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Mechanics union strike continues to affect local shops

Local 701 rejects latest offer

By Dermot Connolly Photos by By Anthony Caciopo

A man who refused to identify himself displays signs in counter-protest to the activists and community members gathered at Palos Township headquarters who were calling for the resignation of Trustee Sharon Brannigan.

“Take your refugees and stick ‘em,” he shouted. Above: Brannigan listens to public testimony at the monthly Palos Township board meeting.

Protesters turn up the heat Overflow crowd packs Palos Township meeting for a third time

By Anthony Caciopo

Activists and community members are turning up the heat on the Palos Township Board of Trustees for what they say is silence, inaction and even complicity regarding recent, controversial social media postings of Trustee Sharon Brannigan.

“We need to replace every single board member who remains silent in the face of Sharon Brannigan’s bigoted and racist speech,” said Tammy Georgiou, representative on behalf of Southwest Suburban Activists.

Georgiou and an estimated 100 people converged on Palos Township offices Monday evening to attend the monthly meeting of the township’s board of directors.

“We’ve received letters from five mayors (of communities in Palos Township) of support,” said Bassem Kawar of the National Network for Arab American Communities at a rally in the parking lot before the start of the meeting. “We’ll make their letters public in the next several days.”

For the third consecutive month, people protesting Trustee Brannigan for messages she posted on social media filled the 42-person-capacity meeting room at the township headquarters, 10802 S. Roberts Rd. in Palos Hills. Each time, the crowd exceeded the capacity of the meeting room by at least double, forcing many to stand in the lobby outside

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Jake Shevitz, a junior high school student, cheers during a rally held outside Palos Township headquarters.

the room or outside the building.

Brannigan is under fire for now-deleted messages on Facebook, which many people consider offensive to Muslims and other Middle Eastern people. In

those postings, Brannigan questioned the intentions of Middle Easterners entering the U.S., questioned the documentation status of children entering local schools, and compared First Lady

Melania Trump with women who wear hijabs Last month’s meeting, on Aug. 14, was cancelled just as it was about to begin because of the number of attendees who packed the building. Officials announced at that time that the September meeting would be moved to a larger venue to accommodate the crowd, due to fire code and the need to comply with the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Attendees dispersed but vowed to be back.

As of Monday afternoon, hours before the meeting, a township employee answering the phone said that the meeting location had not moved. Rumors swirled among those arriving for the premeeting rally that the meeting would be held in the parking lot to accommodate the crowd. Come meeting time, however, the doors to the usual room were opened, resulting in the same overcrowding as the meetings in the two previous months.

“I suspect you’re wondering why we are back at our overflowing facility instead of a different, larger venue,” said Township Supervisor Colleen Schumann as the meeting began.

“We worked toward that goal in getting access to gyms and other areas but we were denied because children are on the premises,” she said.

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Shepard JROTC members get lessons on 9-11

By Joe Boyle Chris Saberniak, master staff sergeant for the USAF JROTC program at Shepard High, remembers all too well the chain of events that gripped this nation on Sept.

11, 2001.

“I was stationed in Florida and we were told to stay indoors,” Saberniak recalled. “We saw the footage of the attacks but we didn’t know what was happening. It was frightening.”

Saberniak said those memories will last a lifetime and that it why it is essential to instruct the Shepard JROTC and the rest of the student body about what took place on 9-11.

The second annual 9-11 ceremony was held along the track at the Palos Heights school. Over 120 stu-

dents in the program participated in the event Monday morning to mark the 16th anniversary of the 9-11 attack.

“Part of the reason we do this is because many of these students were not even born when 9-11 occurred,” Saberniak said. “They don’t understand what happened and we have to teach them. By holding this ceremony, they have a better understanding. We want them to remember.”

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The strike by Automobile Mechanics Union Local 701 is into its seventh week, and there is no end in sight following the decision Monday by members to reject the New Car Dealer Committee’s latest offer.

Mark Bilek, director of communications with the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, said the strike involves about 1,700 technicians employed at the 129 Chicago-area dealerships that belong to the New Car Dealer Committee.

He said there are 420 new-car dealers in the Chicago area, so about one-third are affected by the strike, including several in Oak Lawn and nearby communities. At many of those dealerships, without their mechanics on staff, only oil changes and

other minor work is being done.

According to Bilek, no new negotiations are currently scheduled, following the decision to reject the latest offer.

Union steward Eli Triantafilis and several co-workers put down their picket signs outside Shirey Cadillac, 10125 S. Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn, last Friday to share their views on the work stoppage that began Aug. 1, when their previous contract ended.

Prior to the vote on Monday, they were optimistic that the latest offer would be acceptable.

But “the devil is in the details,” said Triantafilis, who has been working at the same location for nearly 39 years.

“One offer was thrown at us (last Wednesday), but that was rejected, too,” he added.

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Auto mechanics Steve Tracy (from left), union steward Eli Triantafilis, Scott Ruckman, Joe Wozze and Roman Stecko took a brief break from picketing Shirey Cadillac, 10125 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, on Friday to talk about the issues behind the strike by Local 701 that began Aug. 1.

Retired alderman: ‘I could write a book’ Hickory Hills fixture McAvoy says the good memories will outnumber the bad

By Joe Boyle Tom McAvoy’s resignation as 3rd Ward alderman during the Aug. 24 Hickory Hills Council meeting surprised those in attendance.

However, those who know McAvoy well knew what he was up to.

“I sent a letter out to over 100 friends and folks (before the meeting) who have volunteered to assist me in completing many non-partisan community projects and programs over the last 14 years,” said McAvoy.

McAvoy has been a fixture in in the Hickory Hills City Council when he was elected on April 1, 2003 with 59.8 percent of the vote in a three-candidate contest.

He went on to become the chair of the City Council Business Development Committee, city liaison to the Hills Chamber of Commerce, and member of the Hickory Hills Economic Development Committee.

The former alderman cited health issues as the reason for this retirement, which became

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In the letter to colleagues, friends and relatives, McAvoy said he enjoyed his 14 years in office but added that he “just no longer has the energy to do all the elements of the job I have done in the past and that I believe an alderman should do in that office.”

McAvoy added that according to the Veteran’s Affairs Department, his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam over 45 years ago has created his current health issues.

“On a lighter note, I have really enjoyed my job as alderman,” added McAvoy. “I could write a book full of stories about various events and incidents over the years. The bad memories are very few and overwhelmingly counter balanced by the good ones.”

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Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton joins former resident Perry Danos on stage during a free concert that Danos and his Backstreet Band performed in 50-Acre Park at 91st and Rockwell Avenue on Sunday.

Sexton thanked Danos for coming back to town from Nashville, and informed the crowd that Evergreen Park firefighters had collected more than $1,000 in donations from concertgoers for the victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida. Katie Quick, another musician from Evergreen Park, will be performing another free concert in the park at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.

Chicago Ridge police charge OL man with assault, robbery

By Dermot Connolly Chicago Ridge police thanked witnesses for helping them make a quick arrest of an 18-year-old Oak Lawn man suspected of committing an assault and robbery on Sept. 5 in the parking lot of Marshall’s in Chicago Ridge Commons, 9900 S. Ridgeland Ave. Police said a 29-year-old woman carrying her infant son was pushed from behind and robbed of her purse as she walked through the parking lot at 11:36 a.m. Sept. 5. They said the woman and her child both fell to the ground but were not seriously injured and refused medical treatment.

Deputy Chief Brian Galske said in a statement that police responded quickly to the scene,

and within two minutes, at 11:38 a.m., they found a man in the 9900 block of Ridgeland who fit the description of the offender provided by witnesses. The suspect, later identified as Armando Jimenez-Cruz, of the 7100 block of West 94th Street, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of robbery.

Galske said one of the witnesses retrieved the purse from where Jimenez-Cruz dropped it, and returned it to police. The victim said she had approximately $270 in the purse, and $274 was found in Jimenez-Cruz’s pockets when he was searched. ”With the quick response by the responding officers and great help and courage from the witnesses, the offender was immediately captured and taken into custody,” said Galske.

Oak Lawn police charge man with battery and kidnapping

By Dermot Connolly

during the conversation, Nelson “became angry and repeatedly A 24-year-old Alsip man was battered her and grabbed her charged with aggravated battery around the throat, “according and kidnapping after Oak Lawn to a police statement. police responded to a reThe woman said she port of a fight reported bewas able to escape from tween a man and woman the vehicle but Nelson in the 9100 block of Kenallegedly dragged her ton Avenue at 4 p.m. last back and prevented her Thursday. from leaving. Witnesses Michael A. Nelson, of who heard the altercation the 12200 block of South notified Oak Lawn police Spencer Avenue, was bebut the offender fled the Nelson ing held in Cook Counscene in the vehicle bety Jail this week on $100,000 fore they arrived. bail. His next court appearance Police found Nelson shortly in Bridgeview is scheduled for afterward in the Green Oaks Oct. 2.

Plaza parking lot in the 9500 Police said the victim told them block of South Cicero Avenue, she and her boyfriend, later iden- sitting in a vehicle that fit the tified as Nelson, had met at a description provided by the viclocation in Burbank and drove to tim. He was taken into custody Oak Lawn to talk. She said that without incident.

Brianna M Coughlin, 23, of the 11400 block of South Natchez Avenue, Worth, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after Chicago Ridge police conducted a search warrant at her home on Sept. 6.

Police said that following an investigation into reports that she was dealing drugs, they obtained the warrant and found cocaine and numerous items associated with drug dealing. She was held for a bond hearing.

DUI charge

Scott R. Haugen, 29, of the 6900 block of West 110th Street, Worth, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 8:20 p.m. last Thursday at Southwest Highway and Ridgeland Avenue.

Police said he was also cited for illegal transportation of alcohol.

He is due in court on Nov. 2.

Retail theft

Alexis R. Robinson, 19, of the 1400 block of South Trumbull Avenue, Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Kohl’s in Chicago Ridge Mall on Saturday. Police said she took merchandise worth $34. She is due in court on Oct. 12.

Evergreen Park Drug possession

Stephen Rapoli, 24, of Oak Lawn, was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver psychedelic mushrooms following a traffic stop at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 4 in the 3900 block of West 95th St. Police said he was in possession of 31.2 grams of psychedelic mushrooms. He was also cited for speeding.

Retail thefts

• Tavaris Hayden, 32, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 8:16 p.m. Sept. 5. Police said he took 12 electronics items, including radios, speakers and a camera phone worth $1,446 in total.

• Fredrick Roper, 32, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Meijer, 9200 S. Western Ave., at 4:38 a.m. last Thursday. Police said he took 10 food items valued at $71.90 in total.

• Saphronia Heath, 42, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 11:43 a.m. Sept. 7. Police said she took 69 items of merchandise, including food and underwear, worth $485.11.

• Tracy Kay, 43, of Hazel Crest, was charged with retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 3:19 p.m. Sept. 9. Police said she took four food items valued at $113.88.

• Christian Duarte, 32, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at Menards, 9100 S. Western Ave., at 10 a.m. Sept. 2. Police said he

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Assault charge

Demetrius M. Jacobs II, 24, of Oak Lawn, was charged with assault in the Speedway gas station, 3040 W. 95th St., at 4:05 p.m. Sept. 2. Police said he began shouting at and threatening to kill a juvenile for no reason, causing him to fear for his life.

Trespassing charge

Allen McKenzie, 25, of Chicago, was charged with criminal trespassing at Aldi, 3231 W. 87th St., at 10:57 a.m. Sept. 1. Police said he refused to leave the premises and had been banned from the store due to a previous incident.

Hickory Hills Criminal damage

Eric J. Flores, 24, of Midlothian, was charged with felony criminal damage to property following an altercation outside Camelot Banquets, 8624 W. 95th St., at 1:35 p.m. Sept. 3. Police said that Flores was involved in a fight with another man outside the banquet hall, and afterward walked to the City Hall building at 8652 W. 95th St., where he broke a window with his fist.

He was apprehended in a nearby yard and held for a bond hearing

Violation of protection order

Mohammad M. Jibawi, 24, of Hickory Hills, was charged with violating an order of protection at an address on Orchard Drive at 9:25 p.m. Sept. 6. Police who responded to the scene said Jibawi was causing a disturbance and then jumped a fence and ran as far as the 8700 block of West 87th Street, where he was apprehended. Court information was not available.

Outstanding warrant

Esequiel Flores, 23, of Hickory Hills, was arrested on an outstanding Orland Park warrant following a traffic stop at 2:01 p.m. Tuesday in the 8900 block of West 95th Street. Police said the warrant was for failure to appear in court on a suspended license charge. He was also found to be in violation of an order of protection involving a woman who was with him in the car and told police she wanted the order canceled. Flores was cited for speeding and was turned over to Orland Park police.

Domestic battery

Cvetko Angelov, 34, of Hickory Hills, was charged with domestic battery following an incident that allegedly occurred at his home in the 8300 block of West 95th Street at 9:24 p.m. Sunday. Police said his estranged wife told police he spit on her several times and cursed at her when she came to pick up a child they share custody of. He was held for a bond hearing.

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Oak Lawn Retail thefts

• Anthony Cargo, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft following a traffic stop outside The Home Depot, 4060 W. 95th St., at 11:26 a.m. Aug. 30. Police responding to a report of a retail theft in progress said they pulled Cargo over as he left the property because his van matched the description given of the vehicle involved. They said he had four 5-gallon buckets of paint and two ceiling fans in the van, worth $803.72, that he had taken from the store. According to witnesses, he put the merchandise in a cart and tried unsuccessfully to get a refund for it, then just left with it. Cargo was also charged with driving with a suspended license and without insurance. He is due in court on Oct. 12.

• Tyeesha Teague, 29, of Burbank, was charged with retail theft at Target, 4120 W. 95th St., at 4:10 p.m. Aug. 30. Police said she used a self-checkout station and left without paying for assorted merchandise worth $231 that she had not scanned through the machine.

She is due in court on Oct. 3.

Criminal damage

Devon P. Smith, 23, of Hickory Hills, was charged with criminal damage to property following a road-rage incident at 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue at 8:50 p.m. Aug. 30. Police said two other motorists reported seeing Smith driving recklessly, and he allegedly used a BB gun to shoot through the back window of one of the cars. He was also cited for reckless driving and disorderly conduct after police found him in his vehicle at 97th Street and Cicero Avenue. He is due in court on Oct. 19.

DUI charge

Willie Dewayne Drew, 50, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 4:01 a.m. Sept. 1 at Cicero Avenue and Southwest Highway.

Police said he registered a .151 blood-alcohol count on a breath test. He was also cited for driving without insurance and improper lane usage. Court information was not available.

Weapons charge

Rashied A. Mays, 40, of Chicago, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon following his arrest outside Planet Fitness, 9503 S. Cicero Ave., at 9:45 p.m. Sept.

1. Police said staff of the gym said Mays came in and asked to use the bathroom, and was told they were only for members. They said he was carrying a folded switchblade knife, saying he was afraid of someone in the parking lot, and then urinated on the build-

ing outside. He was also cited for disorderly conduct. He is due in court on Oct. 12.

Drug charges

Bobby Glenn Sanford Jr., 31, of Chicago, was charged with several felony drug charges following a traffic stop at 12:39 a.m. Sept. 3.

Police said he was found in possession of 14.5 MDMA (Ecstasy) pills, a small amount of heroin, and four bags of cannabis. He faces two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Other charges include possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, operating an electronic communications device while driving, following too closely, improper lane usage, and driving with open alcohol, as well as aggravated speeding and obstructing a police officer. Police said he refused orders to get out of the car and continued taking calls on his cellphone. Sanford was held for a bond hearing.

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Henry Orellana, 18, of Orland Park, was charged with unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor following a traffic stop at 1 a.m. last Thursday in the 8200 block of West 111th Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding and illegal transportation of alcohol. A passenger in the car, Sarah Helman, 20, of Orland Park, was cited for possession of cannabis. They are both due in court on Oct. 18. Another passenger, Samantha Boyer, 19, of Orland Park, was charged with a felony count of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. She was also charged with unlawful possession of a driver’s license that did not belong to her, and issued citations for underage possession of alcohol, cannabis and drug paraphernalia. She was held for a bond hearing.

Unlicensed driving

Erica S. Barrett-Zamora, 28, of Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 10 a.m. Sept.

6. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance. She is due in court on Oct. 18.

Road rage incident

A motorist reported being threatened with a pocketknife by another driver during a traffic altercation in the 7700 block of West 111th Street at 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 5. Police said the motorists said he “had words” with the other driver, and when traffic stopped, the other man got out of his vehicle and pulled a knife on him.

Disorderly conduct Police responded to a dispute between a customer and employee at a Shell gas station, 10300 S. Harlem Ave., at 10 p.m. Friday.

The customer told police that he was arguing with the clerk over payment of a lottery ticket, and said the clerk threatened to kill him.

Home burglary Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 8000 block of Circle Drive that was reported at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Police said money, purses and cologne were reported stolen from the residence.

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• A resident reported receiving a bill from AT&T U-verse on Sept. 6, although they had never signed up for it.

• A resident of the 8100 block of Willow Drive reported an identity theft complaint at 1 p.m. Sept. 5.

The person said that unknown creditors were found on a credit report and told police a debt collector had been calling.

• A resident of the 8500 block of 102nd Terrace reported at 8:30 a.m. Saturday that a bill for Verizon telephone service had been received although the service had not been requested.

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Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

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OAK LAWN VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

Development plans put on hold

By Dermot Connolly

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Retiring Evergreen Park Deputy Chief Dennis O’Dowd, accompanied by his wife, Lynn, and Mayor James Sexton, holds an award presented to him during the village board meeting on Sept. 5. O’Dowd served the department for 36 years and deputy chief for 17 years.

Evergreen Park deputy police chief retires after 36 years of service

By Sharon L. Filkins A long-time public servant who is retiring from the Evergreen Park Police Department was honored at a standing-room only meeting of the village board on Sept. 5.

Retiring Deputy Chief Dennis O’Dowd was honored by the village board and the police department with a standing ovation for his 36 years of service. He started with the department in 1981 and has served as deputy chief for 17 years.

“I can’t even begin to enumerate all that he has accomplished in our department through the years,” said Police Chief Michael Saunders. “He is just an incredible man for what he has contributed to our village. His years of service have been outstanding and we are going to miss him very much. We wish him the very best in his retirement.”

Saunders also announced that Captain Keith Hojek was appointed to the position of deputy chief. Sergeant Stephen Hart was appointed lieutenant and Officer Richard Soso was appointed to sergeant.

Independence Day Parade trophy winners were announced by Laura Shallow on behalf of the Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce.

The winner in the color guard bracket was the Evergreen Park American Legion Post 854.

Marching bands receiving honors were the Mustang Marching Band, Evergreen Park Community High School and River City Rhythm. The Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce was also honored. The top cheerleading groups were Cheer Group and Evergreen Park Community High School. Cub Scout Pack 3637 was honored in the children walkers category. The decorated cars with marchers winner was Daughters of the American Revolution.

Other winners included the musical float category, Thompson-Kuenster Funeral Home; professional float, Holiday Outdoor Décor; recreational vehicle, HomeBase Services; specialty cars, Medinah Car Club and Kosary Funeral Home; sports team, Evergreen Park Stallions; and truck, Pappy’s.

Rounding out the winners of the unique group bracket were Stanford Battery and Evergreen Park firefighters; vehicle (motorcycle), St. Bernadette Church; vehicle with marchers, First United Methodist Church; walkers, Lepar Animal Hospital; and new entry, Disability Defenders from Marist High School.

In other business, Mayor James Sexton approved disbursing $142,277 into the village’s 50/50

Katie Quick to perform at 50-Acre Park in Evergreen Park Evergreen Park native Katie Quick will perform a free concert beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at 50-Acre Park, 9100 S. Rockwell, Evergreen Park.

