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Strupeck and her husband, and happy life. Attending Curves for Carl, are described by fellow workout sessions 2-3 times a week Curves members as extremely helps her achieve her desired goal.

Imagine being 92 years old. healthy aside from a few minor “I really enjoy going to Curves,” Now, imagine being 92 years bumps in the health road includ- she said, “It keeps me moving and old and being an active member ing Carl’s September thyroid sur- gives me the exercise I need. There in your local gym. gery. Carl turns 97 in December. are also very nice ladies there and And when it comes to working “He will bounce back very t h r o u g h out at Curves Fitness in Hickory quickly,” Strupeck said. “As long out time Hills, Viola Strupeck is the belle of as he listens to me.” spent the ball. Or the glory of the gym.

Being active has there, For Strupeck, this is all a rooted from Strureality. peck’s childhood “Throughout the majority of where she says my life, I have always belonged to aside from particisome type of fitness center and I pating in local choir, love staying active,” the Burbank she would spend her resident said. days playing baseball Serving Chicago EvergreenchilPark, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Palos Strupeck joined Curves Fitness Ridge, with neighborhood at the younger age of 81 in 2003 dren in local sandlots for and has been a loyal member for fun. the past 11 years, spending the “I’m talking about the past two years at the Hickory late 1930s, early 1940s,” Hills’ location at 8725 W. 95th she said, “A bunch of kids Street. would get together and play “Viola is very active, energetic baseball regularly. It wasn’t and very well-liked by everyone on a professional level by any who meets her,” Marcella Vrot- means, but it was a lot of work ney, Hickory Hills’ Curves owner, and a lot of fun.” said, “She is such a wonderful Staying positive, staying acperson and everyone really loves tive and staying healthy are keys her here.” to what Strupeck considers a full

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we have developed wonderful friendships. Everyone socializes, knows each other and are really good friends. It is just a really nice environment to be surrounded in.”

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Viola Strupeck. 92, is one of the more popular figures at Curves in Hickory Hills because of her work ethic.

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D218 boss rips ACT

Anglers away

Corsi calls standardized test a ‘senseless formula’ and contemplates eliminating it

By Kelly White Correspondent What is the purpose of taking the ACT? That was a question – and many others – posed by the CHSD 218 school board president, Marco Corsi, at Monday night’s school board meeting. He is at the point where he wondered aloud if students at Shepard, Richards and Eisenhower High should even take the test at all.

“Is there a penalty if our district decides to no longer have our students take the ACT?” he said.

The ACT scores, based on a scale from 1 to 36, are used my most colleges to determine admittance. Students are allowed to take the test over to try to get a higher score, but Corsi questions the process in which test takers only see a score and not what they got right or wrong on the test.

“With the standardized testing demonstrated in the ACT, both students and teachers are

Vorva is glad there were no tragedies to report this week (page 3), Rakow gets his Irish up over people who say Notre Dame shouldn’t be covered to thoroughly in Chicago (page 6) and Parker introduces us to a girl who passed 80 kidney stones in her young life but finished the Chicago marathon (page 12) Photo by Jeff Vorva

unaware of the questions that were answered wrong,” Corsi said. “This is a senseless formula without any feedback.”

According to the 10-year ACT profile history at District 218, there has been a decrease in student performance in test scores.

The class of 2012 had the lowest ACT scores in the district with a composite score of 18.1.

Scores have not plummeted that low since 2004 with a total composite score of 18.4. In 2013, test scores picked up again with an 18.7 average. The class of 2006 and 2010 mark the district’s highest composite score at 19.1.

Corsi criticized the process in which the ACT counts the number of questions on each test that the student answered correctly.

It does not deduct any points for incorrect answers and there is no penalty for guessing. The student’s raw scores are converted to scale scores. The composite (Continued on page 8)

A makeshift sign (inset) is already up at Pleasure Lake in Palos Hills warning people of a ban on fishing.

Winter’s ‘total kill’ forces long ban on fishing at Palos Hills’ Pleasure Lake Halloween Costume Contest Winners See Page 10, Section 2

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By Michael Gilbert Correspondent Anglers won’t be able to cast their lines into Pleasure Lake in 2015 and possibly even beyond as Palos Hills officials look to build back the fish population decimated by last year’s harsh winter.

