. We’re still a family.’’

Mamon, a former Homewood-Flossmoor standout, said that Hyde Park is on the cusp of being a Chicago Public League power.

“They have done some good things in the past and are coming off a 20-plus win season,’’’ he said. “There is talent in the building. It’s a great area. The school has great academics.

They are close to really breaking through. It’s one of the better jobs in the Chicago Public League, which is what made it so appealing.

“Chicago basketball is some of the best basketball in the country. I hope we will be in the mix of things and be one of the better programs in the city and the state.’’

CHICAGO FIRE ANALYSIS

Another late goal robs Fire of win

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Chicago Fire officials continue to perform surgery on their roster while Sunday night another late goal let up by the defense cut the heart right out of the team.

Bradley Wright-Phillips of the New York Red Bulls scored his 12th goal of the season in the 90th minute to tie the Fire 2-2 Sunday in a Major League Soccer game in front of an announced crowd of 17,221 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

The Fire (4-10-6) suffered either losses or ties five times this year when opponents scored in the 85th minute or later.

This one really got to rookie coach Veljko Paunovic.

“Losing these two points for me is tougher than any other defeat we have had this year,’’ Paunovic said. “I think that maturity and mentality comes in play and I think that we did most of the things very well but we have to learn how to win games. Positive side is that we came back from the early goal against New York. That is the positive side but we have to learn how to manage the game and keep that result or even increase the lead so we move forward.

“We played tough which is a part of our identity. After having to react to a negative result in the first half we have to learn to either score the third goal which is something that we were look-

CHICAGO FIRE AT REAL SALT LAKE WHEN: 9 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah FIRE RECORD: 4-10-6 REAL SALT LAKE RECORD: 9-6-7 (as of Sunday) LAST TIME: Salt Lake won 2-1 in Bridgeview May 9, 2015 as Alvaro Saborio and Luke Mulholland scored while the Fire’s Jeff Larentowicz was able to find that back of the net in the 88th minute on a penalty kick.

ing for in the second half. Starting the second half that was our goal but then you don’t concede, you have to go and keep the score especially in the last five or ten minutes.”

David Accam scored his team-high fifth goal of the year and Matt Polster added one for the Fire, but was also the victim of knocking the ball into his own net to allow New York (10-9-4) the first score of the night in the 16th minute. “(Goalie) Sean (Johnson) and I talked at halftime — it looked like Sean was going to have it, but then I looked and it kind of hung up there, so then last second I went for it and just a little miscommunication,” Polster said. “I didn’t hear anything, but I also should have just cleared it myself. I think sometimes you just have to take it into your own hands and just do it. I secondguessed myself and that’s on me.”

The loss came two days after the

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Kennedy Igboananike, shown in a game earlier this season, was dealt from the Fire to D.C. United on Friday. He had nearly 25 percent of the Fire’s goals this season at the time of the trade.

team traded Kennedy Igboananike to D.C. United for Target Allocation Money and the natural third-round selection in the 2019 SuperDraft.

The Designated Player had four goals which, at the time of the trade tied Accam for first on the team, and one assist. The team had an MLS-low 17 goals at the time of the deal so he

accounted for nearly 25 percent of the scoring. He will continue to be classified as a Designated Player on the roster and will remain on the Fire’s payroll. Some may view this move as a signal that the Fire has given up on its chances for the playoffs, but officials said they had planned on making some moves to acquire players

this week.

“Moves like this are needed in order to execute our plan for roster development,” said general manager Nelson Rodriguez. “Kennedy puts his heart into his work and has served this club well. We wish him the best in D.C. and wherever his career leads him.”

FOCUS ON THE WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS

The Red Stars’ Arin Gilliland, rolling after a hard collision, and her teammates will get a month off to heal as the North American Women’s Soccer League takes time off because of the Olympics.

Wood among league leaders in getting hit by pitches

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Windy City rookie Kyle Wood, an Orland Park native and St. Laurence graduate, is still adjusting to hitting in the Frontier League as he entered this week with a .203 batting average.

But the Windy City hitter is among the league leaders in getting plunked.

Heading into this week, Wood was hit by a pitch seven times, which is tied for ninth in the league. What’s eye-catching about that is that he only had 64 at-bats while everyone in front of him had at least 146 at-bats and several had more than 200.

Teammate Ransom LaLonde leads the league by getting hit 16 times in 221 at-bats.

Still in the playoff hunt The Thunderbolts continued to win some and lose some as they headed into this week’s action with a 32-34 mark after Sunday’s 2-1 loss to

NEXT FOR THE THUNDERBOLTS Thursday: host River City, 7:05 p.m.