Quick is also the founder of the Fingertips Program and has visited Evergreen Park schools in recent years. Residents should bring lawn chairs and food. Concession will also be available at the driving range snack bar.

More information about Quick can be obtained at www.fingertipsprogram.org.

sidewalk program.

“As long as residents are able to participate we will continue the program,” he said.

Vocal opposition from nearby residents and concerns raised by several trustees at the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting on Tuesday led to the tabling of several zoning variations requested by a developer of a planned threestory mixed-use building at 9500 S. 50th Court.

The board discussed the issue at length, and after listening to residents who raised concerns about privacy and congestion, and a presentation by the developer, the board agreed to send the plans back to the Planning and Development Commission for further review.

Concerned residents were invited to attend the next meeting of the commission, set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 in the Village Hall board room at 9446 S. Raymond Ave. Village Manager Larry Deetjen pointed out that the village board approved plans for the vacant Karas property in February, which include two restaurants on the first floor, and a total of eight condo-

miniums with balconies on the second and third floors.

The restaurants will include a 1,900-square-foot Dunkin’ Donuts with a 24-hour drivethrough, as well as an upscale 4,000-square-foot Mexican restaurant.

However, Trustee Tom Phelan (6th) noted that he wasn’t on the board in February.

“What is the rush with this?” asked Phelan.

“I strongly oppose this development, especially the residential component of it,” said Amanda Ault, who lives just south of it. “It will change the look and character of the area, and the lack of parking is a major concern.”

Another neighbor, the father of two teenage girls, said that while he is “not against progress,” he didn’t want strangers to be able to look from their balconies into his yard and windows.

Deetjen said the village’s $900,000 sale of the site to the developer was included in this year’s budget, so the plans should go ahead. But he said

the board didn’t have to act on it immediately.

The village manager added that the Architecture Commission still has to approve landscaping and other details aimed at addressing privacy concerns of residents. He said these would include the addition of a masonry wall and mature trees to provide a buffer between the development and single-family homes to the south.

Trustee Bob Streit (3rd), whose district includes the site, said he has consistently been on record against any residential development on the site and said it “slipped by” the Planning and Development

Commission.

Several trustees questioned the limited parking available on the site. The condominiums will not include any parking spaces, and the Mexican restaurant will offer valet parking, so both condo residents and restaurant patrons will depend on municipal parking lots located nearby.

“I think there are enough questions about this to send it back to the Planning and Development Commission,” said Trustee Bud Stalker (5th).

The issue could be brought up again at the next village board meeting, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26.

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Final days of summer saluted at Fall on the Green in Oak Lawn Large crowds showed up all weekend for the 22nd annual Fall on the Green Festival at 95th and Cook Avenue in Oak Lawn.

The Fall of the Green festival is the

unofficial goodbye to summer to make way for the eventual arrival of autumn.

The three-day festival, which began Friday, featured rides and activities for kids and teens in the Children’s and

Pre-Teen area near the Municipal Center.

Kids could also play with crafts in the gazebo on the Village Green.

The festival also featured a food court and beer garden. A music stage was

set up in the beer garden. An arts and craft section was set aside for all ages, along with a senior hospitality tent where bingo could be played.

A variety of musical acts could be

found all weekend, including “Battle of the Bands” on Friday night. American English, the popular Beatles tribute band, performed Saturday night on the main stage before a large crowd.

Children take turns making arts and crafts items in the gazebo.

A couple of youngsters begin their ascent to the top of the climbing wall, one of several activities for kids and teens Sunday afternoon at the Fall on the Green fest in Oak Lawn.

Photos by Joe Boyle

American English performs the Beatles song “Yellow Submarine” during the Sgt. Pepper’s phase of their concert Saturday night.

The Eurobungy was a popular feature for kids and teens in the Children’s-Pre Teen area at the annual Fall on the Green festival in Oak Lawn.

Palos Hills honors homeowners, businesses in Beautification Contest

By Michael Gilbert

As chairman of the city’s Beautification Committee, it was little wonder why Ald. Marty Kleefisch described last Thursday’s city council meeting as one of his “favorite nights of the year.”

A standing-room only crowd filled the council chambers Sept. 7 as Palos Hills officials recognized more than two dozen homeowners and businesses who were named as the winners of city’s annual Beautification Contest. The contest, which was created by Kleefisch and is now in its 12th year, rewards residential and business property owners who go above and beyond to enhance the attractiveness and quality of life in Palos Hills.

“It’s one of the more gratifying nights of the year,” Kleefisch said of the awards ceremony. “We have a lot of the residents who participated in the program here this evening and it’s nice to highlight them for the work they have done.”

Since the city has a Beautification Committee, Kleefisch said it’s only a “natural thing” to have beautification contest.

“We have a lot of really nice looking homes so why not recognize them,” he said. “People here do a tremendous job with their property.”

Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett said it has been “fun” to watch the Beautification Contest grow over the last dozen years.

“It’s exciting to see [the interest from the community],” Bennett told the council and more than 75 residents in attendance. “I want to thank all of you for taking the time out to improve your property and make it a showplace.

“The program just continues to grow and grow each year.”

Residents were invited to nominate their own property, a neighbor’s property or a business for consideration, Kleefisch said. Members of the Palos Hills 39’ers, a senior citizen club for those aged 55 and above, then viewed the nominations and determined the winners. All winners received a certificate of recognition and a yard sign.

Palos Hills Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kristin Violante said the pride the

Photo by Michael Gilbert

Pat McCarthy (second from left) poses with Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett (left) and Ald. Marty Kleefisch after she received a hydrangea from Sid’s Landscaping for being the grand prize winner in the city’s Beautification Contest.

residents have in their property was evident by the full house in attendance for the awards ceremony.

“Look at this crowd,” she said. “People are proud of their homes and they want to be here to pick up their award. It’s wonderful to see this great turnout.

“I wish my community of Willow Springs would do it. I think more communities should reward their residents for taking the time to take care of their houses.”

Kleefisch said the contest has been known to even create a friendly competition among neighbors.

“What I noticed since I started this is people in my ward are adding more color to their yards,” he said. “They will drive by and see one of our contest winner signs in a neighbor’s yard and they will get interested in the program. They then decide to spruce up their own property.”

Winners were selected from all five wards.

Winners from Ward 1 are: the Dyer family, 10460 S. 73rd Court; the Recio family, 10546 S. 80th Court; Barb and Davis Belt, 10405 S. 74th Ave.; Mutiah and Riad Diab, 10507 S. Terry Drive; Maria Spiros, 10312 S.

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Ward 2 winners were: the McCarthy family, 8505 Breckenridge Drive; the Newtoff Family, 10646 S. 82nd Ave.; and the Zavala family, 8457 Breckinridge Drive.

Selected from Ward 3 were: John and Diana Gutka, 8625 W. 96th Place; Ted Dobrocky, 10201 S. 87th Ave.; Margaret Piton, 10037 S. 86th Court; Renata Pijanowski, 10453 S. Stowe Court; and Joyce Stempinki, 9006 Stratford Place.

Winners from Ward 4 were: Zofia Kwiatek, 8038 W. 99th St.; Monica Dybowski, 10015 S. 82nd Court; Robert and June Markatos, 10054 S. 80th Court; and Herb and Carmen Mohn, 9912 S. 82nd Ave. The Ward 5 winners were: the Pappas family, 10919 Circle Drive; Cindy Koob, 20 Court Lasalle; Tom and Karen O’Neil, 11021 S. 84th Ave.; and Edward and Kathryn Brzezinski, 1 W. Pebble Court Unit B. The six businesses recognized this year were: Belvidere Chateau, 8055 W. 103rd St.; Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Parkway; Bertucci’s, 10331 S. Roberts Road; Durbin’s, 10154 S. Roberts Road; McDonald’s, 11050 Southwest Highway; and Bria, 10426 S. Roberts Road.

“We hope to see everybody come back next year,” Bennett said. “The investment you put into your property we understand and appreciate.”

In other news, the council approved a resolution commemorating Moraine Valley Community College’s 50th anniversary. MVCC President Dr. Sylvia M. Jenkins was present at the meeting to accept a copy of the resolution from Bennett.

“I’d like to thank Mayor Bennett, the city of Palos Hills and all the residents of Palos Hills for being such big supporters of the college,” Jenkins said upon accepting the resolution.

Bennett told Jenkins he “couldn’t be prouder” to honor the school and present her with the resolution at the meeting.

“I know how much that campus has meant to the city from an academic standpoint and how much that community college has done for this district,” he said.

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News and events from our archives • 50 years ago Worth Township tables call on referendum for hospital From the Sept. 14, 1967 issue: The story: Worth Township auditor Tunnis Collings, of Oak Lawn, moved and received approval at the Aug. 30 Worth Township Board meeting to table indefinitely all discussion of a referendum on a tax-supported hospital for Worth Township.

Collings’ motion was based on the lack of funds for a referendum that would ask voter approval for a bond issue to finance the proposed hospital. It is estimated that the referendum would cost about $23,000. The hospital building would be a gift from the property owners to the township.

The hospital board of directors would be appointed by the county court.

The quote: “It is the cheapest form of hospital insurance a man can have,” said Edward Prince, whose municipal advising firm acts as an advisor. “For a home valued at $6,000, the tax bill would only be about $2.60 for the construction, since taxes from the area industry would help pay the bill.”

• 25 years ago New Queen of Peace High School principal is an alumna From the Sept. 10, 1992 issue: The story: Patricia Nolan-Fitzgerald, a 1968 graduate of Queen of Peace High School, has become the new principal at the all-girls Catholic school in Burbank.

In the past 17 years, she has worked as an assistant principal, administrator and teacher at Queen of Peace. She began the school year as principal on July 1. Nolan-Fitzgerald stresses academic achievement in education, and also places a heavy emphasis on teaching girls values that will prepare them for life and college, she said.

The quote: “I think one of the special challenges we have is to make sure that we combat that decline in self-esteem that seems to occur in young women,” Nolan-Fitzgerald said.

“We want to make sure that our message is very clear. They are capable, that they can feel confident and have a sense of self-esteem that doesn’t have them losing ground.”

• 10 years ago Palos Hills mayor plans to run for Congress From the Sept. 13, 2007 issue: The story: Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett will challenge Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) in February for the Democratic nomination.

As mayor of Palos Hills for 27 years, Bennett said he has been talking with local political leaders and community members who have worked with him on numerous projects he has chaired in the area. Bennett said he has a good feeling about the support he is receiving. He has considered running since 2003 when Lipinski’s father, former Cong. William Lipinski, was going to step down. Dan Lipinski was then appointed by the local Democratic committeemen. Although Bennett is aware of his competition, he is confident.

The quote: “The main focus in the next 30 to 45 days is to raise funds,” Bennett said.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

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The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above) is: First prayers.

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

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was Phillips Park, located roughly at 89th Street and 53rd Court in Oak Lawn. Last week’s clue was “court park.” Phillips Park is well known by residents in the community. But the park now draws more parents and their children after receiving a facelift and playground upgrade. A ceremony unveiling the rejuvenated park was held this past spring.

Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum knew it was Phillips Park.

Arlene Cratty, also of Oak Lawn, knew it was the sign indicating that it was the new Phillips Park.

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Oak Lawn’s All Inclusive Playground encourages togetherness

By Kelly White Oak Lawn takes great pride in its parks, its residents and its community.

Emphasizing the theme of togetherness, park district officials have decided to build an All Inclusive Playground, a fun-filled place where children can play together with their peers, family, friends and neighbors without experiencing physical or social barriers to inclusion.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the All Inclusive Playground took place on Monday evening at Columbus Manor, 99th and Moody Avenue. The park is open to all. However, it is primarily geared toward children with special needs. Its purpose is to help all children learn how to play together, regardless of abilities.

The park is one of the first of its kind in Illinois, something that Maddie Kelly, director of the Oak Lawn Park District, takes great pride in.

“We think it’s really important for everyone to be able to play together,” Kelly said.

“The park will be available to all generations, from grandparents to grandchildren, all backgrounds and abilities. It will give everyone the opportunity to play together.”

The idea for the park sparked from Oak Lawn Park District Commissioner Donna McCauley, who has been a professor at Moraine Valley Community College for more than 30 years, instructing students in therapeutic recreation toward a two-year associate of science degree.

“Donna has always been an advocate for people with special needs,” Kelly said.

“This is not a traditional playground,” McCauley said. “It will truly be a place where everyone can have fun together, and no one will feel left out, making it suitable for adults and children. You may have a handicapped parent who wants to take their children to the park. If they are in a wheelchair, they are often sitting on a bench watching their children play. That won’t happen here. This park will be wheelchair accessible and have many other areas to it to include any person at any age with any type of disability.”

McCauley attended a session on inclusive play at the park board’s national conference.

From there, she visited three all-inclusive playgrounds in St. Louis. She then brought the idea to the board, where it was immediately embraced. Planning for the park began in August of 2016, with the groundbreaking held in last September. With construction in bloom, McCauley is hoping for the park to officially be open to the public in the summer of 2018.

Some of the park equipment will include a tic-tac-toe panel, therapeutic rings, chimes, bells, bongos, hand-cycler and more. There

Photo by Kelly White

Oak Lawn Park District’s All Inclusive Playground Ground Breaking Ceremony were (from left) Oak Lawn Chamber President Vicki Scanlon, Oak Lawn Park District Board Commissioner Lisa Boland, state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th), Oak Lawn Park District Superintendent of Finance Phil Costello, Oak Lawn Village Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th), Oak Lawn Village Clerk Jane Quinlan, Oak Lawn Park District Superintendent of Parks Joel Craig, Oak Lawn Park District Executive Director Maddie Kelly, Oak Lawn Park District Board Commissioner Gary Callahan, Oak Lawn Park District Board President Donna McCauley, Oak Lawn Park District Board Commissioner Mary Pat Coughlin, Village of Oak Lawn Trustee Bob Streit (3rd) and Oak Lawn Park District Board Commissioner Jim Buschbach.

will also be a sensory wave climber. This is first playground climber that allows children of all abilities to enjoy the benefits of climbing while enhancing sensory development, along with a merry-go-round that can hold wheelchairs; and a place set aside for autistic children in case the playground becomes too overwhelming for them.

“This sole purpose of this park is to include everyone,” McCauley said.

The all-inclusive playground will cost $600,000, Kelly said.

With the help of a matching grant through the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, the new playground will soon become a reality.

Of that $600,000 amount, $150,000 of it is coming from a grant, an additional $150,000 will be raised through fundraising efforts, and the remaining is coming from the district’s capital project budget.

The park district has already raised over $48,000, and continues to work towards the ultimate goal of $150,000. Staff has been reaching out to the community, as well as corporations and organizations, such as the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears, seeking donations.

“We still have a long way to go in our

fundraising efforts, and any donation is appreciated,” Kelly said.

Kelly and McCauley were present at the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, along with several other park district and village board officials. Along with the park’s groundbreaking, the evening consisted of a night out filled with family fun, as patrons were able to enjoy an old-fashioned picnic, featuring a free barbeque for any residents who attended, with hot dogs and hamburgers grilled by park district staff. This was followed by picnic games and a raffle. All food and beverages were provided by the park district.

Attendees were also able to watch live performances by the park district’s Independence Dance Team and its Special Recreation Fit and Fun participants.

Park district officials noted that all of Oak Lawn’s parks are ADA accessible, but this will be the first completely all-inclusive park, making it truly unique.

“The beauty of the playground is to see the non-disabled kids playing with the disabled kids and not even noticing there’s a difference,” Kelly said.

Donations towards the new park can be made through the Oak Lawn Park District.

Garden Club, Palos Restoration Project to join Palos Market The Palos Heights Garden Club will join the Palos Hills Farmers Market, 12217 S. Harlem Ave., as one of three guests of the Community Tent on Sept. 20.

The club will be promoting the upcoming Harvest Dinner taking place on Monday, Sept. 25 at the Brigid O’Malley Auditorium at Lake Katherine. The potluck dinner starts at 6:30 p.m., with a program starting at 7 p.m. The club normally meets the fourth Monday of every month February through October. Membership information will also be available at the market and garden related items will be for sale. More information about the group and the event can be found at www. phgc.blogspot.com,on Facebook, or by emailing Club President Julie Pietrzak at jmpietrzak@ sbcglobal.net The Palos Restoration Project will also be a guest of the market. Palos Restoration Project is a cooperative effort with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and The Nature Conservancy.

The group works to preserve and restore the native ecosystems of the Palos and Sag Valley region through its volunteer network, and to foster compatibility between wildlife and recreational uses of the land to benefit natural systems for this and future generations.

The goal of habitat restoration is to increase bio-diversity in the preserves — a greater variety of plants will support a more diverse insect, bird, and mammal population. Invasive plants, often not native to Illinois, can take over an area and crowd out the native plants that once grew there. It takes a focused effort to remove the invaders and give the original inhabitants a fighting chance at survival.

Additional information about the group, membership and volunteer opportunities will be available at the market. More information is also available at www.restorepalos. com on Facebook, or by emailing restorepalos@gmail.com.

The Palos Heights Library will also be a guest of the Community Tent. The Palos Heights Library will be joining the Community Tent from 10 a.m. to noon, with fall library programming, library card applications and more. Additional information can be found at www.palosheightslibrary.org, or calling (708) 448-1473.

The Palos Heights Farmers Market will be moving inside starting Nov. 18. The Palos Market can be found at the Palos Heights Recreation Department Orchard Room on Saturday, Nov.

18 and Dec. 16, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 10 and April 21, from 8 a.m. to noon. Many of our current vendors will be participating, along with a few new ones. More information will be available at the City Tent.

Fall produce is available in huge quantities every week at the market. Fruits and vegetables available include many varieties of apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, melons and watermelons, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, eggplant, onions, corn, summer and winter squashes and more.

A large selection of food items are also at the market on a weekly basis. They include breads, and multiple types of bakery items, pies and noodles, string and multiple varieties of artisan cheeses, eggs, butter, jams and jellies, local honey, 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, coffee and lattes, and cinnamon roasted cashews.

The vendors also have beautiful perennial and annual plants, herbs and fresh cut flowers. Finally, get ready for tailgate and fall parties at Pampered Chef.

The market’s Facebook page will showcase all available produce at the start of the market day: www.Facebook.com/ PalosHeightsFarmersMarket.

Residents should shop in early for best selection.

At the City Tent, residents can have their frequent shopper cards endorsed. Receive double credit on frequent shopper cards every week for donations of either canned goods or fresh produce.

Canned donations are given to Palos Methodist Church Food Pantry, 12108 S Harlem Ave., in Palos Heights, and fresh produce is delivered to Operation Blessing, 4901 W 128th Place, Alsip.

LINK cards are also accepted at the Palos Market. The process starts at the City Tent.

Also while at the City Tent, pick

up this week’s recipe, “Parmesan Broccoli Bites,” courtesy of Dr. John Principe MD, of WellbeingMD Center for Life. This and some previous year’s recipes will be available. Previous year’s recipes can be found at www.wellbeingmd. com, or palosheights.org. New to the Market in 2017, Farmers Market Gift Certificates are available for purchase. They make great gifts!

They can be purchased for $5, and can be used at the vendors.

The market would like to thank this year’s Palos Heights Farmers Market sponsors. They include Dr. John Principe, MD of Wellbeing MD Center for Life, Palos Health, The Private Bank, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz, Running for Kicks, Golden Shoes, and Camille’s Confections.

Additional information about the market can be found at www.palosheights.org, or emailing farmersmarket@ palosheights.org. Residents can also join them on Facebook, or call (708) 361-1800.