City officials voted unanimously last Thursday to place an immediate and indefinite ban on fishing at Pleasure Lake and also approve the purchase of two aerators to break down sludge and improve the oxygenation in the 8.1-acre lake located at 10801 S. Roberts Road.

At the end of September, Palos Hills spent approximately $1,300 from its park development fund to have the Richmond Il.-based Keystone Hatcheries restock the lake with more than 1,500 blue gills, 325 largemouth bass and 300 catfish. The immediate ban will allow for at least one full spawning cycle to help replenish the lake after what Alderman Joe Marrotta called “a total kill” from the record-setting cold winter.

“The winter just froze us solid,” Marrotta said. “Everything was lost.”

The fact the lake is no more than six feet at its deepest point also didn’t help when the temperature dipped below freezing, according to the Palos Hills Resource and Recreation Commissioner Mary Jo Vincent.

“The lake is not that deep,” Vincent said. “We’re not talking about a situation where the fish could go under to hibernate.”

Without any fish in the lake, Palos Hills was forced to cancel its annual all-ages fishing derby, which usually takes place in late September,

Marrotta said. When the city will allow fishing again at the lake remains unknown, he said.

“We don’t want to put a date on that,” Marrotta said. “[Keystone Hatcheries] asked us to wait at least two years. Our attorney asked us not to put a set date on it. Fishing won’t be allowed for the foreseeable future.”

Violators of the ban face a fine of $250, Marrotta said. That is same amount people were previously fined for taking fish from the catch-and-release lake.

The aerators to be installed will be underwater bubble diffusers and not resemble a fountain, Public Works Commissioner Dave Weakley said. The aerators, which could cost approximately $12,000, are expected to be installed later this year in case they are needed to combat another difficult winter, officials said. “[The aerators] will increase available oxygen in the water and that is not only healthy for fish but also for the lake in that it creates the oxygen it needs for the digestion process to break down the sludge that has been building in the lake for the last 30 years,” Weakley said. “It’s a way of bringing the lake back to a healthy condition.”

The installation of the aerator will be completed in-house by the public works department, Marrotta said.

• In other news, city officials voted unanimously to renew its contract with Pace Suburban Bus Service for the DialA-Ride service, which provides curb-tocurb bus service for those 60 or older or with a disability to medical appointments, (Continued on page 9)

Halloween hours

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Beauties and the beast: A group of young beauties gather around the giant Grim Reaper (Villa Park’s Robert Miller) at Sunday’s Haunts Against Hunger event in Worth. For more photos of the event, see page 4.

Halloween is just around the corner and Oct. 31 trick or treat hours have been set in all six of the area’s communities. In Chicago Ridge it’s 3 to 7 p.m., in Evergreen Park it’s until 6 p.m. if unsupervised and 8 p.m. if accompanied by a parent, in Hickory Hills it’s 3 to 8 p.m., in Oak Lawn it’s 3 to 8 p.m., in Palos Hills its 3 to 7 p.m. and in Worth it’s 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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POLICE AND COMMUNITY NEWS

Marcus A. Ross, 28, of Chicago, was charged with disorderly conduct Oct. 13 following a disturbance at Little Company of Vanessa M. Barma, 33, of Chi- Mary Hospital, 2800 W. 95th St., cago Ridge, was charged with driv- police said.. ing on a suspended license Oct. *** 13 after a stop in the 6500 block Savonn B. Lanier, 21, of Everof 95th Street, police said.. green Park, was charged with dam*** age to property Oct. 14 after allegItzael Chagoya, 21, of Chicago, edly slashing the tires of a car in the was charged with driving on a 2700 block of 98th Street, police said.. suspended license and no insur*** ance Oct. 13 after being stopped Kimberly L. Bass, 28, of Oak in the 6500 block of 95th Street, Lawn, was charged with possession police said.. of marijuana and improper lane use *** Oct. 15 after a stop in the 2700 block Raymond R. Grant, 37, of Chi- of 87th Street, police said.. cago, was charged with theft Oct. *** 15 after allegedly using a stolen Eric A. Kovacevic, 22, of gift card to purchase diamond Worth, was charged with posearrings valued at approximate- session of a controlled substance ly $2,600 from Zales in Chicago and drug paraphernalia Oct. 15 Ridge Mall, police said. . following a traffic stop at 87th *** Street and Pulaski Road, police Alfonso V. Aguilar, 54, of Chicago, said. was charged with driving without a valid license, no insurance and using a cell phone while driving Oct. 17 following a stop at 107th Street and Nashville Avenue, police said..