Friday: host Evansville, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday: host Evansville, 6:05 Sunday: host Evansville, 5:05 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday: at Traverse City • NUTS AND BOLTS: Evansville’s Josh Allen led the Frontier League with a .357 average heading into this week’s action.

Gateway in Sauget.

The good news for the team is that it is still in the playoff hunt. The Bolts were in third place in the East Division, 5 ½ games behind first-place Joliet and 1 ½ games behind Washington. The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, which start Sept. 6.

The Thunderbolts haven’t been to the playoffs since 2010.

AR-15S IN STOCK!

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RED STARS ANALYSIS

Long rest comes at good time for Chicago

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

And now, some rest.

A lot of rest.

The Chicago Red Stars knocked off the 2015 National Women’s Soccer League champion, FC Kansas City, 1-0, Saturday night in front of an announced crowd of 2,550.

Newcomer Stephanie McCaffrey scored the lone goal in the 53rd minute and goalie Michele Dalton notched the shutout.

The league takes an extended break because so many of its stars are competing in the Olympics and the Red Stars’ next game will be Aug. 27 at Sky Blue FC and their next home game will be Sept. 4 against the

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Red Stars coach Rory Dames, whose team is 7-4-4, is happy for the break as some of his players are banged up. They were given a full week off this week and practice begins again next week.

“This group has worked very hard the last four and-a-half weeks,” Dames said. “Some of the players are being held together by tape. They need to get away and take a break and get ready for the home stretch — where is always seems to come down to.’’

McCaffrey, who was traded from Boston to the Red Stars July 22, made her first start and provided the lone offense as the team is 4-0-3 at home.

“I should have walked away with more than one,” McCaffrey said. “This team puts the forwards in a lot of good positions.’’

KC fell to 4-7-4.

After the game, the team retired the number 17 of Lori Chalupny, a 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2015 FIFA World Cup champion who played with the Red Stars for four years.

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Some images from a night of volley-palooza

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Sometimes summer high school sports can be entertaining because you never know who will and won’t show up and some of the excuses are priceless.

One of the girls volleyball teams in last

Thursday’s Palos Courts championships missed several players because they were at the opening night of Lollapalooza in Chicago.

But those who were in Palos Heights that night were able to compete in tournaments for summer supremacy.

Richards’ boys team claimed the Gold Division title with a 25-16, 25-23 victory over

Oak Lawn’s Allie Yacko gives out a yell after her match-winning kill against Lincoln-Way Black.

Lincoln-Way West.

Stagg made it to the semifinals while Shepard and a pair of Brother Rice teams lost firstround matches.

Sandburg’s Gold and Blue teams each made it to the semifinals of the girls Gold Division but bowed out to Lincoln-Way East Blue and Tinley Park respectively. Other area teams

competing were Stagg, Chicago Christian and Oak Lawn.

Shepard lost to T.F. South 25-21, 25-19 in the championship of the Silver Division.

On July 27, the sophomore championships took place and Sandburg’s girls won the Gold Division with a 25-20, 11-25, 15-110 victory over De La Salle Gold.

Junior Abbie Stefanon of Sandburg Blue pounds down a kill on Thursday night.

Stagg’s Thomas Oblazny sets during a loss to Richards on Thursday.

Sophomore Lauren Mizera waits for the ball to drop for Sandburg’s Gold team.

Richards won the boys volleyball summer championship at Palos Courts on Thursday night.

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Continued from Page 1 over the years and he’s one of the few elite athletes who gets it. If young players listen to him and follow his example, they should have great careers.

“This is one of those moments that is a dream come true,” Wade said Friday. “Simply that. I’m a Chicago guy, a Chicago kid. I remember sitting on the floor and watching the Chicago Bulls win their first title. I was 9 years old, watching on an itty bitty TV like the size of an iPhone, and I said, ‘That’s what I want to do, that’s who I want to be.’

“My dream of being an NBA player started here in my hometown. Took a long time to get here, but I’m here.”

He said all the right things.

He said this was Butler’s team (moments after saying it was really Jerry Reinsdorf’s team) and there won’t be any problems there. He says he has butted heads with Rondo in the past as opponents but loves having a guy who gives up the ball as a teammate, so there shouldn’t be any problems there.

Wade did warn fans and media about expectations. He said until this team steps on the floor and starts practicing, there is no way to tell how good or bad the Bulls will be. But he likes what he sees so far.

Chicago is a tough town and fans are going to demand that he performs well. Wade assures us all he still has something left in the tank.

Let’s hope so. It would be a shame if his “dream come true’’ becomes a nightmare.