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All’s well that ends well with education reform

ost in much of the hoopla over the process of passing school funding reform through the Illinois General Assembly is the fact that this is a pretty darned good and far-reaching bill.

While this legislation is far from perfect and doesn’t provide an immediate fix, it finally puts the state on a path to equitable school funding based on the concept of actual local need. It’s a complicated process and may have to be adjusted; and it will require lots more money from the state, but it sure beats the heck out of dumping money year after year into a dysfunctional formula that benefitted the rich and trapped the poor.

And in times of state fiscal strife, the new formula protects state funding for the neediest districts at the expense of wealthier districts. It’s tough to argue with that concept.

The local mandate relief is minor, but still somewhat significant. Most local school district mandate waivers are approved by the General Assembly, but that often takes time. This legRich would give the four legislative leaders Miller islation extraordinary power to expedite those waivers.

If at least three of the four leaders aren’t thrilled with a request, it will go through the usual legislative process.

Otherwise, the waivers will be automatically granted.

Physical education requirements would be rolled back from five days per week to three, and more students who play sports can be exempted from PE. Drivers’ education can be outsourced to private companies, which is the norm in many other states.

One of the realities exposed by this debate is the number of school districts that have built up gigantic cash reserves. The new law will allow local voters to reduce their districts’ educational property tax levy by up to 10 percent, but only if the levy isn’t lowered below what’s considered to be 110 percent of “adequacy.”

The political bar is also pretty high. Ten percent of all registered voters in a school district would have to sign a petition to get the measure on the ballot.

The new income tax credit for donations to private school scholarship programs is expected to be a boon for some schools.

But it could also eventually turn out to be a bane. Whenever you take government money, you have to follow the government’s rules. If this tax credit program is renewed in five years when it’s due to sunset, you can probably bet that eligibility requirements will be tightened to protect kids who aren’t being properly served by the private and parochial school systems right now.

Also, when ultraconservative legislators like Rep. Jeanne Ives (RWheaton) and far-left groups like the Chicago Teachers Union are vocally opposing a bill, you know you may be on the right track.

Rep. Ives has been allied with the far-right Illinois Policy Institute against the education funding reform bill from the start. Opponents of the evidenced based model have privately railed against it as “redistributionist.” And they’re right because it is specifically designed to do just that while holding all schools harmless unless the state can’t meet its funding goals.

Despite the new law’s income tax credit for private school tuition programs, the Institute and its allies were the biggest losers.

The Policy Institute’s takeover of the governor’s office resulted in a massively unpopular amendatory veto that Gov. Rauner had to eventually abandon or risk being overridden again.

Like the Institute, the Chicago Teachers Union has been harping about the evils of Tax Increment Financing Districts for years.

But all those TIF opponents got in the end was a legislative study commission. Maybe something will come of it, but those commissions tend to produce studies that wind up collecting dust on somebody’s forgotten bookshelf. Only this time, it’ll probably be online dust, if that’s possible.

The CTU may have tipped its hand about its true intentions during its briefing of House Democrats a day before that chamber voted, by the way.

While public schools have been hurt by all the new charter schools, CTU President Karen Lewis told legislators that Catholic schools have been “decimated” by the charters. The city’s Catholic school system once rivaled the size of the public system, Lewis explained, but they’ve been forced to close a ton of schools and this scholarship program would help revive its moribund system.

So, by attempting to kill the education funding reform bill, which pumped hundreds of millions of new dollars into the Chicago Public Schools, the city’s only teachers union might have hoped to finally kill off its main private, nonunion competitor.

All’s well that ends well.

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T Four years of hell in America: 1861 to 1865

By Don C. White

Carl Sandburg called the American Civil War a “Storm over the Land.” He was spot on with his book title and his description of the war years.

Both North and South paid a terrible price to carry out the war. It did not start with men standing on either side of the Mason Dixon Line lobbing minie balls at each other. It was the actions and reactions over the previous 50 years by men on both sides of the issues that led the nation into conflict.

There were a number of events which occurred that pulled the nation apart. A person’s thinking could and would be influenced depending on where they were born and where they lived. In my opinion, slavery was the leading cause of the war.

There were many attempts made to avoid conflict but in the long run nothing could stop it. On Dec. 2, 1859, John Brown, on his way to gallows, gave a note to his jailer that said in part, “…the crimes of this guilty, land: will never be purged away but with blood.”

The “Missouri Compromise,” the “Compromise of 1850” and the “Kansas-Nebraska Act” all allowed slavery to continue in the United States. Then the Dred Scott case in which the Supreme Court ruled that Negros had no rights. None of these were perfect and none of them kept the nation from going to war.

The unexpected election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the last piece of the long festering puzzle that hung over the nation since its beginning. An excerpt from Sandburg’s book: “London, England” that appeared in the Spectator newspaper on Dec. 28, 1861, read in part: “There was and probably never will be, a more interesting subject of political study than the present condition of America… And, amidst all these difficulties, the American people alone in history have to work out, not in the course of ages but at once, the problem which is older than any form of government now in existence, the extinction of human slavery.”

The Civil War had begun, so this commentary was giving the people of the former colonies England’s take on the war. It was and is very profound. As the war progressed, it looked more and more like the South would gain the upper hand and it was counting on England and France to come to its aid.

At the beginning of the year 1863, President Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, then later in the year the Battle of Gettysburg, and the surrender of Vicksburg sealed the South’s fate. This really should have been the final year of war but the leaders of the Confederate cause did not agree so the war continued nearly two more years.

Soon after the battle, the people of Gettysburg reported to the governor of Pennsylvania that something had to be done about the improper burial of at least the Union’s dead. He agreed and appointed David Wills, of Gettysburg, his agent with the authority to form an interstate commission to begin work on this project.

Wills put up for bids to rebury the bodies and out of 34 bidders, the high was $8 and the low was one dollar and 51 cents per

grave. The federal government was asked to supply the caskets and they did, courtesy of the War Department. All other costs were handled by the commission.

The commissioners agreed that a formal dedication of the cemetery should take place.

Wills reached out to the wordsmiths of the day to take part. Longfellow, Whittier and Bryant all rejected his offer. Not too disappointed with this result, Wills knew who he wanted to give a solemn oratory befitting the occasion.

He reached out to Edward Everett, the orator of the day. He was a scholar and IvyLeague diplomat who could hold audiences in thrall with his voice, diction and gestures.

Everett was a vice presidential candidate in the 1860 election. So he and Lincoln knew of one another.

Sept. 23 was the day Wills chose, but Everett said he could not possibly be ready until Nov. 19. Wills agreed with this change of plans. It is uncertain when Lincoln was asked to say his “few appropriate words” but he was pleased to do it.

Mr. Everett always prepared a carefully written text that would usually take two to three hours to perform. He did that for his Gettysburg speech and when he got ready to begin he placed the text on a table but never once looked at it.

Everett spoke for almost two hours and President Lincoln said his few appropriate remarks in about three minutes. So, who gave the Gettysburg Address?

To this day, Lincoln’s speech is called the Gettysburg Address and most folks don’t remember anything Everett said. That’s too bad, because he had a lot to say and he could say things the president could not say.

Mr. Everett talked about battles and burials of ancient times and told how those people honored their dead. He talked about his travels to those battlefields and burial grounds. He then turned to the rebellion and the Civil War One of his subheadings was titled “Southern Aggression” and he said, “I call the war which the Confederates are waging against the Union a ‘rebellion because it is one … “ He then described the period leading up to the three-day battle and what happened each day.

I would call his oration a masterpiece that should live on in our history. What President Lincoln said in his three minutes does live on. It was a thought provoking message that reached out to the nation. He honored those who fought on the battlefield and paid tribute to those who had died there.

The Civil War ended in April 1865.

The total deaths have been revised to over 700,000 Americans killed. In Sandburg’s book “Storm over the Land,” he tells the story of Lincoln and the Civil War in an easy to read presentation that I highly recommend, especially to young students who don’t seem to get enough history in their studies.

I also recommend “Lincoln at Gettysburg”

by Garry Wills. (I don’t believe he is related to David Wills.)

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

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In 1996, my dream was to become one of those teachers who make a lasting difference in the lives of their students. I believed my best opportunity to achieve that dream was to teach in classrooms where the need is greatest — classrooms with large numbers of students who struggle to acquire basic skills. A group of experienced educators saw my passion in 1996 and awarded me with the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Award. I graduated from DePaul University four years later and I have been a high school math teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system since September of 2000.

I am writing to publicly thank our state Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) for her courageous vote for a state budget earlier this summer. This decision literally saved hundreds of scholars’ teaching dreams by preventing the closing of the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program. Without Rep. Hurley’s support, the program would not be operating now.

The scholars program was founded 28 years ago and funds most of its operations through State of Illinois grants. The program’s sole mission is to identify and prepare students who have qualities and commitment which will allow them to be

successful teachers in challenging schools.

About 700 Golden Apple Scholar alums are teaching in Illinois, most of them in schools of need.

I am proud to be an alumnus of the Golden Apple Scholars program. Scholars must make a five-year commitment to teach in Illinois’ lowest achieving schools. In return, they receive $2,500 in tuition assistance during freshman and sophomore years, and $5,000 during junior and senior years and a small summer stipend.

The most important part of the Golden Apple program, though, is the four-week Institutes the Foundation holds each summer on college and university campuses all over the state. Scholars receive over 500 hours of extra preparation from master instructors focused on the challenges they will meet in these high need schools. All four summer Institutes also include a lot of time in the classroom. From our experiences and statewide surveys of principals, we know that Golden Apple Scholars are among the most committed and capable teachers in Illinois.

Thank you, Rep. Fran Hurley. The Golden Apple Scholars will not let you down.

— Kayley Hennessy, Chicago

oni Preckwinkle is her own worst political enemy.

In 34 years in politics, the president of the bloated and waste-filled Cook County Board has become everything she once campaigned against.

I remember Preckwinkle when I covered Chicago City Hall. She was a progressive who tried and failed twice — in 1983 and 1987 — to win a seat on the City Council when Harold Washington was mayor.

When Richie Daley became mayor, Preckwinkle and four others again challenged 4th Ward Alderman Tim Evans in 1991. Worn out, Evans failed to get a majority of the vote. Preckwinkle received the second-highest vote total and beat Evans in the April 2 run-off.

Evans went on to a great job, salary and pension as a Cook County judge.

Preckwinkle eventually turned her sights to higher office, and in 2009 she targeted tax-besieged incumbent Todd Stroger. Preckwinkle built her candidacy opposing Stroger’s One Percent Sales Tax increase. She claimed he was not accountable and had forgotten about the county’s taxpayers.

Preckwinkle beat Stroger and was elected as county president on Nov. 2, 2010.

I liked Preckwinkle. She was the refreshing face of elected officials promising to champion taxpayers’ rights — not just their racial or ethnic constituencies, and not just favoring those living in Chicago over those living in the suburbs.

Of course, the first thing to bring down any elected official is arrogance. Pretty soon you forget why you were elected. You start believing all the accolades and pats-on-theback from people you think are supporters but really are opportunists.

But the glow of progressive politics gave way quickly to Chicago politics and political self-interest, and Preckwinkle changed dramatically.

On July 15, 2015, breaking her promise to the voters who put her in office, Preckwinkle re-introduced Stroger’s one percent sales tax hike that she won office opposing.

She did it the same way Stroger did it, with a narrow margin of support mainly from Chicago board members. Preckwinkle’s tax received nine votes of the board’s 17 members.

The county’s new sales tax went from .75 to 1.75 on July 1, 2015.

July hasn’t been a great month for holiday celebrations under Preckwinkle.

More than doubling the sales tax in Cook County was supposed to solve many of the county’s problems. But that’s not what happened.

Instead, under Preckwinkle, the county continued into debt, while services weakened, especially for suburban taxpayers. So last November, Preckwinkle pulled a “Todd Stroger,” doubling down on tax hikes by proposing a sales tax of one cent per ounce on sweetened drinks and soda pop.

The Preckwinkle tax received a tie vote of 8-to-8, and she was forced to cast the tie-breaker.

The pop tax is on Preckwinkle’s back along with the hypocrisy that she has come to represent. No one has done more to harm taxpayers than Preckwinkle, especially taxpayers living in the suburbs.

The biggest farce is her claim that she did it because she cares about our health. If Preckwinkle cared about our health, she would ban the sale of cigarettes and alcohol, and do a better job of cracking down on crime. The last threat to our health is soda pop and sugary drinks.

The bill also gave many of her constituents a pass by not affecting shoppers who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It’s a federal program and is exempt from the pop tax by federal law.

When I look at Toni Preckwinkle, I want to see the progressive reformer who won the hearts and minds of the county.

But instead, I see the face of a tax abuser who cares more about herself than the rest of us.

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

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y husband and I like to travel. While we consider ourselves adventurous, we haven’t been out of the U.S., other than trips to Canada and Mexico.

We reached an impasse several years ago when I wanted to go to Europe and he wanted to take a cruise. I’m terrified of open water, and he has no desire to struggle with different languages and drive on the wrong side of the road, so we’ve stayed stateside.

We travel around visiting cities and states we are curious about. Sometimes we head to a coast so I can have some time on a beach. Other times we visit historical sites; hubby is a huge Civil War buff. I find myself sitting on benches in cemeteries as he examines headstones and statues. On my trips he shakes sand out of his swim trunks and swears he’s going to stick by the pool, preferably in a cabana.

One thing that has not changed over the years is that he is always in the driver’s seat. I’m not comfortable driving in new-to-me places. It’s always been so much easier to sit in the passenger seat and give prompts whenever I recognize a sign or road from my map. Of course we now have a GPS. I use my little old iPhone

like I used to wield a map, and I don’t have to struggle with folding it back up. There are times though when my guy argues “That Woman” on my phone is wrong. Unlike the days when men would finally cave in and stop at a gas station to buy a map, they can only jab at and shake the phone for so long.

I consider myself a woman who is very comfortable with the ways of the new millennium. I feel a bit liberated that I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, send texts to each of my kids several times a day, and plow through another chapter of Mac for Dummies. I also love to do research, so when my husband and I decide where we are going on vacation, I plan the route, the stops, the restaurants and the hotels. I book the flights, make dinner reservations and bargain for the room with a view. But even with the best laid plans, I have made some bad judgment calls.

We have a little place in North Carolina. It’s surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the town is a haven for artists. We try to get there as often as possible, and while I do a lot of shopping and soaking in that gorgeous sun, my husband goes fly

fishing and searching out state parks.

In the past few years we’ve made the trip a bit more interesting by flying in to another city and then traveling by car to NC. So, this brings us Janet to two years ago Boudreau when I planned a trip that started with flying from Chicago to Nashville, and after a stay there we drove further and saw Gatlinburg, and then through the Smokey Mountains to our place. I was absolutely rubbing my hands together as I planned our stops. Hubby had been showing some interest in hiking and camping after a recent trip to Denver, so in Gatlinburg, I booked “...a well-appointed cabin with the luxury of wood burning fireplace, and balcony, complete with a hot tub, overlooking a picturesque lake.” I wanted to surprise him and envisioned us taking long walks in the woods and having picnic lunches along the lake.

I have to admit, I loved the look on his face when we stopped at the

rental office to pick up our keys. The owner rattled off some directions that I don’t remember, I mean we had a GPS, right? While the office was on a highway dotted with gas stations and diners, our GPS took us off the main roads, on to gravel roads, then dirt roads that wound through woods so dense it seemed like nightfall.

We passed a few cabins that looked mostly like hunting shacks, and I kept my eyes on my GPS. “This just doesn’t seem right,” I said as I squirmed nervously in my seat. The Woman spoke up: “You have reached your destination.”

There was a lake, all right — more like a small swamp. The cabin was definitely rustic and smelled of mold. I ran for the balcony doors, sure the hot tub would magically upgrade the place. There it was in all its glory, covered in leaves and bird droppings. There was one lone chair in the corner and a few beer bottle caps next to it. I heard something rustling below. I looked over at what I first thought was a turkey. When it took flight I could plainly see it was a vulture and I darted back into the room. My husband was walking in with our bags. “Did you read

9/11 ceremony held in Worth

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHICAGO RIDGE

Thursday of every month (excluding December) at the Oak View Center. Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to attend the monthly meeting.

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

Oak Lawn Farmers Market continues through summer

EVERGREEN PARK

Farmers Market continues

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

Evergreen Park Seniors host country and western luncheon The Evergreen Park Senior Council is encouraging members to bring their cowboy hats and western outfits for the next luncheon and program to be held Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Evergreen Park Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St. Walgreens Pharmacy representatives will be present to administer flu vaccine to members who need it. Members will be required to bring a Medicare card with them. The special guest will be the Evergreen Park Fire Department.

They will give instructions concerning the use of the AED and other lifesaving information.

The event begins at 11 a.m. The fee is $7 for the luncheon. Tickets must be purchased

by Monday, Sept. 18 at the Community Center, in Room 107. After the barbecued beef lunch, vocalist and guitarist Johnny Gray will perform favorite country and western songs.

More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-8776. Canned good donations for the Evergreen Park Village Pantry will be accepted.

HICKORY HILLS

Zumba classes will be held at Krueger Park Zumba classes will be held every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Krueger Park Recreation Center, 9100 S. 88th Ave., Hickory Hills.

This high-energy class combines aerobic exercise with Latin dance moves. Park district officials said the steps are repetitive and easy to learn. The program is for ages 14 and up.

The registration fee is $6 for residents and $7 for non-residents. Participants will pay at the door.

More information can be obtained by calling the park district at (708) 598-1233 or visit the website at www.hhparkdistrict.org.

Craft and vendor bazaar at Hickory Hills Presbyterian

An annual craft and vendor bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Hickory Hills Presbyterian Church, 8426 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills.

Crafters and vendors are being sought for the craft fair. The fee is $30 per table. For more information or to obtain an application, contact Grace at (708) 423-6378.

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Janet Boudreau is a writer, blogger, and longtime resident of Evergreen Park, Illinois. You can contact her at blndy9@yahoo.com

Oak Lawn resident inducted into graduate honor society

Worth Mayor Mary Werner addresses the crowd at a 9/11 commemoration ceremony held Monday evening by the Worth Cruisers Car Club at the Water’s Edge Golf Club. With her voice breaking with emotion, Werner urged her audience to “never forget the victims whose only crime was going to work that day,” and the hundreds of firemen, police officers and other first responders who lost their lives trying to save others.

Vendors sought for McDonald-Linn VFW Post craft fair

the sign out there on the porch?” Oh no...what now? “Return all of your trash bags to the rental office so as not to attract bears.” He didn’t seem perturbed but I was near hysteria.

What was I thinking? Why couldn’t I have booked something at a Comfort Inn? I looked at him, he was clearly amused as he scanned the room; the rough Navajo blanket on the bed, the deer head mounted on the wall, the cast-iron pans stacked in the kitchenette. “You did great, Janet. I was tired of all those B&B’s.”

I sank into a musty chair. This would be a trip to remember. All the researching and planning and things can still go awry. Perhaps I over-plan. One thing I won’t regret is seeing my husband happily soaking in that hot tub with a cold beer in his hand. He still thinks I plan the best trips. After this, I think I really deserve a trip to Europe. I can actually see myself roughing it a little by taking a cruise.

The Oak Lawn Farmers Market is being offered from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 11 at Dumke Drive and 52nd Avenue. Shoppers will gather to select fresh vegetables, fruits, oils, homemade jams, cheese, flowers, shrubs, homemade salsa, honey, dog biscuits, homemade beefs, spices, coffee, tea, popcorn, clothing, soaps, jewelry, arts and crafts and more. The market features over 35 vendors. Smilin’ Clyde’s hot dog wagon is available for lunch. Each week, the farmers market has a sponsor.

ity can attend Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) to be held at Sacred Heart Parish, 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills.