Ronald G. Acherhof, 43, of Oak *** Jonathan Gurrister, 24, of Ev- Lawn, was charged with driving ergreen Park, was charged with on a revoked license Oct. 13 fola stop in the 8000 block trespassing Oct. 19 after a dis- lowing th of 87 Street, police said. turbance in the 10400 block of *** Brooks Lane, police said.

Andre Evans, 50, of Chicago, was charged with driving on an expired license and speeding Oct. 16 after being stopped in the 8100 block of 95th Street, police said. *** Yndia M. McCall, 29, Chicago, Charles P. Grima, 40, of Justice, was charged with retail theft Oct. 11 after allegedly stealing goods was charged with driving on a from Wal-Mart, 2500 W. 95th St., revoked license and speeding Oct. 16 after a stop in the 9200 block police said.. of 88th Avenue, police said. *** *** Hexadore C. Randall, 20, of ChiBolaji M. Delk, 18, of Chicago, cago Heights, was charged with possession of marijuana Oct. 12 was charged with retail theft Oct. after a stop in the 2500 block 16 after allegedly stealing merof Rockwell Avenue, police said.. chandise from CVS, 8811 W. 87th St., police said. *** *** George S. Lemon, 55 of Chicago, Akram A. Rafati, 45, of Chicago was charged with retail theft Oct. 13 after allegedly stealing items Ridge, was charged with possesfrom Menards, 9100 S. Western sion of marijuana Oct. 18 after a stop in the 7800 block of 89th Ave., police said.

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The incident occurred on Dec. 12, 2013, when the victim was waiting in a long line at the Shell gas station at 106th and Cicero Avenue. Barrett, who was off duty at the time, burst into the gas station and began cursing at two cashiers working behind the counter, prosecutors said.

The victim asked Barrett to stop yelling. Barrett pushed him with closed fists, knocking him to the ground, prosecutors said.

Barrett continued to scream at bystanders for several minutes and eventually walked out of the

gas station. A witness followed Barrett to his car, wrote down his license plate number and reported the incident to Oak Lawn police. Officers located Barrett with the driver’s license number and he was arrested and charged with the assault, prosecutors said.

The victim underwent surgery for a fractured hip and suffered a torn rotator cuff on his right shoulder. He spent an extended period of time in a residential rehabilitation center.

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Red Line in January 2012, according to the Cook County state’s attorney.

He leaned over the woman and allegedly ejaculated on her lab coat and backpack. Robinson also took her cell phone and cash before fleeing at the next stop, the state’s attorney said. Semen recovered from the lab coat matched Robinson’s DNA, and the woman identified him in a photo array.

This spring, Robinson allegedly masturbated on the thigh of another woman when they were alone on the Blue Line near the 5000 block of West Congress Parkway, according to the complaint.

The 26-year-old woman pushed

Robinson and told him to get away from her, but he didn’t move until she hit the train’s emergency button. When the train stopped, Robinson ran into another car, officials said. That victim called 911 and identified Robinson as her attacker. The incident also was captured on CTA surveillance video, the state’s attorney said.

Robinson has eight prior felony convictions for attempted aggravated robbery, retail theft, possession of a controlled substance, theft, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and burglary. He also has four misdemeanors, including a 2010 public indecency case.

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Lode Drive, police said. *** *** The bedroom of a house in the Baretta Wright, 39, of Chicago, 8800 block of 97th Street was ranwas charged with driving on a sacked on Oct. 17. suspended license Oct. 16 follow*** A house in the 7300 block of ing a stop in the 7000 block of th 103rd Street was ransacked on 107 Street, police said.

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David Barrett, 59, was preing goods from Kmart, 4101 W. viously convicted of aggravated 95th St., police said. battery of a senior citizen for *** Javon L. Williams, 29, of Hazel attacking the 89-year-old vicCrest, was charged with drunk- tim after he asked Barrett to en driving, no insurance, illegal stop using profanity during a transportation of alcohol and dis- December 2013 incident at an obeying a red light Oct. 12 after Oak Lawn gas station, according a stop at 95th Street and Meade to prosecutors.