Chicago Christian players celebrate a point against eventual champion Lincoln-Way East Blue in the quarterfi als of the Palos Courts Summer Tournament.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Richards’ Jack Moran makes a diving dig against Stagg last Thursday.

Dwyane Wade’s mother, Jolinda Wade, and Bulls star Jimmy Butler share a laugh and pose after Dwyane Wade’s press conference on Friday.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Meltdown

Continued from Page 1 and crucial connectors,” said Burak Balkuv, south regional director for CAMBr. Racing will occur all day, with the first timers and juniors races beginning at 9:15 a.m. and the pro, expert and comp races being the final competitions of the day and beginning at 2 p.m. Race distances will range from approximately four miles for the first-time racers to nearly 30 miles for the men’s pro and expert fields.

Racers will pass through the start/finish area, at Pulaski West picnic grove multiple times. The event will also have a free children’s race and booths with information from race sponsors and local groups.

This year’s festival will have bikes that can be ridden at a Demo Day at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday. Bikes will be available from Trek, Specialized, Cannondale, Giant and Ghost. The day’s activities also include a race clinic and a band playing at 6 p.m.

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Section 2 Thursday, August 4, 2016

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For Sale

For Sale

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH KRUSE, GLORIA KRUSE, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 52089 9013 South 51st Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9013 South 51st Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-218-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $234,599.29.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number W09110046.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. W09110046 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 09 CH 52089 TJSC#: 36-8909 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-S4 Plaintiff, -v.LAWRENCE OBERHEU AKA LAWRENCE OBERHEU, III AKA LAWRENCE W. OBERHEU, III, RONDEE OBERHEU AKA RONDEE M. OBERHEU, BMO HARRIS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA HARRIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, EVERGREEN VIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 36911 8741 W. 141st St. 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 February 9, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 24, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8741 W. 141st St., Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-02-312-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $709,365.96. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 36911 TJSC#: 36-8345 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE3; Plaintiff, vs.

JADWIGA BACZOWSKI; WOJCIECH BACZOWKSI; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 15994 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-36-205-019-0000.

Commonly known as 7518 W. Manitoba Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File Number SPSF.1824 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I698142

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RAFAET KHALIL, SABAH KHALIL, THOMAS CHARLES ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 017483 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8653 THOMAS CHARLES LANE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 18-35-307-040-0000.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18636.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-18636 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 017483 TJSC#: 36-9115 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.MANAL KANAAN, MALIK KANAAN, LORENZ APPLIANCE, INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., DISCOVER BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 002926 8841 W. 100TH PLACE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8841 W. 100TH PLACE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-401-079. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \�AS IS\� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-02450.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-02450 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 002926 TJSC#: 36-8849 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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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WEST COAST REALTY SERVICES, INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

ALVIN GOLDBERG; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TAJUANA GOLDBERG; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALVIN GOLDBERG, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TAJUANA GOLDBERG, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 21792 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-35-416-018-0000.

Commonly known as 13334 Misty Meadow Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W13-1532.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I698139

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N ďż˝ SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ DESHAWN WASHINGTON, KATRINA N. MILNER D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 15 CH 009026 10625 CHAMONIEUX DRIVE PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 24, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10625 CHAMONIEUX DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-110-021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-08450. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-08450 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 009026 TJSC#: 36-9014 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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ďż˝ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N ďż˝ CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v . ďż˝ JOHN P. LAUCIELLO A/K/A JOHN LAUCIELLO, MICHELLE LAUCIELLO, BANK OF AMERICA, NA S/B/M TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 13 CH 014021 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE 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 March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-32-215-006-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-07911. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-07911 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 014021 TJSC#: 36-9105 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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Thursday, August 4, 2016 Section 2

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

INTERPERSONAL EDGE

Balancing grief and work

By Dr. Daneen Skube Q. My wife died very recently, and I am now a single parent of young kids. I have to admit my attention at work is greatly diminished. I’m afraid I’ll get fired, but I know I am unable to give my all at work. How can I balance intense grief and keeping my job?

A. You’ll be able to keep your job by realizing no one in your office is telepathic. I could tell from your email you have high standards which you won’t meet right now. You can aim for an adequate job and you will be unlikely to lose your job.

When my clients go through personal tragedy they are all concerned that their intense personal suffering will get them fired. Be comforted by the reality that coworkers and managers only know what they see you do. No one knows about the inner hell you are walking through unless you choose to share it.

You will benefit from setting realistic expectations of others at work. Without going into great detail, make sure coworkers and managers know this is not a moment you’ll take on extra work, hours or responsibility. You’ll be coming in and leaving on time and taking more vacation and personal days.