These sessions could also apply to nonCatholics married or engaged to a baptized Catholic. RCIA also provides information for someone who was recently asked to be a godparent for a baptism, or a sponsor for a confirmation or a quinceanera. The program is also for someone baptized as a baby but has not yet received the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation.

RCIA is for teens and adults who want to join the Catholic Church. More information can be obtained by calling Elizabeth Droel, pastoral associate, at (708) 974-3336, ext. 250, or droel@sacredheartpalos.org. The program is free and not limited to Palos Hills or Worth residents.

Fall trip to Branson is sponsored

by Trinity Lutheran Church

Community shred day at Palos Hills Rec Department

A fall trip to Branson, Mo., is being planned by representatives of Trinity Lutheran Church, 9701 S. Brandt Ave., from Oct. 9 to Oct. 14.

Guests will travel by the church coach bus to see the various shows and attractions in Branson with special stops along the way.

Some of the entertainment featured will include “Smoke on the Mountain,” the Brett Family Show, Wildlife tour in Dogwood Canyon, the guided Branson tour, the production of “Moses” at the Sight and Sound Theatre, and The Hughes Bros. Star Dinner Show.

The fee for the meals, hotels, tours, gratuities, and transportation is one price. More information can be obtained by calling the church office, (708) 422-0193.

The City of Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Department will be hosting a community shred day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, which will be held in the rear parking lot of the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. Residents can eliminate clutter and can bring in old documents to be safely shredded. This free event is sponsored by state Rep. Kelly Burke (D-36th), state Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th) and Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett. The shred day will be held in partnership with AT&T. A three-box limit will be enforced per customer. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 430-4500.

Oak Lawn film group to view, discuss ‘Chinatown’

Palos Hills Resource Center to host pizza party for residents

CineVerse, the Oak Lawn Park District’s weekly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will screen and discuss the 1974 film “Chinatown” from 7 to 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 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.

Fall Bible Study begins at Pilgrim Faith Church

“Meeting Jesus through His Parables” is the theme of the Fall Bible Study led by Pastor Peggy McClanahan to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn. This is the first of six Tuesday Fall Bible Study sessions that will continue through Oct. 24.

Participants should enter the courtyard door on 51st Avenue. More information can be obtained by calling the church at (708) 4224200 or office@pilgrimfairth.org.

Oak Lawn Park District sponsors annual Monarch Festival The Oak Lawn Park District will hold its second annual Monarch Festival from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn.

Indoor and outdoor activities will be offered for adults and children. Butterfly arts and crafts for kids will be held. Butterfly tagging will be held for participants who will be able to track their migration. Face painting will be offered for the kids.

Vendors will be available to sell items and T-shirts. Admission is free.

Woodworking Club to meet at Oak View Center

PALOS HILLS

The Hickory Hills Woodworking Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept.

14) at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St., Oak Lawn. The club meets the second

Residents who are interested in becoming a Catholic or learning more about Christian-

RCIA classes will be off red at Sacred Heart Parish

The City of Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Department will be having a pizza tasting party from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

29 at the Palos Hills Community Center, 8455 W. 103rd St. Local pizzerias from the neighborhood will be on hand. Door prizes for a chance to win a pizza gift certificate will be held. There will be a small fee for both children and adults.

Cook County rabies clinic at Town Square Park

Cook County will be offering a rabies vaccine clinic from 10 a.m. to 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Town Square Park, 8455 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills.

Vaccine costs will be $7 for a one-year vaccine, and $21 for a three-year vaccine.

The vaccine fee for ferrets is $9. The clinic is open to all dogs, cats and ferrets 3 months and older and owned by Cook County residents with a valid ID. Cash or a check will be accepted. No credit or debit cards will be accepted. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 430-4500.

WORTH

Last outdoor music concert at Marrs-Meyer AL Post

The last outdoor music concert for 2017 will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991, 11001 S. Depot St., Worth.

The featured band will be Identity Crisis, who perform alternative, modern, rock and rhythm and blues. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 448-6699.

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

Oak Lawn resident Anastasios Goulos was inducted into the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, one of eight Chicago School of Professional Psychology students welcomed into the society this year.

Goulos is a law enforcement professional with 19 years of experience with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. He is also a fiveyear faculty and staff member with the university arena.

His dissertation research in-

tends to present research in favor of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and why they are essential to employee satisfaction and the success of the organization.

Inaugurated by Yale University and Howard University in 2005, the Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of pre-eminent scholars exemplifying academic and personal excellence, character, service and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in academia.

DEATH NOTICE Adrian Tuzik Adrian A. Tuzik, 80, who was the owner of the original Tuzik’s Bakery when it was located at 53rd and Kedzie in Chicago, died Sept. 3 at his Oak Lawn home.

Mr. Tuzik was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Charleen (nee Kimelman); daughters, Susan, Sheri, Wendy and Sandra; son, Timothy; sister, Wanda Malik; and 12 grandchildren.

Services were Saturday at Becvar & Son Funeral Home. Interment took place at Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park.

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The only requirement is for adults to be 66 inches tall. “So you can reach the pedals.”

He said the adult carts can fit just about anybody. “I’m a pretty big man and I can get in and out. One size fits many.”

“These are fourth generation carts,” he added. “They come from Italy and cost $10,000 each.”

The adult carts can drive at speeds upwards of 50 mph and require some driving skills.

The junior cars go considerably slower and are designed for younger drivers at least 48 inches tall.

“Everybody is safe on the track,” said Dave Larson, managing partner for Accelerate, which has 11 locations on the

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

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

TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.JAMES W. COZZIE A/K/A JAMES COZZIE, CATHERINE M. COZZIE A/K/A CATHERINE COZZIE, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., LHR INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TO CORUS BANK, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.RODRIGO ACOSTA VALLE A/K/A RODRIGO ACOSTA A/K/A RODRIGO ACOSTA-VALLE, ANA EVA SANDOVAL A/K/A ANA EVA SANDOVALDURON A/K/A ANA EVA SANDOVAL-DURON ACOSTA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 02643 8821 TULLEY AVENUE 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 November 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 27, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 50 IN FRANK DE LUGACH’S RUTH ACRES SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 10 AND THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 8852 W. 99TH STREET, Palos Hills, IL 60465

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ccelerate Indoor Speedway is planning an October opening at 8580 Springlake Drive in Mokena.

“Construction is on target for a soft opening in October,” said general Bob manager James Bong Galdikas.

The indoor speedway is not, in Galdikas’s words, “your father’s go-kart track.”

Accelerate is gigantic at about 75,000 square feet. The facility will have 45 adult carts and 16 junior carts. They are electric and will be powered in part from solar energy gleaned from panels on the roof.

“The carts are clean and emit no fumes,” he said.

Drivers will be able to compete on two grand prix-style indoor tracks.

“We like to think that anyone from 8 to 80 can enjoy our facility,” said Galdikas.

14 CH 15018 8852 W. 99TH STREET Palos Hills, IL 60465

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 12, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 10 IN STRMIC’S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 4 IN MC KAY’S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON APRIL 17, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 1855561.

Commonly known as 8821 TULLEY AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-213-022-0000.

Property Index No. 23-10-205-024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $285,573.71.

The judgment amount was $236,348.16.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

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 DAVID T. COHEN, COHEN JUTLA DOVITZ MAKOWKA, LLC, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711

For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, COHEN JUTLA DOVITZ MAKOWKA, LLC, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711

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

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.

COHEN JUTLA DOVITZ MAKOWKA, LLC 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 E-Mail: Foreclosure@CJDM.Legal Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 14 CH 15018 TJSC#: 37-7745

COHEN JUTLA DOVITZ MAKOWKA, LLC 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 E-Mail: Foreclosure@CJDM.Legal Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 17 CH 02643 TJSC#: 37-6705

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.

East Coast. “Our core value is safety.”

There is a continuous barrier system that keeps the carts on the track and away from danger.

The speedway can accommodate as many as 10 carts at a time. A race goes for 14 laps and takes about 8 minutes to finish.

“The idea is to race the clock for best time,” said Larson. “You’re not going head-tohead with other drivers.”

“Unless it’s a family outing, we don’t let adults race against kids,” said Galdikas.

Accelerate is planning on having leagues and hopes to attract parties and other gatherings.

“There’s a full-service Finish Line Bar & Grill in the mezzanine with a full view of the courses. There’s also a gaming area,” said Larson.

“We will be able to accommodate parties from eight to 300 people,” he said.

Races will go for $20 and there will be a rewards program.

The Mokena location will be the company’s first in Illinois.

It’s located near the end of 88th Avenue north of 191st Street by Interstate 80, which is one of its selling points.

“We are easily accessible from I-80,” said Galdikas.

“We’re about midway between Harlem and LaGrange.”

The speedway will have about 75 employees and hiring is underway. For job information, visit http://www.snagajob.com.

“We’ll have our grand opening about a month after we open,” said Galdikas. “We may try to set up a race between local politicians.”

For more information on Accelerate Indoor Speedway, visit http://www.acceleratespeed.com/.

New ballroom opens in Lyons

John and Mary Puskar have opened a new ballroom in southwest suburban Lyons.

Floating on a Melody Ballroom opened earlier this year at 7905 Ogden Ave. in Lyons.

Melody held its grand opening

last week.

The historic building has housed a ballroom for more than 30 years. Most recently, it was known as Dance For Fun. Co-owner John Puskar is a well-known dancer and instructor. During the week, the ballroom holds dance nights devoted to a specific type of dancing, including country and western, swing and Argentine Tango.

Melody offers group and individual dance lessons for adults from beginner through advanced.

For more information, call (630) 546-0051 or visit www. floating-on-a-melody.com.

Circuit Breaker Sales to open its first Midwest location Circuit Breaker Sales Co. announced that its newest electrical equipment sales, service and repair facility is now open in Crown Point in northwest Indiana.

The new facility, which will host an open house on Sept.

15 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m., is the third location, including branches in Gainesville, Texas, and Lakeland, Fla. The new Crown Point facility will provide electrical equipment, repair, remanufacturing, and life-extension services to commercial and industrial customers in the region, including steel mills, generating stations and utilities, hospitals and data centers. The new facility will maintain a large stock of lowand medium-voltage circuit breakers, while benefiting from the one of the country’s largest inventories of electrical equipment and parts as part of the Group CBS network of electrical companies.

CBS Midwest plans to initially stock 500–600 circuit breakers. According to Klinger, plans to open a much larger facility are underway.

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

Free session on Medicare set for Monday

A free event to mark National Medicare Education Week will be held beginning at 10 a.m.

Monday, Sept 18 at Advocate Christ Medical Center, 4440 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn.

The event is designed for baby boomers, Medicare beneficiaries, families, caregivers, and anyone in or approaching retirement. Guests should report to the Robert Stein Auditorium, Entrance F. Chad Pendleton, CEO of Medicare & Retirement for United-

Healthcare in Illinois, will discuss the basics of Medicare, when and how to enroll, and answer specific questions attendees have about Medicare.

Admission is free but registration is encouraged by visiting NMEW. Residents can also call (855) 603-7423. Additional online resources are available at MedicareMadeClear.com.

Refreshments will be provided, and complimentary valet parking is available at Entrance F.

AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office.

The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

Chicago Ridge Oberg Ken Tr to Ghifari Rani, 10913 Princess Ave, $161,000; Voss John W Tr to Galgano Nicholas T, 10525 Orchard Ln, $10,475,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Keenan Aaron J, 11025 S Menard Ave, $140,000.

Evergreen Park Mayers Norine P to Howard Vanessa, 9200 S Albany Ave, $145,000; Anderson Willie J to Johnson Willis, 9509 S Sawyer Ave, $290,000; Hudson Keith W to Sanchez Josefina, 9340 S Sawyer Ave, $127,500; Mikrut Sandra M Tr to Carey Kevin P, 9854 S Trumbull Ave, $400,000; Mayer Anthony to Macon Briana J, 9721 S Albany Ave, $275,000; Crawford Monique Y to Hines Richard A, 9117 S Albany Ave, $175,000.

Hickory Hills Szczerba Maria to Gonzalez Andres, 9030 S 83rd Ct, $342,500; Black Square Fundg LLC to Corss Country Equity LLC, 9339 S 80th

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Ct, $100,000; Milavickas David V to Legg Prop LLC, 8817 S 83rd Ave, $175,000.

Oak Lawn Gute Michael S to Paska Matthew S, 10421 S Kostner Ave, $262,000; Thompson Nancy to Blue Line Dev LLC, 9537 50th Ct, $97,000; Rimac James P to Smythe Jovonne S, 4560 W 93rd St, Unit #2D, $118,000; Suchy Donald to Aguayo Luis M, 9101 Sproat Ave, $320,000; Ward Donald L to Tonnarini Melissa M, 9204 Lynwood Dr, $190,000; Vita Frank Tr Trust 4677 to Turner Stephen, 4939 W 91st St, $159,000; Smith James A to Said Hanadi N, 9318 Tulley Ave, $180,000; Caprio Rosario to Urban Mark, 5912 David Ct, $253,500; Demke Mark A to Cunnane Daniel, 9825 Cook Ave, $191,000; Trombitas Flavius to Martinez Vanessa E, 9216 55th St, $192,000; Culbertson Brian to Calderon Melissa, 5352 W 90th St, $235,000; Mencos Beverly to Montenegro Ivan, 8944 49th Ave, $200,000; Piszczor Jerome A to Gute Michael S, 10845 Long Ave, $395,000; Pontarelli Joseph to Komperda Krzysztof, 9224 S Major Ave, $235,000;

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Land Trust 9604 S Karlov Ave to Okeefe John, 9604 Karlov Ave, Unit #103, $118,500; Fannie Mae to Zaborski Sebastian, 9124 Mulligan Ave, $163,000; Nickerson Jaclyn to Keller Robert, 9820 Pulaski Rd, Unit #3132, $86,500; Mahoney John to Cooper Grace A, 5106 100th St, $250,000.

Palos Hills Schultz Stephen E to Hundley Eric J, 10020 S 87th Ave, $377,500; Michalski Zygmunt to Burlage Katarzyna, 10201 S 81st Ct, $316,000;

Reisdorf Sandra Jean to Wozniak Wioletta, 11011 Stoney Creek Dr, Unit #12A, $135,000; Mackeviciene Danguole to Stepien Dorota, 10128 S 81st Ave, $275,000; Case Kellie L to Jakubezak Mark A, 11030 Eagle Dr, Unit #3C, $154,000.

Worth Miller Richard L to Issa Feras Bani, 7218 W 110th Pl, $215,000; Karamagianis Nicolas to Jaber Alhasan Y, 7601 W Autullo Dr, $215,000; Serpico James J to Findysz Walter J, 6625 W Home Ave, $246,000.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of September 11) 30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 30-year fi ed Jumbo

RATES 3.875 3.125 3.875

APR 3.920 3.180 3.930

United Trust Bank (as of September 11) 30-year fi ed 15-year fi ed 10-year fi ed

RATES 3.750 3.125 3.250

APR 3.770 3.161 3.303

Prospect Savings Bank (as of September 12) 30-year fi ed 20-year fi ed 15-year fi ed

RATES 3.750 3.500 3.000

APR 3.862 3.655 3.197

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of September 11) 30-year fi ed 20-year fi ed 15-year fi ed

RATES 3.750 3.625 3.125

APR 3.828 3.734 3.263

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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Worth sewer lines will be tested as part of overflow prevention program

By Sharon L. Filkins Worth’s sanitary sewer lines will be smoke tested over a four-day period beginning Monday, Sept. 25 and concluding Friday, Sept. 29.

In a report to the Worth Village Board, Mike Spolar, the village engineer, explained that the testing is part of an Infiltration/Inflow control program being implemented by

the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). The program was adopted in 2014 and all communities must comply.

According to the report, the program is designed to prevent sanitary overflows and basement backups that can happen when intense rain events occur and groundwater and storm water enter the sanitary sewer system, which can become overloaded and capacity is exceeded.

Spolar also reported that Worth is served by 158,000 feet of public sewers, equivalent to 30 miles. The system serves a population of 10,800 residents and 289 non-residential properties, such as municipal buildings, parks, businesses, schools and churches. Eighty to 90 percent of the system is over 50 years old.

“Residents will be notified of the testing in their area by door hangers,” said

Spolar.

He added that the “smoke test” is non-toxic, non-staining, has no odor, is white to gray in color and creates no fire hazard.

On other matters at the Sept. 5 Worth Village Board meeting, the board approved an ordinance in accordance with the Illinois Raffles and Poker Run Act which now allows the village to establish raffle licensing and gambling regula-

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“There’s tons of township community centers out there,” countered Azmi Mohammad.

“It’s not only schools that could have been used.”

The board conducted little, if any, business other than approval of the previous meeting’s minutes. The floor was soon turned over to public for comments. More than a dozen attendees spoke. Cables snaked along a wall in the meeting room outside where a public address speaker was set up for the benefit of those unable to get in. A wireless microphone was passed around.

“What gall it takes to fail to find a comfortable venue for your constituents,” said Kip Cozad of Palos Park. “I wonder if you would have made the same decision if we were businessmen in the community.”

Cozad, like almost every other meeting attendee who spoke, quickly turned his attention to Trustee Brannigan’s fellow board members.

“Are you going to be leaders, or enablers,” he asked. “Are any of you calling for her to step down?”

“We have no legal authority to remove another official from office,” Supervisor Schumann said.

“Forget the bylaws or a special rule,” said Cozad. “Just of your own integrity, are you going to stand up and ask for her to step down?”

The bylaws Cozad referred to were revealed earlier in the evening by Georgiou of Southwest Suburban Activists, who quoted, “Appointed officials…shall conduct the government of the township with integrity and impartiality, without allowing prejudice, favoritism, or the opportunity for personal gain to influence their decisions or actions or to interfere with serving the public interest.”

It is this passage from the township government bylaws, it was argued by the activists, that would allow the board to remove Brannigan from her position.

“She has violated these acts in their own bylaws,” said Georgiou, “and they (the other trustees) know it. They can use it against her and they chose not to. Are they lying to us and standing behind her to protect her?

Is this the tip of the iceberg? What else is going on in there?”

“Hate has no place in our communities,” said attorney Vivian Khalaf of Palos Hills.

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“The big thing is uncompensated time,” said the union steward, explaining that the mechanics are guaranteed to be paid only for 34 hours of work each week, but the jobs often take longer than that, so they end up working without pay.

The most recent offer rejected on Monday would have guaranteed 35 hours of work per week. But the mechanics are looking for 40 hours.

“They’re totally unrealistic (about factoryset job times),” said Triantafilis.

“With these computers, it takes longer

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McAvoy, 66, also said that many experiences he had were often hilarious. He added that it would be difficult to choose one specific great moment because there were many.

He was often cited for his hard work and diligence to duty, including organizing the Bingo Tent each year at the Hickory Hills Street Fair. He was cited for distributing semi-annual ward newsletters to keep residents informed of what was going on in the community.

“I have a great deal of respect for him and will be forever grateful for having served on the city council with him,” said Mayor Mike Howley.

While McAvoy’s attention to detail was well noted, so was his sense of humor. During last year’s presidential election, McAvoy came up with the idea of passing out “barf bags” to voters to deal with a controversial

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Pentagon, and another crashed in Shanksville, Pa., 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, killing everyone on board.

The magnitude of the attacks stunned the nation. It was the first time an attack occurred on the continental United States.

Saberniak said that the horror of the day is conveyed to the students.

“After it happened, we just had no idea of who was attacking us, and if it was going to continue,” Saberniak said.