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ment comes after 34 years with the department.

Captain John Eisenbeis was promoted to deputy chief and Det. Sgt. John McCarthy was promoted to lieutenant.

Meanwhile, three lieutenants— Robert Wall, Keith Hojek and Peter Donovan—were promoted to captain.

Finally, two patrol officers— Daniel Trujillo and Stephen Hart—were promoted to sergeant.

The department’s next move will be to hire two probationary patrol officers from the eligibility list.

In other business, the board declared Oct. 20 Chris Rapp Day in Evergreen Park.

Rapp joined the staff of the Evergreen Park Public Library in 1974 and has served under all four of the library’s directors.

She is currently head of adult services.

Jr’s harm: Burglar breaks in but leaves empty handed An Oak Lawn restaurant was broken into Oct. 13 when a landscaping brick was used to smash a window, police said.

Video surveillance shows an individual wearing a hoodie and gloves enter the broken window of Jr’s Hot Dogs, 6335 W. 95th St.

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The offender jumped over the counter and tried to open the cash register before throwing it to the floor, according to reports.

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Thankfully, we had a week without a major tragedy Yay! Viola finally made it!

I never thought I would see this day come. Well, that may be overstating it a bit. But it felt like forever.

Our cover story featuring 92-year-old Viola Strupeck and how she still exercises religiously at Curves in Hickory Hills was finished and actually placed on the front page of the Oct. 9 edition of the Reporter.

I liked the way Kelly White wrote the story. I don’t want to strain my arm from patting myself on the back but I also liked the way the photo turned out.

And our designer, Kari Nelson, completed the trifecta by cutting Viola out of the photo and placing her body into the body of the story.

And the headline about her still using her Curves still makes me snicker. By the way, for anyone who thinks it was in bad taste, I ran it by her and she laughed and approved it.

The story, photo and headline were all set to go and on the page

IMPRESSIONS

Unfortunately, two days later, the plane crash in Palos Hills claimed the lives of three doctors from Kansas. It was another gutBy wrenching tragedy that had one Jeff Vorva redeeming quality – more people weren’t hurt or killed.

Viola had to wait another week.

So it was with great trepidation on Friday that for the third time, we put Viola back on the on Oct. 3. We were ready to roll. front page and closed our eyes and Unfortunately two days later, crossed our fingers that nothing the traffic accident in Oak Lawn major was going to bump her off that killed three people, includ- the page again. ing two nuns, forced us to make We were especially worried a decision and rather than stuff about Sunday. We couldn’t have Viola’s story inside, we decided back-to-back-to-back Sunday to hold it for a week for our Oct. tragedies in one of our six com16 edition. munities, could we?

That happens all the time. You Thankfully, no. have an idea and it gets completely I won’t pretend that these turned around because bigger bad-news stories affect us as news is made. This is the excit- much as friends and family ing, unpredictable world of the members of the deceased. I news business. won’t pretend that these horrific So on Oct. 10, we put it on the incidents affect us as much as front page again. It looked just as first responders who can smell good as it did the week before. the death and see the mangled We couldn’t wait to run it. bodies.

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But they still affect us.

The first question we ask a lot is why? Why doctors? Why nuns?

These seemed to be good people who were valuable members of our society having their lives ended in our region. The buzz around our office after the Oak Lawn tragedy questioned how God could allow this.

I’m not getting into a religious debate here, but something like this was able to shake some faiths. And then to come back with three doctors dying on our soil – two of whom were married – also shook some people up.

Ironically, shortly before all of these sad stories a woman sent us a nice card about how much she loves the good-news stories we run in our paper. She was sick of all the bad-news stories and “diabolic behavior” that appear elsewhere. I was thinking about her letter when we first placed Viola on our front page.

So after all this time, it was nice to make the top story of Photo by Jeff Vorva the week of our newspaper a Viola Strupeck’s story was finally told this week after being held nice one. two weeks because of local tragedies.

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He believes an increase in patrol officers is an “obvious solution” to the problem.

“Every day more than 30 percent of the police force that is on duty is not on patrol,”

We don’t have a spike.”

Deetjen also said that while Streit portrayed September as a Sports analysts like to go high-crime month, he failed to “inside the numbers” to support mention that “the vast majority a point and so does Oak Lawn (of burglaries) were in garages.”