You can also make it clear you are committed to your job and that this is a temporary period where you need to grieve and heal from your loss. To help you heal, find both a good therapist and

a grief group. Being with others who are grieving will help you see you will come out the other end. Be picky about your therapist. Make sure this person goes beyond paraphrasing you. They should help you invent solutions to the numerous new problems the death of a spouse creates.

When someone very close dies, a person’s central processing unit is flooded by the attempt to accept a reality that is completely unacceptable. Your attention span, memory and problem-solving abilities will all be diminished.

You will feel disoriented, overwhelmed by tiny details and unsure about whether you are able to function in your new reality.

Add the necessity of parenting small people, and you may feel like throwing in the towel.

There is a saying that adversity introduces us to ourselves, and grief definitely challenges us to reach deep to find resiliency. If you can just get up every day and do the next thing in front of you, I promise it will get easier.

Be willing to ask everyone you know for help. Don’t do this alone.

Don’t ask your workplace for pity, but do ask them to let you pull back to basics during this tough time. Reach out to family, friends, new friends in your support group, others parents, and any hired help (including teens) you can afford.

You’ll often hear during this time that you will need to find a new normal. Grieving people hate this reality because the truth is they want their old normal back,

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“CONFIRMATION”: The hearings for Judge Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, which became hugely controversial over law professor Anita Hill’s allegations of his impropriety toward her, is dramatized in this gripping HBO drama. Also a producer of the film, Kerry Washington (“Scandal”) plays Hill, with Wendell Pierce (“The Wire”) superb as Thomas.

Director Rick Famuyiwa makes smart use of television news footage of the time and also draws strong acting support from Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”), Treat Williams, Dylan Baker, Grace Gummer (“Mr. Robot”), Erika Christensen (“Parenthood”), Kimberly Elise and — as then-Senator Joe Biden — Greg Kinnear. DVD extras: cast interviews. **** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray) “KEANU”: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele formed an extremely successful comedy team in recent years, and they’re together again in this comedy, which Peele co-wrote — and which is a lot more offbeat than its plot might suggest. The stars play cousins who try to retrieve an abducted cat that’s at the crux of a gang war, forcing the fellows to come up with their own set of rules in recovering the feline. Method Man, Nia Long, Luis Guzman (“Code Black”) and Will Forte (“The Last Man on Earth”) also are in the cast, but the central duo remains at the heart of the story consistently. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted scenes; outtakes. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE BLACKLIST: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON”: A lot changed — and that’s putting it mildly — over the course of this latest round of the NBC suspense series. Now that she’s a fugitive from justice, Raymond “Red” Reddington (played again with sly genius by James Spader) does what he can to protect FBI outcast Liz Keen (Megan Boone), even from her former comrades.

Her estranged husband Tom (Ryan

Eggold) comes to play a major role in what happens to her, in multiple ways ... and Boone’s reallife pregnancy while filming the episodes factored in. Guest stars include Famke Janssen (who will appear in a spinoff next season), David Strathairn, Christine Lahti, Tony Shalhoub and Brian Dennehy. Harry Lennix and Diego Klattenhoff also star. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “THE KNICK: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: The sophomore stanza of this Peabody Award-winning Cinemax drama series from Steven Soderbergh (“Traffic”) — who again directed all the episodes — continues to examine the trials of a turn-of-the-century New York hospital and its staff. As the saga resumes, Dr. John Thackery’s (Clive Owen) addiction problems have taken him out of the picture professionally, with others vying to succeed him as chief of surgery. That’s provided there’s still a hospital, since financial difficulties threaten to bring down the facility. Juliet Rylance (“American Gothic”), Andre Holland, Eve Hewson, Michael Angarano and Eric Johnson (“Rookie Blue”) continue their co-starring roles.

DVD extras: six “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by cast and crew members; episode recaps. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE”: It’s a big week for Steven Soderbergh-related television series on home video, since he’s an executive producer of this Starz expansion of his same-named feature film, also making its debut on disc. Riley Keough — granddaughter of Elvis Presley — stars as law student Christine, who becomes a girlfriend-for-hire to those willing to pay the price, emotional as well as financial. Thinking she’ll be able to stay detached from her clients, Christine is surprised by the price she ends up paying herself. Cast members also include Mary-Lynn Rajskub (“24”) and series co-writer and co-director Amy Seimetz. *** (Not rated: AS, N. P) (Also on Blu-ray)

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but that is impossible.

To balance your fear of unemployment, also be comforted that since you do have high standards, your version of an adequate job probably exceeds most people’s version of high performance. Your boss is unlikely to want to give up on a high-functioning employee rather than ride out a temporary lull with you.