The program is under the guidance of Saberniak and Major Dan Johnson, who also helps to direct the ceremony. The day begins with students from the program signing up

tions in the village. There will be a $25 licensing fee.

Two bids were awarded to CB Construction & Design for installation of a bullet resistant door with side light in the amount of $21,000 and $16,500 for remodeling a bathroom in the Worth Police Department.

A business license was approved for Shawerma House, a fast-food restaurant located at 11015 S. Harlem Ave., Unit A.

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Azmi Mohammad makes his point with emphasis at the Palos Township Board of Trustees meeting.

“You, the public officials, need to join us in that stand and take action. You work for us and you should represent us fairly and equally.

“What do the remaining board members do to rectify the wrongdoing of one of their own,” continued Khalaf, “or at a minimum appease the community? Absolutely nothing.”

“Not a damn thing!” said someone seated nearby, to applause.

Brannigan has said little publically since the controversy began. At the July 10 meeting, she read from a statement which said, in part, “My published words on this platform (Facebook) regarding the taxes are for the sole purpose of bringing awareness to the property taxpayers occurring (sic) within our township.

“To clarify and underscore for those of you who don’t understand, the point of my statements criticizes the federal government’s poor immigration controls including an almost negligible visa tracking system. That criticism falls under my 1st Amendment right.

“I am fully supportive of inviting all hardworking immigrants who contribute their fair share to our society and township. Anything less would be un-American,” her statement concluded.

“She’s a hopeless case,” said Muhannad Alkaki, of Orland Park, about Trustee Brannigan, “but I wonder when you guys (the other board members) go home, do you really, truly wonder — not just for political

reasons—but I’m talking about the moral part. Do you talk to one another and say ‘Hey, maybe what she has done is wrong’.”

Outward support for Brannigan at the three meetings has been scant, but a lone counter-protester took a prominent spot across the street from the 100-plus demonstrators about to enter the meeting. His oversized, hand-lettered cardboard signs read “Sharon Brannigan stays” and “No ISIS in Palos Township.”

The man refused to identify himself but called out loudly, “You wanna let everybody bring their relatives’ kids and dump them in our public schools, just because you don’t want to be called a racist?”

The meeting was peppered with rounds of applause for the individual speakers, more than a few elevated voices, and group chants that caused Supervisor Schumann to quickly grab the gavel and call for an adjournment as control of the meeting began to deteriorate.

Kawar, the representative of the National Network for Arab American Communities, called out the township office telephone number for attendees to program into their phones, urging them to call two, three, even more times per day.

“Keep the lines busy, remind them that Sharon Brannigan must resign and remind them that we’re coming back,” he said.

The next meeting of the Palos Township Board of Trustees is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 9 at a location to be announced.

than people think to diagnose a problem,” he added. “And some of the problems are intermittent, which makes it harder to solve.

“Some people think we can just plug the car into a machine and it will tell us everything that is wrong. But it is more complicated than that. The machines can tell you which system is not working, but nothing more than that,” said the union steward.

He and his co-workers, many of whom have also been working at the same dealership for decades, said the high number of recalls are causing problems as well. They said the times allotted for certain jobs to be done have actually been reduced, for no reason.

“It seems like Ford, GM and Chrysler are telling customers they can get all this work

for free, and are trying to save money on the backs of the mechanics,” said Triantafilis.

Scott Ruckman, who has been working for Shirey for 36 years, noted that since the strike began, several car dealerships, including Rizza and McCarthy Ford, have separated from the NCDC and come to agreement with their mechanics.

Bilek said Tuesday that 29 dealerships had made separate contract agreements, allowing their mechanics to go back to work.

But he said those agreements are in dispute and have not been approved by the National Labor Relations Board, because the member dealerships negotiated separately.

“The status of those contracts is in question,” said Bilek. “Technically, those employees are (picket) cross-overs.”

election in which both major candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, had many critics.

McAvoy even passed out the barf bags to residents who were arriving to vote at St. Patricia Parish.

“Just hold your nose and vote,” he told voters who came to cast their ballots.

While McAvoy served for 14 years in the Hickory Hills City Council, it was not his first effort on the political stage. McAvoy served as a state representative as a Republican for the 27th District from 1982 to 1983, which at the time covered portions of Chicago’s Southwest Side, Burbank, Bridgeview and Bedford Park. He was also a Chicago office manager for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. He also held positions for the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of Public Aid and the Walter Quality Association.

McAvoy once boasted that his grandfather, Tom, was a union organizer of grain elevator operators in the Chicago Stockyards and

worked for the Roosevelts. But he quickly pointed out that he worked for the Republican Roosevelts — Theodore and Edith. His grandfather was working for Teddy Roosevelt during his 1904 election bid for president.

McAvoy’s father, Walter “Babe” McAvoy, was in his fourth term as Republican state representative when Tom was born in 1951.

McAvoy said he was 7 years old when he sort of volunteered to work for his father’s re-election in 1958.

The younger McAvoy was soon hooked on politics. While losing bids for the Senate (1982) and the House (1986), he was elected Republican ward committeeman for the 16th Ward on Chicago’s Southwest Side during the 1980s.

McAvoy, who has lived in Hickory Hills since 1993, said despite his retirement, he won’t disappear. He told the Hickory Hills City Council he will continue to work as a consultant.

“I told them I would do it for it if I was paid a salary. I will do it for $1 per year,” McAvoy quipped.

to participate in walking 56 laps around the track in the football stadium. The national anthem is played before the walk begins.

The 56 laps equal 14 miles. Saberniak said the students take a break for lunch before resuming the walk.

The money raised from the walk goes to the Heart of A Marine Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides financial and educational support to improve the lives of military personnel in all the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Throughout the day students took turns at a podium on the field reciting names of people who died in the 9-11 attacks. The list of 3,000 names was obtained by the cadets through the website 911memorial.org.

“I think by participating in this event, the students have a better idea of what happened on 9-11,” Saberniak said.

The 14 miles the students walk mirrors the Bataan Death March, which was the forcible transfer by the Japanese Army of 60,000 to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war during World War II, according to Saberniak.

Saberniak said the students in the program remember 9-11 through the ceremony. They also receive service hours for their participation in the ceremony and other activities during the course of the school year.

“We used to just have a flag ceremony,” Saberniak said. “But I think reciting the names of people who died and walking around the track has more meaning.”

The day of remembrance concluded with a ceremony near the American flag at the south end of the football field. The flag was at half-mast, a reminder of what happened in this country 16 years ago.

A 32-year-old motorcyclist died in a traffic crash that occurred in the 8800 block of South Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview on Friday.

Bridgeview Police Department spokesman Ray Hanania said the fatal collision involving an SUV and a motorcycle happened at about 8:13 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Harlem.

The victim was identified as Milton Winters, 32, of Palos Heights.

Hanania said officers learned that the motorcyclist was traveling north on Harlem when he was struck by a Hyundai Santa Fe that was turning left from the southbound lanes into the Southfield Shopping Plaza in the 8800 block of Harlem Avenue.

The driver and lone occupant

of the SUV was identified as Zofia Augustynek, 62, of Chicago Ridge. She told police that she did not see the motorcycle traveling north when she made the turn into the parking lot entrance. She was issued a traffic citation for failure to yield turning left.

A witness to the traffic crash stated that as he was traveling north on Harlem when he observed a Harley-Davidson motorcycle traveling in the same direction at what appeared to be less than the posted speed limit of 40 mph. The witness saw the traffic light was green for traffic in both directions on Harlem Avenue when the collision occurred.

The Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team (SMART) assisted the Bridgeview Police Department with the investigation.

Smith Village opens onsite movie theater The new onsite movie theater opened last month with a celebration of balloons, snacks, candy and cocktails at Smith Village, 2320 W. 113th Place, Chicago.

The classic film “Gone with the Wind” starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh was featured and was played at low volume to allow residents to chat and socialize.

Smith Village is a not-for-profit organization serving older adults since 1924.

An electronic sign promoting classic movies marks the theater’s entrance on the fourth floor of Smith Village’s independent living wing. The 1,500-square-foot theater features an 80-inch screen with a surround-sound audio sys-

tem for viewing movies, DVDs, television programs and a variety of streaming services. Seating includes 22 movable upholstered chairs and additional room for wheelchairs. The space also accommodates a popcorn machine and refreshment cart.

“We’re confident our new theater provides residents with a better viewing experience,” said Marti Jatis, executive director for Smith Village. “It gives us a much better way to control light and sound. Plus, now there’s a bit of ambience, so it feels more like going to the movies.”

For more information, call (773) 474-7300 or visit SmithVillage. org.

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Dorothy Bergman (left) moved to Smith Village from Evergreen Park in 2015. She is joined at Smith Village’s new onsite movie theater by Lynn Doyle, who moved to the facility from Palos Heights a year ago.

Mercy Circle to hold open house and tour

An open house to mark the arrival of autumn will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Mercy Circle senior living facility, 3659 W. 99th St., Chicago.

Refreshments will be served and complimentary parking is available by entering the lot from 99th Street. At Mercy Circle’s open house, visitors will be invited to tour the common areas: exercise room, chapel, boutique salon, library, and dining room and bistro. Key staff members, including Senior Living Advisor Marge Everett, will explain the quality services, continuum of care and many amenities available at Mercy Circle.

“Our open house is the best way for prospective residents and their families to experience the advantages of our community,” Everett explains. “At Mercy Circle, we are committed to help people plan for their future. Our residences are spacious and welcoming, and we take pride in the gardens and the setting here. Our residents’ quality of life is a result of caring staff members, who are engaged and involved with everyone who lives here. We are much more than a support system, we are a family.”

For more information or to set up a private appointment, call (773) 253-3600.

Photo courtesy of Robert Knapp

Maeve McGowan, a student at St. Christina School, visits with a retired Sister of Mercy at the Mercy Circle senior living facility.

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Lemonade stand helps hurricane victims Students from Northwest School in Evergreen Park have raised more than $200 for victims of Hurricane Harvey. A group of girls set up a stand in their neighborhood over a two-day period and sold both cookies and lemonade for 50 cents each. All of the funds raised will go directly to hurricane victims.

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Marist Principal Larry Tucker, Class of ’79, speaks to the freshman class at orientation day last month. Marist welcomed 430 freshmen for the new school year.

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Marist welcomes 430 freshmen for new school year OLCHS provides relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey The Oak Lawn Community High School’s National Honor Society, along with the entire school community, is collecting bottled water to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.

Bottled water can be dropped through Monday, Sept. 18 in front of the Little Theater between 7:45 and 8:30 a.m. The doors at the end of that hallway will also be open for members of the Oak Lawn community to drop off bottled water as well.

To provide incentives for the effort, NHS organized contests. The Class Battle of the Bottles, which includes the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes, is the first contest. The class with the most donations will receive a free dessert in the café. The Advisory class with the most

donations will receive a pizza party from NHS. Every community member who donates a pack of bottled water will receive a free ticket to the Friday, Sept. 15 home football game vs.

Eisenhower. The top five individual donors will receive a free ticket to the NHS Homecoming Dance. Finally, the football team and other fall programs will also donate water as a challenge to their teams. For example, the football team will donate three cases per touchdown scored at the next game.

“We were aware of the devastation in the Houston, Texas area and decided it was our responsibility to provide whatever help we could to the victims,” said Adem Osmani, NHS president.

Chi. Christian HS trip to Camp Manitoqua encourages camaraderie The entire student body and faculty at Chicago Christian High School traveled to Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort for a day of community building on Sept. 1.

Upon arrival, students participated in a number of games that required teamwork and encouragement. The activities also fostered the development of leadership skills. After a few hours of games and activities, the students ate lunch and had some free time to get to know each other and develop friendships.

Students also met in their Advisory groups (small groups). The day concluded with a pep rally back at the school in the afternoon.

Marist High School welcomed 430 freshmen to the 2017-18 school year. Members of the class come from 39 municipalities, 58 Zip codes, 109 grammar schools, and 120 churches.

While students come from neighborhoods wide and far, the bulk of the class lives in the area immediately surrounding Marist.

Administrators spoke to the group of eager freshmen during orientation on Aug. 23. Marist President Br. Hank Hammer welcomed them, while Marist Principal Larry Tucker challenged them to start defining themselves now.

“This is a fresh start, a clean slate,” Tucker said.

“Starting today you get to decide who you are and what you will accomplish. Among you is the class president, the valedictorian. Who will it be?”

The orientation day included abbreviated classes for students to meet teachers and find their way through the halls. In the afternoon, the students attended sessions about academic success and policies, social media, and a presentation from the dean of discipline about life at Marist. Student ambassadors, volunteer sophomores, juniors and seniors, were on hand throughout the day to help students get to classes, set up lockers, and share their insights about high school.

Additionally, each Marist freshman attended iPad orientation during the summer to help ensure a smooth transition to Marist’s one to one program that enhances the school’s curriculum. Students set up email accounts, connected to the Wi-Fi network, and practiced using common web applications (apps) used at the school.

Marist also held a freshman welcome on Aug. 22 to help students get to know one another in advance of the first day of classes. Students ate dinner together, played games, socialized, and learned school cheers in the school’s Red and White Stadium. At the same time, parents of freshmen gathered inside the school to review academic policies, uniforms, activities and athletics, and ways for parents to get involved in the Marist community.

“We’re proud of the family atmosphere we build here,” Tucker said. “So the way in which we welcome new and returning families is important. We live out the mission to provide all the support and resources students need to succeed.”

During the course of the year, the freshmen will meet with guidance counselors to check in about academics and school life, attend a class retreat to grow in faith, have social events focused on their class, and other events and programming.

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Chicago Christian sophomore Emma Dykstra, a resident of Palos Heights, participated in the “Noodling Around” game as one of many activities held on a recent school trip to Camp Manitoqua.

Chicago Christian High School to hold open house on Oct. 15 An open house will be held at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at Chicago Christian High School, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights.

Chicago Christian High School is celebrating 100 years of providing Christ-centered learning to the Chicago area. The open house will provide an opportunity to meet the faculty and coaches and attend a variety of sectionals

covering topics such as academic programs, spiritual growth, the school’s STEM programs (fully certified Project Lead the Way STEM courses), tuition assistance, athletics, and cocurricular programs.

Registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Wilma Persenaire at (708) 388-7656 or visit www.swchristian.org/admissions.

SW Chicago Christian students visit prairie

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The seventh-grade class (above) at Southwest Chicago Christian School in Oak Lawn visited the GensburgMarkham Prairie last Thursday. The class, under the instruction of teacher Dale Hillegonds, walked the prairie trail and learned a great deal about various plants, insects and animals.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS CHICAGO RIDGE ‘Chair Yoga’

“Chair Yoga” will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Chicago Ridge Library, 10400 S. Oxford Ave. Participants can practice yoga while seated in a chair. Certified yoga instructor Joan Zigulich, of Yoga Pathway, LLC, will lead this free class. The focus will be on simple movements designed to stretch and strengthen the whole body, ideal for office workers concerned about getting down on the floor. More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 423-7753, or visit the website at www.chicagridgelibrary.org.

‘Big Band Memories’

Reminisce with “Big Band Memories” that will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at the Chicago Ridge Library. Steve Cooper will talk about the great big bands with humorous “behind the scenes” stories to introduce each video clip. To register for the free program, call the library at (708) 423-7753 or visit the website at www. chicagoridgelibrary.org.

EVERGREEEN PARK

Upcycled jewelry, necklaces can be made at library

A session will be held in which beads and baubles from costume jewelry will be used to design a unique piece beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept 17 at the Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S. Troy.

Residents can bring their own old or broken costume jewelry. The library staff will also provide beads and baubles to use. Registration is requested from the library website at evergreenparklibrary. org or call (708) 422-8522.

Discussion on Chicago’s first world’s fair and ‘Devil in the White City’ Historian and entertainer Clarence Goodman will discuss Chicago’s first world’s fair, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the book “Devil in the White City” at 6:30 p.m. Monday,

Sept. 18 at the Evergreen Park Library.

Goodman provides information about the start of the phenomenon that we call the serial killer. At the precise moment that it became a world-class city, Chicago’s sordid tradition as “Murder City, USA” also began. The world’s fair served as a backdrop for the emergence of America’s first incomparable fiend, the infamous Dr. H. H. Holmes.

Registration is requested from the library website at evergreenparklibrary. org or call (708) 422-8522.

OAK LAWN

Film group to mark 25th anniversary of “Unforgiven’ Cineversary, the Oak Lawn Public Library’s monthly film discussion group open to anyone age 17 and older, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Unforgiven” with a screening and discussion of the movie from 6 to 8:45 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 14) at the Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave. Members and guests will meet in the downstairs theater. More information can be obtained by calling (708) 422-4990 or visit tinyurl.com/cineversary.

Will discuss inspiration behind ‘Blue Light Yokohama’

Registration is not required. The event is for all age groups. To celebrate Dahl’s birth, the event will feature party games, trivia, music and crafts. Dahl was also the author “The BFG? and “Matilda.” For more information about this and other youth programs, call (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olppl.org.

Conversation Circle provides lessons in speaking English Residents who have been studying English but have not had enough opportunities to practice speaking the language can attend sessions from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through May 23 at the Oak Lawn Library.

The Conversation Circle will include trained volunteers who provide opportunities for guests to practice speaking English by working together in large and small groups. Beginning, intermediate and advanced English learners are welcome.

Students must have some English training and be able to carry on basic conversations in English. The meetings will be held in the second floor Quiet Study Room. More information can be obtained by calling Mary Williams, (708) 422-4990, ext. 510, or visit www.olpl.org.

Library cardholders can Residents will have an opportunity reserve ticket to see to explore Tokyo through the eyes of Philharmonic Orchestra Inspector Kosuke Iwata in Nicolas Obregon’s “Blue Light Yokohama” at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at the Oak Lawn Library. Guests will hear about Obregon’s inspiration for the novel. Visitors can come with questions and stay for discussion and refreshments. Copies of the book are available at the library. More information can be obtained by calling about this and other adult programs at (708) 422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

Celebrating birthday of author Roald Dahl

A celebration will mark what would have been the 101st birthday of Roald Dahl, author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Oak Lawn Library.

IPO2GO will allow for residents with library cards to reserve a Checkout Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra pass for the concert of their choice during the 2017-18 season through the Oak Lawn Library.

The pass is valid for one patron per household and can only be used once during the 2017-18 season, with up to two adults and three student tickets per pass. To claim tickets, passes must be presented at the box office window at Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, on the night of the concert.

Passes are only available for Oak Lawn patrons, and passes do not have to be returned to OLPL. For more information about this and other programs, call (708)

422-4990 or visit www.olpl.org.

PALOS HILLS

Friends of the Library to hold fall book sale

The Friends of the Green Hills Library will hold a fall book sale beginning from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.

15 at the library, 10331 S. Interlochen Drive, Palos Hills.

The book sale will also be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 and noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

17. All Friends of the Green Hills Library members are invited to attend the Friends Preview Sale from 4 to 6 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 14) at the library.

Residents can join the club at the door for the Friends Preview Sale for $5 for a one-year membership

Electronic recycling drive

An electronics recycling drive will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept 16 at the Green Hills Library.

Acceptable items include cellphones, computers, laptops, PCs, printers, ink cartridges, scanners, microwaves and more. Residents can contact the information desk, (708) 598-8446, ext. 120, for more details.

Make emoji cork boards Kids and teen ages 10 to 17 can make emoji cork boards and pins to match during a session scheduled for 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 19 at the Green Hills Library. Registration is limited to 30.

Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Library sponsors brain fitness program for adults

The Ageless Grace brain fitness program, sponsored by the Green Hills Library, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Palos Township Office.

10802 S. Roberts Road, Palos Hills.

Ageless Grace is a cutting-edge brain fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all six functions of the brain. These exercises, based on everyday movements that are natural and organic, focus on the healthy longevity of the body and mind. This event is for adults only.