Village Manager Larry Deetjen.

Additionally, he said, police “Let’s talk facts. The facts recently arrested a man they are, we do not have a rising believe responsible for several crime rate in Oak Lawn,” garage burglaries.

Deetjen said.

Deetjen said taking a snap And the village manager shot of a single month’s crime seemingly has the number to activity is not the appropriate support his contention.

Streit said. way to measure it. Rather, he There were 112 burglaries He suggested rotating into said, the village relies on the in the village in 2013 compared the patrol roster police officers FBI’s annual Uniform Crime to 96 through September 2014, from other divisions, such as Report.

Deetjen said. The numbers are investigations. He added that But Streit said the number comparable to 2000, when the the officers would welcome the of burglaries is not important. village experienced 101 burglar- opportunity to go on patrol, and “Larry misses the point,” Sties, he said. the regular patrol officers would reit said. “It’s really not about Deetjen finds himself discuss- appreciate the support. is my number right, is Larry’s Photo by Jeff Vorva “I believe this would go a long number right. People don’t feel Chicago Ridge Fire Chief George Sheets recommended purchasing a versatile $650,000 quint ing crime statistics following Trustee Robert Streit’s recent way toward making our com- safer.” pumper, which would help cut costs on maintenance in the long run. remarks regarding the number munity safer,” Streit said. “To He added that a string of of burglaries in Oak Lawn dur- me, it makes common sense.” burglaries—home, car or busiing September.

Deetjen does not support the ness—indicates that criminals idea, saying non-patrol officers do not fear operating in the vil Streit said at the Oct. 14 are committed to other respon- lage because the police presence village board meeting that his sibilities. is not sufficient. review of police reports indi “It’s a subject to talk about, cated that there were 25 bur- sure,” Deetjen said. “I think our “I think it would be a huge glaries during a 28-day period patrol officers do an excellent mistake to dismiss the increase last month. job. There is no spike (in crime). in burglaries,” Streit said.

ANALYSIS

Chief Sheets’ new fleet

Chicago Ridge fire chief wants to add versatile quint pumper to save money in the long run

By Bob Rakow Staff Reporter Chicago Ridge Fire Chief George Sheets promised to improve efficiencies when he took control of the department in July and he’s wasted little time working toward that goal.

Sheets outlined a plan at Tuesday’s village board meeting designed to reduce by 50 percent the department’s vehicle maintenance budget by upgrading the fleet of trucks.

The department currently spends about $60,000 to maintain 11 vehicles, a figure that set off the alarm button for Sheets. He maintains that figure is too high considering that the Oak Lawn Fire Department has a $50,000 maintenance budget for 18 vehicles. Sheets knows that firsthand because he also serves as fire chief in Oak Lawn.

Sheets called for Chicago Ridge officials to purchase a quintuple combination pumper, or quint, an apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and ladder truck.

The name refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial

device and ground ladders.

It’s almost like a baseball manager having a five-tool player in that it is versatile and serves many purposes.

“It combines several vehicles into one,” said Sheets, who added that the truck features that latest technology tools used in firefighting.

The vehicle does not come cheap. Sheets estimated that a demo unit would cost the village about $650,000. But state or federal grants could help offset the cost, he said.

“We’ve got a number of different ways to pay for it,” Mayor Chuck Tokar said.

The village board did not approve a purchase, as some trustees expressed a desire to see the quint up close. Sheets, however, was authorized to negotiate a deal for the truck with the manufacturer.

The chief told the trustees that a 4 percent increase in the purchase price of a quint is expected soon. He added that demo models do not stay on the market for long because of the discounted price.

“We need to consolidate some of the apparatuses,” Sheets said.

“It will make us more efficient.

Vehicle maintenance costs can’t continue to escalate.”

Specifically, Sheets proposed removing from the fleet an aerial truck and two pumper trucks, one that is badly rusted and requires significant repair.

Sheets said he was offered $164,000 for the three trucks, but is holding out for more.

“I think we can do better,” he said.

Sheets recommendations to upgrade the department’s fleet are the latest step in his efforts to improve department efficiencies.

In September, he called for stiffer penalties for false alarms after learning that the firefighters responded to 86 such calls in 2013.