Lastly, while you walk through this very real personal hell, remind yourself that tragedies will shake us like fierce winds but they also force us to grow roots that will sustain us the rest of our lives.

The last word(s)

Q. I work with a stupid knowit-all. I am constantly having to point out to him why what he is saying won’t work. Is there a better way to handle a guy who is arrogant and wrong?

A. Yes, let him try out his theory and fall on his own sword. People who believe they know it all are only humbled by failure.

Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.)

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“GOTHAM: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: Detective Jim Gordon (played by Ben McKenzie) has a lot to deal with in the sophomore year of this Fox-televised forerunner to the Batman saga — not only in the form of such villains as the Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) and the Riddler (Cory Michael Smith), but also a new police superior (“The Shield” Emmy winner Michael Chiklis) and young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz), whose link to Gordon is deepening. Though she resurfaces toward the end, original cast member Jada Pinkett Smith was notably missing from this round, which largely has a “Wrath of the Villains” theme; Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Morena Baccarin, Erin Richards and (as Catwoman) Camren Bicondova also continue to star. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; “character featurettes”; ComicCon panel. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)

COMING SOON:

“HALT AND CATCH FIRE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON” (Aug. 9): The personal-computer revolution continues to advance in the AMC series; Lee Pace stars. (Not rated: AS, P) “A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING” (Aug. 9): Tom Hanks plays a businessman struggling to adjust to overseas customs while trying to close a deal. (R: AS, N, P) “GOD’S NOT DEAD 2” (Aug. 16): A teacher (Melissa Joan Hart) runs into professional trouble over a student’s (Hayley Orrantia) religion-based query.

(PG: AS) “THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR” (Aug. 23): Battling sisters (Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt) pose big challenges for the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and his true love (Jessica Chastain). (PG-13: AS, V) “ROOTS” (Aug. 23): The remake of the landmark miniseries about author Alex Haley’s family background features Forest Whitaker and Laurence Fishburne. (Not rated: AS, V) “LIMITLESS: SEASON ONE” (Aug 30): Actually, this is the only season of the nowcanceled CBS series based on the movie that starred Bradley Cooper, a producer and recurring guest star here; Jake McDorman stars.

(Not rated: AS, P, V) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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These hearty meatballs are simmered in tomato sauce before serving.

The ‘secret’ to Spago’s meatballs

By Wolfgang Puck Though you could hardly label me an Italian chef with a name like Wolfgang Puck, I can’t deny that some of my early fame was sparked by the gourmet Californiastyle pizzas I began serving when I opened my first Spago back in 1982. Still, it surprises me even today when guests sing the praises of a recipe I never could have imagined would be associated with me. That recipe? Meatballs!

It wasn’t a very big leap, I must admit, to offering meatballs as a casual lunch specialty at Spago.

Our guests loved them so much, though, that to this day they often demand the dish even when we dare to take it off the menu.

The recipe gets requested a lot, with people almost whispering when they ask me to “share the secrets” that make these meatballs so juicy and hearty tasting. But there really aren’t any earth-shaking secrets to divulge about these meatballs. The key to success is really about paying a lot of attention to easy-to-achieve little details that add up to something truly delicious and satisfying.

That starts with the way I make the meatballs extra light, moist and fluffy. A trick smart home cooks have used for ages: soaking bread in milk before adding it to the mixture. That mixture also includes onions and garlic, sauteed in olive oil to develop their sweetness and aroma, some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and lots of chopped fresh herbs.

And let’s not forget the meat! I use a mixture of beef, chicken and veal for a more complex flavor.

Feel free to substitute any other ground meats you like.

The way I mix, shape and cook the meatballs plays an important role too. I use clean hands to combine the ingredients, which yields a lighter consistency as opposed to stirring with a heavy spoon. I shape the meatballs by hand, too, easing them into a simmering tomato sauce that slowly and flavor-

fully cooks them through without drying them out or hardening them the way frying or baking could.

Once the meatballs are done, you can serve them any way you like: solo, tucked inside long Italian sandwich rolls, or even on atop a mound of rice pilaf or creamy mashed potatoes. Of course, I like them best served the most traditional way: over pasta. But don’t give me spaghetti with such juicy, hearty meatballs. I prefer to use a sturdier pasta, like the dried strands known as bucatini. Top the whole thing with some freshly grated Parmesan and chopped fresh parsley, and you’ll have a dish that could well bring you fame as a great Italian chef!