Registration is limited to 28. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Science lab experiments for kids

Science lab experiments for children of all ages will be held beginning at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Green Hills Library. Miss Emily will lead the group in science experiments. Children under age 6 must be assisted by a caregiver.

Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Family Bingo

Family Bingo can be played beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Green Hills Library. Guests can play bingo for prizes. Registration is limited to 60. Children of all ages are welcome.

Caregivers must register as well. Register online at greenhillslibrary.org.

Night to ‘Paint and Sip’

Adult patrons can take part in “Paint and Sip” event sponsored by the Green Hills Library and held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Botega of La Grange, 1 W. Harris Ave., La Grange.

Guests will be given an opportunity to paint pictures. Refreshments will be served. The registration fee is $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents (cash or check). Registration is limited to 20 and continues at the library information desk, 10331 S. Interlochen Drive, Palos Hills. The event is for adults only.

WORTH

Library program offers to ‘Turn Your Clutter Into Cash’

A program entitled “Turn Your Clutter into Cash” will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Worth Public Library, 6917 W. 111th St. The session will be held in the library meeting room. Laura Bruzas will address the true costs and well-being of having too many items. She will also discuss how to determine what to let go and what to keep, and the best resources for valuing, selling or recycling items.

More information can be obtained by calling the library, (708) 448-2855.

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MOTHER MCAULEY DEFEATS MARIST 25-20, 25-17

Macs dig 7th straight win over RedHawks

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Mother McAuley hitting star Charlie Niego (black shorts) joins the Mighty Macs’ fans in the postgame celebration Tuesday.

McAuley to host supersectional on Nov. 3

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Mother McAuley is halfway through hosting four major girls volleyball events this season.

The Illinois High School Association announced Friday that McAuley will

host a Class 4A supersectional for the first time since 2012. The supers have been moved from Saturday to Friday and the Mighty Macs will host one on Nov. 3 — two days after the sectional finals.

This will be the fourth major volleyball event scheduled at the school.

The Macs drew close to 1,000 fans Aug. 22 for its banner ceremony honoring last year’s national championship team. The place was rocking again Tuesday night against neighborhood rival Marist.

See SUPERSECTIONAL, Page 2

RICHARDS 27, SHEPARD 21

When Central Michiganbound Savannah Thompson blasted a spike off the face of Mother McAuley sophomore defensive specialist Grace Niego, her big sister, Charley, had only one thing to say.

“Nice dig.”

Indeed, the ball came up off Grace’s left cheekbone, Charley eventually ending the point with one of her nine kills. And, amid a five-point, second-set run, McAuley was well on its way to a surprisingly easy 2520, 25-17 win Tuesday over Marist in front of an estimated 2,000 fans in the packed Mighty Macs gym.

“That’s unusual,” Grace, who finished with seven digs, said of her facial save. “All I thought Photo by Jeff Vorva Mighty Macs hitter Alena Pedroza (10) gets the final kill was, ‘Is it up?’

“It feels good when Charley of the match over Marist’s Molly Murrihy and Abby Calsays encouraging things to me. lahan. Pedroza was one of four sophomores who played for the Macs on Tuesday.

She’s been my role model.”

Grace was one of four sophomores to show well in a match TEN BIG BATTLES: A closer look at the last 10 with a RedHawks team that en- McAuley-Marist volleyball showdowns: Page 2 tered as the top-ranked team in the state in at least one poll, and No. 3 or 7 in the nation, depending four sophomores I expect big things from, but I didn’t know if they were going to be on who you ask.

Amia Owolabi, a left-handed right-side able to handle the pressure of McAuley/ hitter, finished with five kills, including Marist — the crowd, the noise. All four a run-stifling rip to make it 22-16 after were so solid.”

Marist (9-1), which has now lost seven Marist rallied from nine points down to within five in the second set. Lexi Warfield straight to the Mighty Macs (9-1), played served for five points in the second set. from behind almost the entire night, last leading at 3-2 in the first set.

Alena Pedroza had five kills.

“I didn’t know how it was going to go,” See MACS, Page 2 McAuley coach Jen DeJarld said. “I have

SXU 48, MISSOURI BAPTIST 13

Another QB, another monster game Martinez throws for six touchdowns as Cougars romp

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Derek Flowers of Richards breaks two tackles en route to his first of four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 27-21 victory over Shepard on Friday night in Palos Heights.

Flowers provides knockout scoring punch for Bulldogs

By Phil Arvia Correspondent

When crunch time rolled around, nobody in the healthy throng of fans Friday at Shepard was surprised to see Richards go with a steady diet of handoffs to Derek Flowers.

After running for three touchdowns and 98 yards in the first half, Flowers finished with four scores and 202 yards on 26 carries in the Bulldogs’ 2721, South Suburban Red win in Palos Heights.

“The ball is the game,” the 5-foot-9, 215-pound junior running back said. “Protect the ball first.

Everything else is second. Your body, everything.

“We knew we were going to have to punch them in the mouth.”

Call that an unfortunate choice of words.

Two players from each side — Shepard’s Rishard Blake and Nieko Carter, and Richards’ Niles Gall and Jalen Lee — were ejected for fighting in the second half. The first three left after an incident at 10:22 of the third quarter and Lee in the final minute of that period.

Each of the four is required by IHSA rules to sit out his next game.

“Ridiculous,” Richards coach Tony Sheehan said.

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FOOTBALL SEASON

After throwing for 425 yards in his St. Xavier University debut on Aug. 31, junior transfer quarterback Justin Hunniford talked about narrowly beating out sophomore Alex Martinez for the starting job in the first week.

“He makes me a better quarterback and I make him a better quarterback,” the former North Central College signal-caller said.

Minutes later, Cougars coach Mike Feminis said Martinez would get his chance this season.

Martinez’s chance came Saturday.

Martinez, a former St. Laurence standout, threw for six touchdowns, one shy of the school record, in a 48-13 non-conference victory over Missouri Baptist in St. Louis.

There is an adage that if you play two quarterbacks, you really don’t have one good quarterback.

In this case, there are two quarterbacks on the Cougars roster capable of big things, and Feminis is likely going to have to make some hard decisions each week based on matchups if the two continue to put up these monster numbers.

Martinez was 24-of-37 for 346 yards and six TDs, including three to Nick Czeszewski, two to Harold Davis and one to Mark Strbjak. All six scores came in the first three quarters. Hunniford didn’t play on offense Saturday but played on special teams as a holder.

The Cougars were ranked 24th in the nation and shot up to 13th after knocking off No. 5 Marian in

Photo courtesy of St. Xavier University

SXU junior quarterback Alex Martinez threw for six touchdowns in a victory over Missouri Baptist on Saturday.

the season opener and following that up with this romp.

Meanwhile, the Cougars’ running game showed some power against the Spartans. After rushing 26 times for 43 yards against Marian, SXU ran the ball 37 times for 204 yards against Missouri Baptist with senior Mike Ivlow leading the way with 11 carries for 104 yards (the first collegiate 100-yard game of his career) and Esau Hemphill peeled off 72 more.

On defense, former Richards standout Josh Hettiger had a teamhigh eight tackles and had a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

The Cougars come back home for a 6 p.m. Saturday game against Lindenwood-Belleville at Deaton

First (week) impressions The Cougars opened the season upsetting the fifth-ranked team in the nation, Marian, 32-27, and SXU’s league took notice.

The Mid-States Football Association announced its three Midwest League Players of the Week on Sept. 4 and Hunniford won for offense, lineman Dmitri Joe See SXU, Page 2

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CHICAGO FIRE ANALYSIS

Niko ends his scoring drought in draw with Red Bulls

By Jeff Vorva

D.C. UNITED AT CHICAGO FIRE

Sports Editor

Nemanja Nikolic scored a goal!

In the first 18 games of the season, that would not have been big news, as he collected 16 of them. When he didn’t score, it was news.

Then, he endured a drought of nine games and the Fire also started to slide.

Nikolic had no interest in letting that slump reach double-digit games on Saturday afternoon. He found the back of the net in the 66th minute of a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls in front of an announced crowd of 19,619 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.

The Fire enter this week in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind second-place New York City FC with six matches to go.

If Nikolic can get hot again, the Fire might have a shot at second place and a

WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE’S RECORD: 13-9-6 D.C. UNITED’S RECORD: 8-16-4 NOTEWORTHY: David Accam scored in the 52nd minute to lead the Fire to a 1-0 victory over United in Washington on May 20 – the only time these two teams met this year. United is in last place in the Eastern Conference

first-round bye in the MSL playoffs. The rest of the schedule is not daunting as the Fire play Philadelphia twice plus San Jose, Houston, D.C. United and, in its toughest matchup, at showdown against New York City on Sept. 30 at home.

Nikolic is an emotional player on the pitch as he agonizes over missed

goals as if his house burned down and celebrates his successful goals as if he won a billion-dollar lottery. Needless to say, he was dramatic after Saturday’s goal as he let out a yell and hugged everyone in sight.

But after the game, he was low-key about it.

“It feels really good, of course, as it is all the time when strikers score the goal,’’ he said. “It was not my focus in a couple of leagues before because I think that the team is the most important and our results are the most important, for sure.’’

It was Nikolic’s first goal since scoring a pair against Vancouver on July 1.

“His goal meant a lot for the team,’’ Fire coach Veljko Paunovic said. “It’s good for him that he keeps scoring goals.

And when it helps the team win or get points it’s great. I’m personally happy for him because he worked hard, had

patience and it came to him, but it also came to us and came to our team. Our guys, all together, are all working hard and grinding until we get the goal. Was it Nikolic today? Yes it was, but in other games we need other guys to score. This is how it is and how it will be forever.”

The Fire has gone 2-6-2 since July 1 and the team has shown frustration during that time. Paunovic had plenty of theatrics on the sideline on Saturday — especially when the team was down 1-0 after Bradley Wright-Phillips’ goal in the eighth minute.

“That’s the sign that I want to win like no one else in this league,’’ he said. “That’s what it is. I want to win, I want to put the team in the playoffs and I’m going to push like the guys pushed today in every single game from now on. Until the end, that’s the only sign and that’s how were going to play from now on.”

Photo by Jeff Vorva

It’s hug time as Nemanja Nikolic is lifted off his feet Saturday after breaking a nine-game skid without a goal in a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls. He scored in the 66th minute of the match.

CHICAGO FIRE NOTES

CHICAGO RED STARS 0, KANSAS CITY 0

Vincent, Accam back from injuries, but Basti missing

‘C’ ya: Red Stars knock out KC

By Jeff Vorva

The Chicago Red Stars made the Kansas City Blues feel blue again.

The Red Stars and Blues battled to a scoreless tie Saturday in Kansas City and the Red Stars knocked the Blues out of the playoffs for the second straight year.

The Red Stars are 10-6-6 with two games left in the season and are in third place in the National Women’s Soccer League. The top four teams make it to the NWSL

Sports Editor

The injury merry-go-round keeps spinning for the Chicago Fire and it’s not always merry.

When someone comes back, it seems someone else goes missing.

David Accam returned to Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls after missing a game with a left ankle contusion.

Brandon Vincent, who is nursing a quad injury, started and played the full game. He played just one minute in the previous eight matches.

German star Bastian Schweinsteiger was not available after injuring his lower right leg minutes after scoring a lone goal in a 1-0 won over Montreal on

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Sept. 2. He was hoping to play against the Red Bulls but that didn’t happen.

Others out for either all or a part of the rest of the season are Jorge Bova, Patrick Doody, Christian Dean, John Goossens and Joao Meira.

deLeeuw to miss D.C. match

Michael deLeeuw was named Man of the Match by the fans in part for his assist to Nemanja Nikolic in the 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls.

He will not repeat that honor Saturday as he will be suspended for the D.C. United home match at Toyota Park because he picked up his third yellow card in the Red Bulls match.

AREA SPORTS REPORT

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Brandon Vincent played his first full game since July 5 on Saturday. He has been nursing a quad injury.

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

TCC’s brother and sister win cross country honors

By Jeff Vorva

stone (Michigan) 3-2 and No. 23 Jamestown (North Dakota) 3-1.

Oak Lawn native Bridget Krasowski had 22 kills against Cornerstone days after she was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week.

Sports Editor

Trinity Christian College’s cross country team picked up a double dose of good news when Megan DeWeerd transferred from Northwestern College in Iowa and her brother, a three-time all-state high school runner in South Dakota, decided to join her in Palos Heights.

The two opened their Trinity careers in style and picked up some honors right away.

Caleb, a freshman, earned National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week honors after finishing 14th in a field of 113 runners at the University Of St. Francis Twilight Invitational in late August with a time of 15 minutes, 53 seconds in the 5K event at Channahon Park. It ranks third in the school’s record book for that distance.

Megan, a junior, took first at the St. Francis event and set a school record with a 17:34.3 5K time and was named CCAC and NCCAA Runner of the Week.

Macs

Continued from Page 1 “Mentally, we were a lot stronger,” said Charley Niego, who added 14 digs to go with her team-high kill total. “We didn’t let the fans or anything get in our heads.”

Maggie Meyer, who led Marist with 10 kills and 12 digs, insisted the crowd didn’t get in the RedHawks’ heads so much as their ears.

“I thought we needed to deal better with the crowd,” she said.

“We couldn’t communicate as well with each other as we normally do, so we struggled a bit.”

Marist coach Jordan Vidovic suggested it was more than a bit — especially after seeing his team get off to a 9-0 start that included an upset of then topranked Minooka.

“Some of the stuff we’ve done real well just wasn’t there,” he said. “We didn’t get comfortable.

We didn’t get settled.

“We didn’t mix it up enough on offense. We have a really dynamic offense and we didn’t use it. We just weren’t on our game.”

Did he think any of that owed to any alleged McAuley mystique?

“I really don’t,” he said. “It comes down to what we put on the court. They’re not the only big team we play. This was just

MORAINE VALLEY Caleb DeWeerd

Supersectional Continued from Page 1

On Sept. 29-30, some of the best teams in the state and a few of the elite in the country will stop by for the ASICS Challenge and McAuley has a warmup game with

Megan DeWeerd

Women’s soccer: The Trolls stayed perfect at 6-0 with a 2-0 victory over Cornerstone Sunday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tori Rivas and Jadyn Wilson scored for the Trolls and Sierra Christopher and Emily Ponstein shared goalie duties in the shutout.

ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY Volleyball: The Cougars had a memorable day on Friday, knocking off two nationally ranked teams in the Viterbo Volleyball Tournament in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The Cougars knocked off No. 10 Corner-

a nice test for us early in the season.”

Grace Green added 10 digs for Marist and setter Molly Murphy had 22 assists. McAuley got 18 digs from Casey Macander and 23 assists and nine digs from Nancy Kane.

McAuley’s uptick came after a weekend of lineup juggling at the Louisville (Ky.) Invitational, where the Macs went 4-1 and won the Silver Championship. The Macs’ lone loss came to Mount Notre Dame (Ohio).

“They had a lot of offensive weapons that we had a hard time containing,” DeJarld said.

“Overall, I was happy with the way we competed. We’re getting better every day and we are working hard to improve on the deficiencies that were exposed when we played such high-caliber competition.”

One such deficiency was Owolabi’s hitting.

“I haven’t had a lefty over there in a while,” DeJarld said. “She’d been having a hard time with her timing, but it came together tonight.”

Thanks to Owolabi grabbing Kane for some extra pre-game work.

“I pulled Nancy over for some extra time with her,” Owolabi said.

“Today I showed Coach DeJarld what I can do — the team saw it, too.”

playoffs. After the FIFA break, the Red Stars visit Houston Sept. 23 and Portland Sept. 30 to close out the regular season.

The Red Stars could muster just three shots on goal against the Blues and Kansas City got off just two. Alyssa Nahaer picked up the shutout.

The two teams have had quite a history against each other. The Red Stars won six games, KC won six and there have been five ties.

The two teams have also scored 19 goals against each other.

Women’s soccer: The Cyclones lost plenty of firepower from a program that produced two national tournament appearances so they were not ranked at the beginning of the season but that could change after berating 14th-ranked Parkland on Sept. 2. Brooke Janeczek scored in regulation and Patricia Rzadkosz scored in sudden-death overtime at the 106-minute mark.

Men’s soccer: The team improved to 4-0 with a 7-0 victory over Elgin Community College as Michael Kaczmarczyk had two goals.

Women’s volleyball: Heather Fane and Colleen Corbett each had five aces in a 3-0 victory over Morton on Thursday.

Marist’s Savannah Thompson gets a kill in a two-set loss to Mother McAuley Tuesday night.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

MACS V. REDHAWKS: TEN BIG BATTLES A look at the last 10 McAuley/Marist girls volleyball wars: Date Winner Score Site 2012 Sept. 11 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 2013 Sept. 17 2014 Sept. 18 2015 Sept. 15 Nov. 3 2016 Sept. 13 Nov. 3 2017 Sept. 12

McAuley 25-20, 25-16 at Marist Marist 18-25, 25-22, 25-22 Rich East Championship Marist 25-15, 25-16 ASICS, 3rd place, at McAuley McAuley 25-11, 25-15

at McAuley

McAuley 25-23, 25-20

at Marist

McAuley 25-15, 18-25, 25-20 at McAuley McAuley 25-18, 25-20 Lyons Sectional semifinal McAuley 25-19, 25-19 McAuley 25-20, 25-22

at Marist Marist Sectional final

McAuley 25-20, 25-17

At McAuley

Kentucky’s Assumption the day before. Then in November, the Macs will host the match that allows a team into the Final Four of the IHSA Tournament. Team postseason assignments are expected to be announced Friday.

Meanwhile, the area’s other national power, Marist, has just five regular-season home games total this season. The RedHawks

opened with a two-set win over Providence Aug. 31 and their next home game is Sept. 19 against defending Class 3A champion Marian Catholic. They also host Kentucky’s Notre Dame Academy on Sept. 28, St. Viator on Oct. 10 and Benet Oct. 19.

Marist has been awarded a regional, so the Redhawks could pick up two more home games.

Sandburg High School names its first Hall of Fame class

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Sandburg High School named its first group for the school’s newly created Hall of Fame.

Athletes Tom Graves, Katie Hertz, Pat Fitzgerald join athletes/coaches Jane Caliendo, Mike Navarro, the 1993 boys soccer team, coaches/ contributor Joe Devine and Cliff Eade, plus contributor John Wator.

An induction ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 3. A location has not been announced.

Borrelli/Smalling connection

Last year, Brother Rice quarterback Dino Borrelli and Ricky Smalling formed a potent connection. They have gone their separate ways in college but shared a connection on Saturday as the freshmen put up their first Photo courtesy of Northwestern University college stats.

Smalling, the Re- Northwestern University football coach Pat gional/Reporter Foot- Fitzgerald was named to the first class of the ball Player of the Year Sandburg High School Athletic Hall of Fame. in 2016, nabbed two passes for eight yards in Illinois’ country team lost a lot of talent 20-7 victory over Western Ken- from the program that produced two top-10 finishes in the Illinois tucky in Champaign.

Borrelli picked up some late High School Association Class action in St. Ambrose’s 52-14 vic- 1A state meet the past two seatory over Lindenwood-Belleville sons.

Two returners who could play a and completed two passes for a big role in a third bid for another yard in Davenport, Iowa. high finish are Allie Boss and EmAnother Leonard ily Damstra. Boss finished 23rd wins at Reavis in the Class 1A Peoria First to Marist sophomore Thomas Finish Invitational Saturday with Leonard won the boys portion of a 19.27.2 and Damstra finished the Reavis Cross Country Invita- a slot behind her with a 19.29.4. tional Saturday in Burbank. The There were 461 competitors in Orland Park resident ran the course the race and the Knights finished in 16 minutes, 2.3 seconds, well 16th out of 44 teams. ahead of runnerup Jared Tarantino of Stagg (16:23.9). Last year, To the Max Leonard won the frosh-soph race.

Sandburg sophomore boys That meet has been special for golfer Max Farley, who finished the family. In 2013, his sisters Annmarie and Maryclare, finished 32nd in the state in Class 3A first and second in the race. Maryc- last year, fired a 72 to tie Provilare also finished second the fol- dence’s Tyler Roat and Lemont’s lowing year to help the RedHawks Raymond Sullivan with the best win the meet. She won the girls score Saturday at the Providence race last season and is now a run- Invitational at the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox. ner at Notre Dame.

Roat won the scorecard tieCC pair shines in Peoria breaker while Farley finished Chicago Christian’s girls cross second.

SXU

Continued from Page 1 won for defense and kicker Abdul Madhi won for special teams.

Hunniford racked up 425 passing yards in the win, third-most by any quarterback during Week 1 in the NAIA, and rushed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more.

Joe, a former Nazareth Acad-

emy standout, finished with 11 tackles and his strip-sack on Marian’s final drive helped clinch the upset.

Mahdi, a Bogan graduate, scored a total of eight points against Marian. The senior connected on two field goals in the second quarter, including a 53yard attempt that is tied for the third-longest in program history.

It’s the ninth time the senior has won the honor.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST

For the third week in a row, Rookie Randy picked every game right except one, which gives him a 27-3 record overall. He owns a three-game advantage over Vorva, who is still trying to figure out a way to kick Randy out of the group. He was thinking of trading Randy back to one of his old papers for an assistant news editor and a garbage can to be named later, but his old paper laughed in Vorva’s face. Onto Week 3:

Last week: Overall: Brother Rice at Montini Immaculate Conception at Chicago Christian Evergreen Park at Argo Marist at Marian Central Catholic Eisenhower at Oak Lawn Richards at Lemont Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East Shepard at Reavis Thornwood at Stagg St. Rita at St. Laurence Lindenwood Belleville at St. Xavier University

JEFF VORVA 8-2 24-6 Montini IC Evergreen Park Marist Eisenhower Lemont LWE Reavis Stagg St. Rita SXU

BOB RAKOW 6-4 19-11 Montini IC Argo Marist Oak Lawn Lemont LWE Reavis Stagg St. Rita SXU

JOE BOYLE 7-3 22-8 Brother Rice IC Evergreen Park Marist Oak Lawn Richards LWE Shepard Stagg St. Rita SXU

RANDY WHALEN 9-1 27-3 Brother Rice IC Evergreen Park Marist Eisenhower Lemont LWE Reavis Stagg St. Rita SXU

Vikings’ ‘sponge’ soaks Bishop Mac for 375 yards

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Photo by Jeff Vorva

H-F game was hard to watch but Stagg playoff chances are still strong

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WALLY FINDYSZ 7-3 21-9 Brother Rice IC Evergreen Park Marist Eisenhower Richards LWE Shepard Stagg St. Laurence SXU

WEEK 3 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Stagg quarterback Kyle Neputy is hounded by a HomewoodFlossmoor defender during a second-half pass attempt Friday.

ood for thought for those who aren’t very hungry: Since my son, T.J., started playing college volleyball at Fontbonne University, I pick which games the team will win or lose when I get a look at the schedule.

It’s so easy pick some of them.

You look at powerful teams such as Carthage, Dominican and a few others, and almost without thinking you give your kid’s team the loss.

Then, when you actually sit down and watch those matches, it gets very frustrating. Those great teams have a way of making your kid’s team look lousy. It’s hard to sit through.

That brings me to Friday night — Week 3 of the high school football season.

Stagg is the most interesting team to keep an eye on this year as the Chargers try to make it to the Illinois High School Association playoffs for the first time since 2005 after coming off an 0-9 season in 2016.

At the beginning of the season, I gave a few thoughts on games they would win and lose — and on those that were too close to guess. Homewood-Flossmoor was one of the teams on the schedule that I quickly thought would beat the Chargers.

H-F was ranked fourth in the state in Class 8A according to the Associated Press, and the Vikings were playing their first game against an Illinois team after beating Michigan City, Ind., 63-21 and Southern Durham, S.C., 43-6.

Stagg came into the game outscoring Thornton Fractional North and Aurora East by a combined 97-25.

Stagg fans, coaches and players were psyched to see if they could play with the big boys.

But this was a tough watch.

The Stagg offense couldn’t score. The defense had its moments, but in the end the game finished with a running clock, and that’s not what the Chargers were looking for.

OK, Stagg couldn’t play with the big boys on Friday. But the realistic objective wasn’t that the Chargers were going to go from 0-9 to a state championship. It’s to get to the playoffs and maybe snag a game or two and build the program from there.

The Chargers should recover and play better against struggling Thornwood (which has been out-

JASON MAHOLY 8-2 21-9 Brother Rice IC Evergreen Park Marist Eisenhower Richards Sandburg Shepard Stagg St. Laurence SXU

JEFF VORVA Making the Extra Point scored a combined 100-12 by Rich Central, Rock Island and LincolnWay Central) on Friday. Despite the fact that Thornridge is 3-0 and outscored Noble/Butler, Argo and Dunbar by a combined 158-12, I think this Sept. 22 matchup is a winnable game.

That could put the Chargers at 4-1. Six victories get you into the postseason, and five puts you on the bubble.

The final four games are with Lincoln-Way Central (a likely loss), Sandburg (a tossup), Lincoln-Way West (a probable loss) and Moline (a possible win).

If Stagg can forget Friday night and focus on the rest of the season, it still has a great shot at the playoffs.

Steal reserve In Week 2, Brother Rice’s football team lost a road game to Crete-Monee, and Crusaders players had the added misery of heading back to the locker room to find that a bunch of their stuff was stolen.

In Week 1, I heard that at Gately Stadium thieves stole water and Gatorade that was supposed to go to the players that weekend. And I also heard that a tractor used for the baseball fields in that area also was stolen.

I don’t know if anything happened in Week 3, but let’s be careful out there.

Smoked out This from former Southwest Regional Publishing correspondent Frank Gogola, who is now working in Missoula, Montana: On Thursday, several outdoor events were cancelled or postponed in his area because of bad air quality.

There are forest fires in that area and that’s causing misery for those miles away who venture outside and getting that smoke in their lungs.

Between the hurricanes in Texas and Florida and this, we should feel lucky to live where we live, although I’ll revisit that statement on a sub-zero day in January.

St. Laurence head coach Harold Blackmon believed he had players capable of filling the shoes of departed star running back Fayezon Smart, who helped carry the Vikings to backto-back appearances in the semifinals of the IHSA playoffs.

But Blackmon probably didn’t foresee Tori Clinton running for nearly as many yards in a single game than Smart did during the team’s first three postseason Blackmon games in 2016. He and his staff were, in fact, so focused on coaching the team they didn’t recognize the extent of what the senior running back was doing as he scorched Bishop McNamara for a school-record 375 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries last Friday in Kankakee in a 27-6 Chicago Catholic League White victory.

“Toriano is still learning...but he’s like a sponge,” Blackmon said. “We’re coaching him up on the small things right now, but his athleticism and his explosiveness, that’s natural, obviously. We didn’t realize it during the game what he was doing, but you see the stats after the game and that’s a pretty great accomplishment.”

After a tough opening night loss to highly ranked Benet Academy, St. Laurence has reeled off two impressive victories and appears to be jelling on both sides of the ball. The Vikings steamrolled the Fightin’ Irish for more than 450 yards rushing behind an offensive line that was a huge question mark coming into the season, but is becoming “the strength of our team,” Blackmon said.

The Viking defense contributed three sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception to

the effort.

St. Laurence faces St. Rita (2-1) in a Catholic League crossover at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kavanaugh Field.

Brother Rice 55 Aurora Christian 16

The Crusaders offense racked up 556 yards and the defense forced four turnovers as Rice rolled to victory in its home opener and avoided an 0-3 start.

Junior quarterback John Bean completed 16-of-25 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 160 more Senior running back Christian Rice contributed 10 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Rice will attempt to even its record when it travels to Fenwick (2-1) in Week 4. The Crusaders topped the Friars 42-7 in 2016.

Marist 45, Carmel 14 Junior quarterback Mike Markett threw for 123 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for another, as the RedHawks remained unbeaten in an East Suburban Catholic Conference opener.

Markett tossed two touchdown passes to wide receiver Billy Skalitzky, and one each to wideout Jadon Thompson and T.J. Ivy. D.J. Harrell ran for 149 yards on 28 carries.

Marist is unbeaten through three games for the first time since 2012, when it started the season 7-0.

Bremen 40, Oak Lawn 19 The Spartan offense piled up 309 yards but could only muster two touchdowns in the South Suburban Conference crossover in Midlothian. The meeting was the first between the two schools since 2013.

Junior running back Nick Puente continued to shine for Oak Lawn (2-1), as he continued his strong start to the season with 123 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Puente also returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score.

Eisenhower 4 Evergreen Park 14

Mustangs senior running back Jaylen Lynch ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns but the Cardinals dropped Evergreen Park in the South Suburban Conference Red opener for both teams.

Sophomore quarterback Jack Manso completed 8-of-17 passes for 133 yards and threw one interception for EP (2-1, 0-1). Senior wide receiver Obadiah White caught five balls for 60 yards.

The Mustangs visit Argo Friday. Evergreen Park is 5-1 in its last six games against the Argonauts, including a 35-6 victory last season.

Wheaton Academy 47 Chicago Christian 7 Wheaton topped the Knights for the ninth straight time and Chicago Christian fell to 2-1.

“It’s a good thing for us, ultimately, to keep facing them to keep trying to chase them down,” Chicago Christian coach Nick Cook said. “I think they’re a few years ahead of us as far as where we’re trying to take this program.”

Bolingbrook 52, Sandburg 7

The Eagles committed five turnovers, including two fumbles returned for touchdowns

by Raiders defensive tackle Dashaun Mallory, and gained only 124 yards from scrimmage while falling to 1-2 in the SouthWest Suburban opener.

Sandburg’s lone tally came via a 25-yard run by junior running back Andrew Shaub.

Senior quarterback Christian Shepherd completed 6-of-21 passes for 81 yards and threw three interceptions and was starting for Ben Starcevich, who sustained a season-ending injury during the first quarter of the Eagles’ Week 2 game against Curie.

“We struggled all night to get out of our own way,” said Eagles head coach Scott Peters.

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Images from a big weekend of area soccer

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Marist sophomore soccer player Patrick Clancy invited three friends to watch the Redhawks battle in a road game at Brother Rice on Sunday night.

He promised his pals he would score a goal for each of them.

That’s quite a statement, but he almost delivered the goods.

He scored a goal in the first minute of the match and another early in the second half and the RedHawks (3-3-1) topped their neighborhood rivals, 3-0, in a Pulaski Cup battle. The match ended up raising more than $1,000 for the 100 Club of Chi-

cago, which helps families of first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty.

So, what will Clancy do for the third friend that he didn’t score a goal for?

“I’ll have to do something for him,” he said.

“The great thing about Marist is that players from other sports — such as the boys volleyball team — come out and support us. And we support them.’’

Junior Gerardo Davila closed the scoring late in the match while goalies Tom Walsh and John Kennedy combined for the shutout.

That matchup capped a huge weekend for Southwest Regional Publishing soccer teams.

On Saturday morning, the Battle of Burbank between St. Laurence and Reavis was held in Brid-

geview on a practice field with Toyota Park as a backdrop. Marek Judka and Jonathon Moczarny scored second-half goals to lead Reavis to a 2-0 victory over the Vikings.

All day Saturday 64 teams played in the PepsiCo Showdown in at McDonald’s Soccer Complex in Oak Brook and defending champion Morton, the No. 1 seed in the Chicago TopSoccer division, advanced with a victory over Minooka.

Unseeded Solorio also had a victory in that division with an upset of No. 8 Plainfield Central.

Third-seeded Lyons was shocked by Streamwood.

Shepard knocked off sixth-seeded Crystal Lake Central in the Lurie Children’s Hospital division but Richards was beaten by No. 2 St. Patrick and Back

Members of Marist’s soccer team and Inter FC youth team show unity during “The Star-Spangled Banner’’ before Sunday’s game at Brother Rice.

Marist’s Patrick Clancy (No. 10) celebrates the first of two goals against Brother Rice in a 3-0 victory Sunday night.

of the Yards was topped by No. 1 seed LincolnWay West.

In the Michele Bingham Memorial division, fifthseeded Stagg advanced to the final eight with a triumph over Harvard.

In the Lungevity division, eighth-seeded De La Salle advanced with a win over St. Joseph but Evergreen Park suffered a loss to top-seeded St. Edward and Riverside-Brookfield was beaten by third-seeded Lincoln-Way Central.

Championship and consolation rounds were scheduled to continue Tuesday and Thursday at higherseeded schools. On Saturday, the field heads back to the McDonald’s Complex.

Here are some photos from the weekend:

Although he didn’t score Sunday night, Brother Rice sophomore Jack Finnegan was active and got a couple of shots off in the 3-0 loss to Marist.

Reavis and St. Laurence players squared off in Bridgeview with Toyota Park looming in the background on Saturday.

Reavis junior Fernando Barragan (left) and St. Laurence’s Luke Arthurs battle in the Battle of Burbank on Saturday.

Reavis senior Omar Barragan helps St. Laurence ‘s Jacob Sucheski work out a cramp late in the second half of the Rams’ 2-0 victory Saturday in Bridgeview.

Marist’s soccer squad hoists the Pulaski Cup after beating Brother Rice, 3-0, on Sunday night.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Richards

Continued from Page 1 said. “That was by far some of the worst officiating I’ve ever seen in my life. There’s going to be some film sent into the state.

“That’s bad — especially with Lemont next. We need those guys.”

Gall is Richards’ leading receiver with 12 catches for 149 yards, including six for 47 Friday. Lee, a 6-3, 275-pound sophomore, is a huge presence in the Bulldogs’ line.

Still, Blake, who entered as Shepard’s leading rusher, and Carter, who had a 75-yard touchdown run off a fake punt in the first quarter, may have been tougher losses. The Astros were already missing head coach Dominic Passolano, who according to acting head coach A.J. Porter left school roughly four hours before the game to deal with a family emergency.

“We’ve been together for nine years, him and I,” Porter said. “We know each other very well. (Passolano’s absence) didn’t matter.”

Of Passolano’s eight previous Astros

squads, six had gone to the playoffs. None beat Richards. This team had hoped to change that.

“We knew our skill kids matched their skill kids,” Porter said. “We thought, if our toughness could match their toughness…”

Flowers got help from quarterback Sebastian Castro, who was 15-of-21 for 161 yards and added 40 yards rushing.

Shepard quarterback Marques Porter (8of-15, 158 yards) kept the Astros close by connecting on big strikes to Chris Harrison (4 catches, 118 yards, 2 touchdowns).

Richards (2-1, 1-0) recovered a Shepard fumble on the opening kickoff and scored seven plays later on a 10-yard run by Flowers. Carter brought Shepard (2-1, 0-1) even on the ensuing possession.

Flowers capped Richards’ first two possessions of the second quarter with scoring runs of 5 and 15 yards, respectively. Shepard went to the locker room trailing 21-14 after Porter hit Harrison on consecutive passes of 40 and 32 yards, the latter for a touchdown with 28 seconds left in the half.

A 13-play, 65-yard drive, ending with Flowers powering in from three yards

out, opened the second half. Shepard cut it to 27-21 with 6:18 to play on Harrison’s impressive one-handed grab of a one-yard jump-ball from Porter, but could get no closer.

“We made it interesting,” A.J. Porter said. “I was telling the kids all week, ‘Big-time players make big-time plays.’”

As did Flowers on the ensuing possession, with carries of 6, 9, 27 and 10 yards to help Richards eat up all but the final 40 seconds of game clock.

“We’re going to ride him,” Sheehan said. “He’s one tough player. That’s the key — we’ve got to get down and dirty.”

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Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.THE BENEGAS FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, FREDERICK J. BENEGAS, MICHAEL STEVENS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE BENEGAS FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 002244 12132 S. 69TH COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 23, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12132 S. 69TH COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-30-121-009-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-17-00700.

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. 14-17-00700 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 002244 TJSC#: 37-6849 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 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW G. LABRADOR, MILAGROS LABRADOR Defendants 16 CH 015869 9600 WOODED PATH 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 July 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 16, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9600 WOODED PATH DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-10-206-028-0000.

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 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 14-16-14885.

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. 14-16-14885 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 015869 TJSC#: 37-6589 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 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-AR7 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES SAPATO, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 014447 443 SHADOW CREEK DRIVE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 10, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 443 SHADOW CREEK DRIVE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-31-401-018-0000.

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 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 14-15-15662.

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. 14-15-15662 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 014447 TJSC#: 37-6291 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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DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH5, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH5 Plaintiff, -v.DEBORAH J. BOYES AKA DEBORAH JEAN BOYES AKA DEBORAH BOYES, CRESTLINE ARMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 7039 9722 SOUTH KARLOV AVENUE, UNIT 305 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 18, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9722 SOUTH KARLOV AVENUE, UNIT 305, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-10-225-036-1083.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $113,963.68.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, 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 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16050003.

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 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16050003 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 16 CH 7039 TJSC#: 37-6872 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.

Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

JEFFREY DAMIEN, AKA JEFF DAMIEN; DEIDRE M. DAMIEN; RIVIERA IN PALOS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION Defendants, 17 CH 4505 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-23-112-022-0000.

Commonly known as 22 Cour Marquis, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 17-007514 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3059558

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FRANK GASCA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 2849 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 11, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10650 S. 82ND AVENUE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-213-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $176,227.42.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA, 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 782-9676 FAX 312-782-4201 Please refer to file number WWR#10139550.

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.

WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS CO., LPA 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2400 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 782-9676 Fax #: (312) 782-4201 E-Mail: ChicagoREDG@weltman.com Attorney File No. WWR#10139550 Attorney Code. 31495 Case Number: 2016 CH 2849 TJSC#: 37-8169 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 WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-4; MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-4; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSE J. NEVAREZ YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ; BROOK HILLS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION; BROOK HILLS, PUD UNIT SIX HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF ILLINOIS; PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT UNION; JOSE NEVAREZ, JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES) OF YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 33517 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 13, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-31-105-005-0000.

Commonly known as 11744 Cranna Court, Orland Park, IL 60467.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W10-2893.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3060486

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O&A MOVIE REVIEW

Characters provide interest and ‘It’ provides plenty of chills Something evil lurks beneath the sewers of the small town of Derry, Maine. It has been asleep for a long time. It has awoken. And “It” is hungry.

It is the summer of 1989. A group of youngsters, aptly branded as the Losers Club, find themselves up against a paranormal force when the town’s children begin disappearing, and a monstrous, sadistic clown named Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) threatens our band of unlikely heroes as they search to cast out not only this demon, but their inner demons as well.

There is a great deal of pleasure to be found in “It” (directed by Andy Muschietti), though it may be surprising to some that the titular creature is not at the top of that list. Instead, this movie really finds its legs when the young cast is allowed to act and shine.

Among one of the movie’s best revelations is Sophia Lillis as the Loser’s Club lone female member, Beverly. Lillis is one of those rare young performers that can portray wisdom beyond her years without coming off as sickly precocious or downright annoying. Instead, Lillis exudes maturity and dignity as a girl who needs maturity to survive her hellscape of a homelife and will never sacrifice her dignity to please others.