JUICY ITALIANSTYLE MEATBALLS IN MARINARA SAUCE WITH BUCATINI Serves 4 • 2 slices slightly stale firm white bread • 1 cup (250 mL) milk • 6 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, plus more for serving • 1/2 large yellow onion, finely chopped • 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped • 12 to 14 ounces (360 to 400 g) ground beef • 12 to 14 ounces (360 to 400 g) ground chicken • 12 to 14 ounces (360 to 400 g) ground veal • 1 large cage-free egg • 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped • 3 sprigs fresh oregano, leaves chopped • 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh Italian parsley • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1/2 cup (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

• 6 cups (1.5 L) storebought tomato sauce • 1 pound (500 g) dried bucatini or other dried pasta strands Break up the bread into a mixing bowl. Add the milk, submerging the bread. Leave the bread to soak for about 10 minutes.

Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute, stirring occasionally, until glossy but not yet browned, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, put the ground beef, chicken and veal. Squeeze the milk from the soaked bread and add the bread to the meats, discarding the milk.

Add the egg, thyme and oregano, half of the parsley, and the oniongarlic mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Add half of the Parmesan. With clean hands, combine thoroughly.

Bring the tomato sauce to a simmer in a wide pan with high sides. Fill a medium bowl with cold water. Moistening your hands in the water as needed to prevent sticking, shape the meat mixture about 1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time into even balls, gently and carefully easing them into the sauce Partially cover the pan and simmer the meatballs gently, adjusting the heat as necessary, until they are cooked through, about 165 F (75 C) on an instant-read thermometer, about 45 minutes.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, tender but still slightly chewy, following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time.

Drain the pasta. Heat the remaining oil in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pasta and 2 tablespoons each of the remaining parsley and Parmesan; toss well. Spoon the meatballs and sauce on top, drizzle with some olive oil, and garnish with the last of the Parmesan and parsley. Serve immediately.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST

By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your motto may be “the more the merrier” as this week unfolds.

The urge to experiment with new and different things may be more tempting than usual. Your idea of what can be fun might amuse or intrigue less adventurous souls.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Manners mean everything. There is a tendency for authority figures to be exacting in the week ahead, with a requirement for formality and respect. Your ambitions may surge and social exchanges may have a businesslike air.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Reserve judgment and make your own decisions. The attention of others can boost your spirits but it may be best to get all the facts before making a promise. Close companions may expect you to uphold high standards this week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Congeniality and sociability is tempered by decorum as the week unfolds, so horseplay may be inappropriate. Remain organized and tend to the business at hand.

Handle financial affairs with an

eye on long term profits.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You seem to have the golden touch.

Use an opportunity to bind someone more closely who can enrich your life or your wallet. People you meet in the week to come could be especially helpful over the long term.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It might be a wonderful week to plant seeds for the future. Promises that are made will very likely be honored and business plans will be well organized. Loved ones, however, may ask, “What’s in it for me?”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The sharpest pencils haven’t yet done any work. You have a tendency to compare yourself to others, but shouldn’t feel let down by the comparison. In the week ahead be proud of your myriad accomplishments.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Relationships may shift to a new level and business alliances could undergo an important transition.

You may become more aware of public opinion this week. Innovation under stressful circumstances is your biggest strength.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be confident of your accuracy when dealing with vague problems. In the week to come you may be motivated to be the best you can be. Burn off some nervous energy by accepting an invitation for a change of scene.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Shakeups are quickly forgotten after the dice have been thrown. Make an effort to cooperate with everyone as this week unfolds. You and a partner must come to terms about a joint financial obligation or investment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The atmosphere may cool down when there are restrictions.

Attention to detail is called for in the week ahead and you must show respect to those in control.

However, you are quite capable of manipulating circumstances in your favor.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make a choice. You can fall prey to fear or promote understanding.

In the week ahead you can tighten the bonds of key relationships or launch important initiatives with impunity. This might be a good time for a first date or meeting.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS Programs at The Center

Laughter Circle Wednesday Aug. 10, 6 p.m. - Laughter leader Kathy O’Brien, R.N., brings laughter and all its benefits to the Laughter Circle, a group for people who want to laugh! Beneficial laughs will come not from jokes or comedy routines but rather from laughter for the sake of laughter, reducing stress, alleviating pain, strengthening the immune system, and even fostering interpersonal cooperation. The cost each month of participating in the Laughter Circle is $5, which Kathy donates to The Center. Call 708-361-3650 to reserve a spot. The Center is at 12700 Southwest Hwy., Palos Park.

Gentle yoga classes

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Instructor Carolyn Harms teaches gentle yoga at The Center five Tuesday evenings, beginning Aug. 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m. This series of gentle, restorative yoga classes is taught by yoga instructor Carolyn Harms. The classes will include discussion and practice on breathing, relaxation, and centering, as well as movement and poses. Students are asked to dress in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. The Anderson Center at the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Class fee: $50. Preregistration required. 708-361-3650

LIZ SMITH

Liev Schreiber back on Broadway

By Liz Smith

Log cabin art classes on the way

“WOMEN ARE obliged to be far more skillful than men.