The male Losers are all terrific as well, though I would say the standout amongst the boys is Jack Dylan Grazer as the hypochondriac Eddie. His milea-minute speech pattern is both infectious and funny, while portraying the very early struggles of a boy coming to terms with the idea that few in the world — up to and including his own mother — have his best interest in mind.

This must all sound fine to those who are looking for engaging drama, but how does “It” fair as the monster movie the posters and trailers display? The answer: pretty well.

Skarsgard has a large task ahead of him, stepping

into the clown shoes made famous by Tim Curry, who deliciously chewed the scenery as Pennywise in the television miniseries adaptation of “It” (1990, directed by Tommy Lee Wallace). He succeeds in at least allowing the audience to put Curry out of their mind for the two hour, fifteen minute runtime.

And yet, I found myself more engaged when the Losers Club was dealing with the real monsters in their lives. Their parents are at best apathetic and at worst loathsome. They are constantly chased by a sociopathic bully (Nicholas Hamilton). And at times they are even at each other’s throats. There are moments where by comparison Pennywise seems to be the least — and least interesting — of their problems.

Director Muschietti has handsomely mounted this production with gliding camera movements and 1980sstyle lighting tricks that are reminiscent of the early works of filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante.

Muschietti matches tones of horror, fantasy, childhood and human drama fairly well, with the exception of some ill-timed smart aleck lines after big scares.

While the attempt at lightening the mood is always appreciated, it isn’t always appropriate.

With some minor quibbles, “It” largely succeeds as one of the few movies this summer to have thrills, chills and heart.

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Samuel L Jackson “Darius Kincaid” and Ryan Reynolds as “Michael Bryce” in “The Hitman’s Bodyguard.”

How ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ mined the blues and f-bombs for a banging soundtrack

By Paula Parisi

The bluesy soundtrack to “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” is one of the winning elements of the Lionsgate release, which has been No. 1 at the box office since Aug. 18, and is teed-up for its RATING: A third weekend at the top. “‘Hitman’ will take full advantage of a very slow marketplace over Labor Day weekend and is likely to go three for three,” says comScore senior analyst Paul Dergarabedian. The buddy action comedy, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, features a score by Icelandic composer Atli Ovarsson that taps into the soulful songs selected for the soundtrack by director Patrick Hughes.

Growing up in Melbourne, Hughes sang and played harmonica in a band, and ‘Hitman’ cuts like Willie Dixon’s “Sittin’ and Cryin’ the Blues,” Leadbelly’s “Black Betty” and Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie” are nods to those formative years. “There’s an Australian band called Spiderbait and I always loved their cover of ‘Black Betty,’” says Hughes, who needle-drops it for a speedboat chase through the waterways of Amsterdam. “It’s an eclectic mix.

We even have a busload of singing nuns,” Hughes adds, referring to an interlude of lyrical levity that sees Jackson lead a sisterly singalong to “The Italian Drinking Song” (an actual ditty, published Dreamstime.com by Warner/Chappell).

Once the pork cubes have turned lightly golden, proceed with the rest of “We were playing a lot of the the recipe steps. tracks on set. The Chuck Berry tune was used over a fight se• Kosher salt better, it’s surprisingly economiquence. I liked the playful nature cal, with the entire ingredient list • Freshly ground black of it, which turned it from just a probably costing less than you’d pepper badass fight into a bit of a dance.” spend to feed four people in a fast• Steamed white rice, for More melodic irony occurs durfood restaurant. And finally, you serving ing a flashback to when Jackson’s don’t even need a wok to make • 2 scallions, trimmed and character, Kincaid, meets the love it; a large frying pan works fine. thinly sliced, for garnish of his life, played by Salma Hayek.

Feel free to substitute boneless, Glimpsed in a bar, she takes down skinless chicken for the pork, or With a sharp knife, cut the pork a gang of bikers as Lionel Richie add other vegetables you like. chops into 1/2-inch (12-mm) dice. croons “Hello.” “If Sam was going Eventually, you can start invent- Set the meat aside in a medium ing your own stir-fries, coming up mixing bowl. Cut the bell pepper, with new ways every evening to onion and carrot into 1/4-inch (6lure everyone back to the table. mm) dice, combining them in a separate bowl.

SWEET-AND-TANGY Pour the soy sauce into a small

By Jeraldine Saunders PORK-AND-VEGETABLE mixing bowl. Add the cornstarch STIR-FRY and stir with a fork until the cornARIES (March 21-April 19): Serves 4 to 6 starch has dissolved completely. Your energy levels will improve Stir in the garlic, sesame oil, vin- faster than you can say zip-a-dee• 12 ounces (375 g) egar, red pepper flakes and brown do-dah. You have an imaginative well-trimmed center-cut sugar. Add the seasonings mixture viewpoint that helps you perform boneless pork chops, to the bowl of diced pork and toss creative projects, as well as your about 1/2 inch (12 mm) well. Set aside at room tempera- job, with enthusiasm in the week thick ture to marinate for about 15 min- ahead.

• 1 green bell pepper, utes. Wash your hands thoroughly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): halved, stemmed, and Heat the peanut oil in a large Swear on it. Ambition may be your seeded frying pan over high heat. Add life, your whole life and nothing • 1 medium-sized yellow the pork mixture and stir-fry but your life, at least during the onion, peeled with a long-handled spoon or first half of the week. Your logi• 1 medium carrot, spatula, keeping the pork cubes cal approach to financial matters trimmed and peeled moving continuously around the can be helpful to your handling • 3 tablespoons soy sauce pan, until they have turned lightly of joint asserts.

• 1 1/2 tablespoons golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add all GEMINI (May 21-June 20): cornstarch the diced vegetables and season Your words may be more impact• 1 tablespoon minced with salt and pepper. Continue ful on others than you realize. Just garlic stir-frying over high heat until be sure that you tell the truth, the • 1 1/2 tablespoons Asianthe pork is cooked through and whole truth and nothing but the style toasted sesame oil nicely browned and the vegetables truth as this week unfolds. Some• 2 teaspoons white wine are tender-crisp, about 2 minutes one may be somewhat suspicious vinegar longer. of your motives.

• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Spoon the steamed rice into CANCER (June 21-July 22): crushed red pepper individual serving bowls or onto Mark your place. Final decisions flakes serving plates. Spoon the stir-fried should be put on hold until the end • 1 1/2 tablespoons light pork and vegetables on top of the of the week. You will be better brown sugar rice. Garnish with scallions and off if you suspend a crucial deci• 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut serve immediately. oil sion until the timing is better. If

Back to the table: A sweet, tangy stir-fry is easy on budget, brings everyone together All across the country, people are at a transition point in their dinnertime habits. We’ve finished summer’s easygoing days, when the evening meal might mean grilled burgers and hot dogs or a quick bite out before a movie or maybe the children heading off in different directions for dinner at friends’ homes. It sometimes seemed as if the family dinner table was a forgotten piece of furniture.

Now vacations are over, school is back in session, and the sun is setting earlier day by day. It’s the right time to gather around that table again for a home-cooked meal.

Sharing food you cook for yourself and your loved ones is a remarkably effective way to build closeness. Good meals shared can make everyone happier and more relaxed, leading to easier conversations and closer bonds. If you’re a parent, the dinner table offers an especially good opportunity to catch up on your kids’ activities — and make sure they’re doing their homework!

But how can you get back into the habit of cooking nightly meals?

The easiest way is to focus on recipes that provide big flavor and great satisfaction with minimal effort. And that often leads me to stir-frying.

This Asian cooking technique evolved long ago as a way to cook food quickly without using too much precious fuel. By cutting up your ingredients into uniform, small pieces and stirring them together quickly in a large pan over high heat, a delicious one-dish meal can be cooked in minutes.

Flavor is quickly added through liquid seasonings that can also play the role of marinade for whatever protein is featured; and a touch of cornstarch helps to bind that sauce when heated, beautifully coating all the stir-fried ingredients. The only other dish you need to make the meal complete is some steamed rice that you start cooking, following package instructions, before you start preparing the main dish.

In addition to being quick and easy to prepare, and delicious, the following recipe for a sweet-andtangy pork-and-vegetable stir-fry has yet three more aspects to its appeal. First, it features ingredients you may well already have in your pantry or refrigerator, or certainly ones you can find easily in your local supermarket. Even

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to fall in love with Selma in a bar, I wanted it to play out in slow motion against a really great ‘80s love ballad,” Hughes explains.

The combination of Hughes’ classic song selections and Ovarsson’s soulful score provides “depth and emotional direction” for the story and characters that is rare in action movies, says Millennium Films music supervisor Selena Arizanovic.

Perhaps the most inspired musical moment is voiced by Jackson himself. The actor improvised a few lines in a scene in which he’s riding shotgun with Reynolds and trying to annoy him. “When I got into the editing room I thought it was genuinely good. So one day when we were doing pickup shots I pitched Sam the idea of turning it into a legitimate song.

He went into his trailer and 15 minutes later came out with an entire lyric sheet for ‘Nobody Gets Out Alive.’”

Ovarsson produced the track, recording the music in Iceland, and adding a gospel choir that performed at Abbey Road Studios in London with Jackson adding his vocal at a studio in New York.

“It’s very much a traditional band score - drums, bass, guitarists and keyboards. I used quite a bit of the Hammond B3 organ, which I played myself, and we had a brass section.”

In deciding to draft a gospel choir, Hughes had some very specific direction. “I wanted them dropping F-bombs,” he says with a laugh. “We gave them a little wine to loosen them up, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.” The guiding principle for the score was “it had to sound be organic and hand-made, because that’s the quality of some of those great blues tracks that Patrick chose,” Ovarsson says. “I wanted this music to be alive, and performed live, sounding like it was played by humans. There is

very little computer music on this score.”

The Hitman’s Bodyguard soundtrack

Ovarsson in fact grew up on ‘80s synth music, a devotee of British musician and producer Trevor Horn. So he was delighted to be taken under the wing of composer Hans Zimmer, one of Horn’s former bandmates, when he came to Hollywood after graduating from Berklee and the North Carolina School of Arts.

Ovarsson, who is represented by Gorfaine/Schwartz, still keeps studio space at Zimmer’s Remote Control, though he’s been on his own since 2007. “Hans is an amazing collaborator, and I feel fortunate to have had him as a producer on some of my work.”

“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” closes with a romantic denouement set to King Harvest’s “Dancing in the Moonlight,” which becomes part of the end credits, segueing into Jackson’s extended version of “Nobody Gets Out Alive” (which got the actor into ASCAP).

As for the opening credits, they play to Ovarsson’s “Hitman’s Bodyguard Theme,” in the tradition of John Barry’s Bondthemes and John Powell’s Bourne stylings. “I think almost anybody who does a score in this vein is in some way influenced by John Barry, especially using the electric guitar in such an iconic way,” Ovarsson says. “The last film I’d done before this was a Danish film [the boxing biopic Den bedste mand], that was also jazz-blues influenced as well, and a lot of those pieces caught Patrick’s ear. This was a continuation of the exploration of jazz and blues and those genres in the context of film music.”

“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” soundtrack is available digitally.

Milan Records will issue a vinyl version on Nov. 11.

OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST you decide that it is best to wait others will agree.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You prefer to be seen as a paragon of political correctness. Because you are too busy examining other people’s faults, however, you may overlook your own. Honor your obligations and act responsibly this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Start the week off by getting your closets organized or the receipts filed away. You could be more concerned with thrift and economy than sharing off your assets. Treat family members with respect in the week to come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pay attention to what other people do, but do your own thing. In the week ahead you could have better things to do to fill up your time than to tag along. Be sure to answer emails and phone calls in a timely manner.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your inspiring ideas could bring people together and break a stalemate. Someone close may be riveted on financial security and material success in the week ahead. Look the other way if

people seem quarrelsome.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Plan your work and work your plan. Take responsibility for your own actions, since a busy schedule leaves little time to oversee others. Don’t begin any major new undertaking until the end of the week.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You could be challenged to discuss something that you prefer to keep under your hat. You must share information to preserve someone’s trust in the week ahead, but may find that this creates a serious conflict.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Control yourself and avoid controversies. In the week to come someone might offer to take some responsibilities off your hands.

Don’t consider this to be an affront to your abilities or doubts about your competence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may feel the boss is looking over your shoulder or that the rules are difficult to comply with in the coming week. If you exert some effort your work will be seen in the best light and things will turn out favorably.

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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS The Center to host SAGE fundraiser dinner

The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead.

For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 361-3650.

• A landscape and nature photography workshop will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday Sept.

16. Instructor Lauren Becker invites everyone to explore the farm and trails and to capture the sights along the way. In this workshop, students will be given the chance to explore the grounds and absorb nature’s beauty, take photos of the favored parts of the farm and learn more about the basics of photography. Students will be given individual attention and instruction on how to use their cameras.

• Family Art Class: Fabric Wall Hanging is set from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday Sept. 16. Instructor Karen Signore will guide the group in choosing from a variety of fabrics to arrange a fabric collage that can be hung on the wall. The workshop fee is $10 per person.

• Farm to Table: A SAGE Fundraiser at the Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.

The Center invites the public to a multi-course meal featuring ingredients that were planted, grown, raised, processed, and/or harvested at the Children’s Farm through the Sustainable Agriculture and Green Education program, SAGE. No chemicals or pesticides were used in the growing process and all animals were free-ranged and naturally fed. The dinner menu will feature minestrone, fresh green salad, Italian sausage and meatballs, tomato and basil pasta, vegetable sides, homemade bread, herb-infused olive oil and a farm-grown fruit dessert. The cost of the fundraising dinner is $70 per person, and reservations are requested.

• Autumn Folkarts will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. for four Mondays afternoon beginning Sept.

18. Instructor Lois Lauer will help students create great naturethemed decorative crafts each week. Planned projects include hydrangea wreaths, sleep pillows, “mintcense,” dried gourds, hiking sticks, and more. No experience or previous skills needed. On the first day of class, Lauer will invite those who wish to join her on the following Monday mornings before class to help gather herbs, leaves, sticks, flowers and more.

The class fee is $64, plus a $16 materials fee.

• Luncheon: “Blues & Backstories” will spotlight Scott Ainslie from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday

Sept. 19. “Blues and Backstories” is a selection of blues songs and personal stories about their history, information about the original players, and anecdotes from Ainslie’s work with senior gospel and blues musicians. Ainslie has been a Public Fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill, and received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Folk life Section of the North Carolina Arts Council. The luncheon costs $22 and advance reservations are necessary.

• Introduction to Mindfulness is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for eight Wednesdays beginning Sept. 20. Registration is mandatory. Mindfulness has been defined as the art of being in the present moment with curiosity and kindness, without judgment. Students interested in becoming present in their lives are asked to join Kitty Riggenbach as she leads this eightweek class. Riggenbach has been studying and practicing the art of Mindfulness for several years, and she is one of the current facilitators for The Center’s Sunday Mindfulness program. The class limit is 15 people, so participants are encouraged to sign up early. The cost for the eight-week class is $80. Please note: the classes build upon each other. It is important to make a commitment to the full eight weeks.

• Living Mindfully will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday afternoons beginning Sept. 21. Gathering together to meditate and discuss an aspect of Mindfulness each week helps support mindfulness practice. This is an ongoing class and no registration is necessary. A $7 per class donation requested.

• The Center will host a short service and labyrinth walk for peace at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 to celebrate the International Day Of Peace. In 1981 the United Nations established the International Day of Peace hoping to strengthen the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Yet, as the Dalai Llama said, “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” Pre-registration is required.

• The Chakra Diffuser Bracelets class will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. Instructor Liz Credio will help students learn about what each Chakra represents and where they are located on the body. Participants will also learn about healing exercises, foods, essential oils, and gemstones that help each of Chakras. A meditation and discussion will precede the creation of a Chakra diffuser bracelet with gemstones that represents each of the Chakras. Credo will provide samples of essential oils

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.

STARTING THIS WEEK:

“THE MUMMY’’: Tom Cruise takes on one of the most classic of all horror tales with this latest version, casting him as a finder and seller of artifacts who becomes the target of an ancient princess’ malevolent spirit (Sofia Boutella).

Along with his cohort in adventure (Jake Johnson, “New Girl’’) and an archaeologist (Annabelle Wallis), Cruise’s character sets out to thwart the evildoer’s larger intentions while also trying to free himself. Director Alex Kurtzman stages the action sequences well, particularly a harrowing plane crash seen largely from the inside of the craft. Another iconic character of the genre, the transforming Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, appears in the persona of Russell Crowe. *** (PG-13: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THIS IS US: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON’’: One of the most-acclaimed and mostdiscussed broadcast drama series in years, creator-producer Dan Fogelman’s superb, Emmy-nominated NBC saga traces the lives of several members of a family by moving back and forth in their characters’ timelines. Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia play a couple whose triplets — portrayed as adults by Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley — aren’t a conventional trio. Ron Cephas Jones also is outstanding as a challenged

man with a connection to one of the offspring, A recurring but very notable co-star is veteran actor Gerald McRaney as the doctor who delivers the parents’ babies. *** (Not rated: AS, P) “BEATRIZ AT DINNER’’: Salma Hayek has a terrific showcase in the title role of this socialclass comedy from writer Mike White (“School of Rock’’). Beatriz is a holistic practitioner whose car trouble leaves her stranded at a client’s (Connie Britton, “Nashville’’) dinner party, at which the guests include a wealthy developer (John Lithgow) with whom Beatriz may have a past connection.

Chloe Sevigny, Jay Duplass and Amy Landecker (``Transparent’’) play others in attendance at the meal that ultimately becomes quite eventful. DVD extra: photo gallery. *** (R: P, V) (Also on On Demand) “IT COMES AT NIGHT’’: A couple’s (Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo) defense against the outside world is threatened by a family seeking refuge in this effective thriller from writer-director Trey Edward Shults. The hosts aren’t entirely sure whether to trust their visitors — played by Christopher Abbott (“The Sinner’’) and Riley Keough (“The Girlfriend Experience’’) — and the tension among them grows to a potentially lethal point. Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Griffin Robert Faulkner portray the couples’ sons, who also have major roles in the grim developments. DVD extra: “making-of’’ documentary. *** (R: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

to try on the bracelets. Teens are welcome to register. The class fee is $12, plus a $10 materials fee.

• On the first Sunday of each month except December, Communion is offered at both Wayside Chapel services. Volunteers are needed setting up Communion, as well as helping to distribute it. Those who are able and interested should contact Chris Hopkins at The Center. All are welcome.

The Wayside Chapel serves a nonalcoholic cup of wine and glutenfree bread.

Bridge Teen Center offers tailgate party and more

The Bridge Teen Center, 15555

S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers several free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade.

For more information, call (708) 532-0500.

• The Super Smash Bros Tournament Night will be held from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

15. Students are invited to gather for a night of gaming competition. Chipotle will provide free food samples.

• Diamonds and Jewels with James & Sons Fine Jewelry is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. Students will learn about the intricacies of cutting, polishing and inspecting diamonds and gemstones.

• Cyber Security with Cyber

Action Solutions is set from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.19. Students will learn how to think like a hacker so they can keep their personal information safe and secure on the internet.

• During the culinary class, students will learn “How To Pickle Anything” from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20.

• Drawing the Human Face will be the focus from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. Students will learn how to blend, shade and draw correct facial proportions in order to create realistic drawings of the human face.

• Horseback riding is offered to high school students from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Students

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• DIY Denim Organizer is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Students will design and sew a jean-inspired creation that has practical uses as well.

• For students who love autos, Detailing a Sports Car will be featured from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 21. Students will learn about how to detail a sports car.

• Students are invited to join at the Bridge Center from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 for a tailgate party. Lou Malnati’s will provide free food samples.

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