You can ruin our reputation and our life with a few well-chosen words. So, of course, I had to invent ways of escape no one has thought of before. And I’ve succeeded because I’ve always known I was born to dominate your sex and avenge my own.”

That is the exquisitely vengeful Marquise de Merteuil, in Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel about cruel, 18th-century bedroom games, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.”

I think of the marquise always as dazzling, steely-eyed, coldly sensual Glenn Close in the 1988 movie version, opposite a seemingly miscast but fascinating John Malkovich. (I also quite enjoyed the other movie version of this tale, 1989’s “Valmont” starring Annette Bening as the marquise and Colin Firth as the man she loved, but toyed with tragically.)

In October, at the Booth Theater, the acclaimed Danish actress Birgitte Hjort Sorensen will make her Broadway debut in a revival of Christopher Hampton’s play as the driven marquise. Playing the hopelessly libidinous Vicomte de Valmont, will be one of my favorite actors, Liev Schreiber. (He is now toiling away on Showtime’s increasingly disorganized “Ray Donovan.”) Janet McTeer will also star. Josie Rourke directs.

The Donmar Warehouse production run is limited. I can’t wait. Tickets are available through Telechage.com, or call 212-2396200.

BIG SHOUT-OUT to HBO’s latest crime series, “The Night Of.” Two episodes in and I’m hooked. This eight-episode show chronicles a seemingly naive young Pakistani man (attractive and appealing Riz Ahmed) accused of a dreadful murder.

He panics and does everything wrong. Be warned. It’s grim, dark, and moves — so far — at a pleasurably (to me) slow pace. It is intense to the max.

The two other major characters so far are a seen-it-all detective (Bill Camp), who just wants to get it over with (“you’ll feel better if you confess”) and the kid’s lawyer, quirky, down-on-his-luck John Turturro. I don’t know if “The Night Of” can sustain the intensity or if the slow pace will become maddening. Right, now, it’s perfect.

SENDING all good thoughts to actress Shannen Doherty. I hadn’t realized until late last week that she is suffering from cancer. I was running through my favorite gossip guilty pleasure, the D-Listed site, when I came across a story, accompanied by photos of Shannen shaving her head, in preparation for chemo.

I’ll never forget meeting Shannen years ago, after she left “90210” and seemed to be in and out of a lot of trouble and was rumored to be the devil incarnate.

We’d written well of her — I liked her style, and was intrigued by her offbeat beauty (one eye was slight higher than the other, and

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Lots of new Log Cabin Center for the Arts classes, such as Stained Glass with instructor Harry Meneghini in September, are coming soon. The log cabin center is part of The Center in Palos Park. Look for details in future editions of The Regional.

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE

Comfort in Europe’s cafes and pubs

By Rick Steves

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Liev Schreiber arrives at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.

it gave her a unique, provocative look) and she wanted to meet and get her side out. Nervous, but willing, we agreed. Of course, she was lovely, quiet, intelligent, hurt by the gossip, impressively sensitive. She laughed a lot when I confessed how nervous I’d been.

“I don’t want to break my image, she said,” vastly amused. “Shall I toss a glass, or slap you or abuse a waiter?” That afternoon, she was certainly a doll. And to my knowledge, although she has never quite recaptured the fame of her early years, she’s lived and worked (consistently) pretty quietly. Her wild child days are long gone.

Get well soon, Shannen. And come visit me again in New York.

P. S. This reminded me that I once interviewed another “bad girl” Tara Reid. Goodness knows what adventure Tara was coming off, that she wanted coverage in the “nicest” gossip column. We met, if I recall correctly at NYC’s Oak Room. She looked beautiful and far less dissipated than I’d expected. She proceeded to give a performance Garbo would have envied, complete with real tears. (I recall several harsh glances from other patrons — what was I saying to that poor girl to make her weep?) I wrote it up sympatheti-

cally. Soon she was back to her old self. Today she appears on a reality show, raging and vulgar, which is the way to be on these programs. Still, I remember her rather fondly. She’s a better actress — judging by my experience — than she’s been given credit. And I’ve enjoyed her in the “Sharknado” movies.

MEMO TO a certain cable news gentleman: Take the blinders off. You covered yourself in absurdity recently with your breathless, wet-lipped, glaze-eyed, fawning over Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald.

Yes, Ivanka is mighty fine, and she talks real nice. (Unlike her father, who was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, but speaks like a Dead End Kid.) We, however, are not ready to kiss her Manolo’s and put her on a balcony singing, “Don’t Cry For Me, America, Daddy’s Making Me Secretary of State.”

This guy’s fellow news buddies were looking askance. He didn’t notice. I guess, despite his iffy liberal leanings, he’ll be fine with Trump as president, so long as lovely Ivanka makes at least once speech a day.

E-mail Liz Smith at MES3838@ aol.com.

After a busy day in Vienna, I like to retreat to a striped velvet couch at the renowned Cafe Hawelka. The decor here is circa-1900, with smoke-and-coffeestained furniture, walls adorned in paintings by struggling artists (who couldn’t pay for coffee), and a phone that rings for regulars.

This creaky Viennese institution, where intellectuals like Leon Trotsky once stewed, has become my local living room in Austria.

All over Europe, I seek out cozy establishments like this to relax, nurse a drink and strike up a conversation. Delving into the cafe culture and historical pubs of the world’s most elegant cities is an enriching way to get some distance from the sightseeing crowds, lighten up a museumheavy itinerary, reflect on my travels and alleviate homesickness.

Vienna’s Cafe Hawelka is the creative epicenter for artists, poets and revolutionaries.

Old man Hawelka himself may have served a “Melange” (as they would have called their cappuccino) to Trotsky, Stalin, Klimt or Freud — all of whom were rattling around Vienna in the early 1900s.

I ponder how, in the last days of Europe’s family-run empires (essentially all of which died with the end of World War I), Vienna was a place of intellectual tumult — and coffeehouses like this were the social backdrop.

Across town in Vienna, the iconic Cafe Sperl dates from 1880 and is still furnished identically to the day it opened — from the coat tree to the gold chandeliers to the ornately upholstered chairs.

An afternoon in this cultural treasure feels like an afternoon among the city’s 19th-century creative minds and military elite. With a wide selection of newspapers, and take-all-the-time-you-want charm (despite the famously grumpy waiters), every Viennese coffeehouse offers its own individual character and a welcoming space oozing with history.

In Venice, the venerable Caffe Florian — one of the first places in Europe to serve coffee — is perfect for a sightseeing break.

Sitting elegantly on St. Mark’s Square, Caffe Florian has been a popular spot for a discreet rendezvous since 1720, and everyone from Lord Byron to Woody Allen has paid too much for a drink here. Tourists stake out tables on the square to people-watch and enjoy the Caffe Florian orchestra, which performs each hour with a repertoire including classical, jazz, operetta and Venetian. But for elegance and ambiance, ro-

mantics sit inside to appreciate richly decorated rooms, each with a historic or artistic theme, such as the “Room of the Illustrious Men” with portraits of great Venetians from Marco Polo to Titian.

You’ll find more cozy comfort in Amsterdam’s “bruin” (brown) cafes. These after-hours hangouts get their name from their dark hardwood interiors and nicotine-stained walls, embracing the “gezellig” (cozy) quality that the Dutch hold dear. Don’t confuse these with the “coffeeshops” where the Dutch gather to buy and smoke marijuana (coffeeshop windows display plants and Rastafarian colors). Brown cafes project a more elegant atmosphere and usually specialize in beer, while others focus on the Dutch gin “jenever”; most also serve wine and coffee. Drop in, linger over a drink, and see if you can pick out the regulars.

Whether in a brown cafe jammed with noisy patrons or one that’s sleepy and mellow, you’ll find a convivial living room.

In London, the pub is the heart of the people’s England, where all manner of folks have, for generations, found a home away from home. In class-conscious Victorian times, traditional pubs were divided into sections by elaborate screens (now mostly gone), allowing the wealthy to drink in a more refined setting, while

commoners congregated on the pub’s rougher side. These “public houses” became comfortable places for groups and clubs to meet, friends and lovers to rendezvous, and families to get out of the house at night. My favorite pub scene is at South Kensington’s Anglesea Arms. Set in a beautiful Georgian building lined with flower boxes spilling color around communal picnic tables, the place is filled with musty paintings and old-timers, dogs wearing Union Jack vests, and a long line of tempting tap handles. Today, timeworn taverns such as the Anglesea Arms are national treasures that still make a cheery refuge from the daily grind or a brief escape for a tired traveler.

After you have taken in the sights of Europe’s magnificent cities, look for an inviting cafe or pub where you can soak in the locals’ enthusiasm for their national heritage and traditions.

Slow down and experience a good cup of coffee or local beer — and make yourself at home. You’ll return with a broader perspective, some interesting stories and maybe even a new friend or two.

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves. com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Email him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.

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