Sheets called for stiffer penalties and increasing fines 300 percent. He said that a village ordinance lacked the teeth to reduce false alarms. The ordinance required business owners to pay $25 for each false alarm beginning with the seventh call.

The fee is now $100 beginning with the second false alarm, Sheets said.

Sheets also recommended an increase in the ambulance rate after realizing that the village’s rate was one of the lowest in the region. The fee had not been increased in six years.

Worth plans to screen new businesses more carefully

By Kelly White Correspondent New businesses in Worth have a few more steps to complete before opening their doors to the public.

Previously, all new business license applications were approved or rejected by Worth’s City Clerk, Bonnie Price.

That is changing.

New business owners must now fill out a business license application, attend an economic development board meeting and appear before the city council for business license approval or rejection.

“Our concern is that our clerk is very busy and has a lot of things to do,” Mayor Mary Werner said at Tuesday night’s village board meeting, “Having business owners appear before the village board for final approval on a business license will give not only the city clerk but all trustees to ask pertinent questions.”

However, before a business owner can present his or her business before the village board and request licensing approval, he or she is required to attend an economic development board meeting.

The economic development board is looking to become more actively involved with the community and the board will work as a stepping stone in the process, Trustee Colleen McElroy said on behalf of the board.

“The economic development board will be able to help business owners during the licensing process,” McElroy said, “We will make sure they filled out all of the necessary forms correctly and find out if they have a business plan.”

The board agreed unanimously that having the city ordinance amended to include a mandatory economic development board meeting will help business owners, not hurt them.

“The board will be working as a buffer for these new businesses,” McElroy added, “We will help them smooth out any flaws and make sure they have a positive business strategy before presenting their business before the city council.”

The final approval or rejection will come from the board of trustees as the new business owner appears before the village board. Even after surpassing an economic development board meeting, a business

license is not guaranteed.

“Even if they complete all of the other steps, if they do not come to a village board meeting and present their business before the board for approval, they will not be given a business license,” Trustee Rich Dziedzic said.

Businesses have been approved for business licenses in the past and have neglected to attend the board meeting at which the formal announcement of their license approval and business opening.

Applications for new businesses will soon be available on the village’s website where business owners can download and fill out the form. The business owner will then bring the form with them to a scheduled economic development board meeting before appearing before the city council for the final approval.

“This is in no means an attempt to hinder any new business from coming into town,” McElroy said, “This is simply slowing down the process and taking a step-by-step approach to meeting new business owners and getting a feel for their business before they open to the public.”

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Our Neighborhood

Haunts Against Hunger a Ritz-y event

The hood of a hearse provides a menacing look at the Haunts Against Hunger event.

By Jeff Vorva Reporter editor Worth’s Haunts Against Hunger event celebrated its fifth birthday on Sunday.

The gathering and parade featured hearses, the Shepard Band and people of various ages dressed up and ready to celebrate Halloween.

Most important, the event helps the food pantry at the United Methodist Church.

Worth police officer Anthony Ritz is the organizer of the event and said that even though the

event has passed, donations are still being accepted.

Organizers are still looking for canned and non-perishable items that can be donated at Worth Village Hall (7112 W. 111th St.), G.O. Fitz Night Club (6959 W. 111th St.), the Terrace Center (11500 S. Beloit Avenue), Cheftain’s Bar and Grill (6908 W. 111th St.), Neat Repeats (7206 W. 111th St.), Fairplay Foods (6620 W. 111th St.) and the Worth Snack Shop (6948 W. 111th St.).

Here are a few photos from Haunts Against Hunger:

Photos by Jeff Vorva

A raven hat was a nice fashion statement at Worth’s Haunts Against Hunger event Sunday night.

Donated food rests on top of the police vehicle at the Haunts for Hunger event in Worth.

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The Shepard Band performs before the Haunts Against Hunger event at Village Hall in Worth.

RETRO

The object of the game is to fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. Each row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Each column of 9 numbers must include all digits1 through 9 in any order. Each 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9.

By Mark Andrews

Compiled by Jeff Vorva

News and events from our archives.

Oak Lawn enjoys growth spurt 50 years ago

From the Oct. 22, 1964 issue The story: Oak Lawn’s population had grown 400 percent in 14 years, from 8,751 in 1950 to 43,676.

The quote: “Don’t be a puppet in the voting booth,” – Polly Puppet’s theme during presentations made by the Palos-Orland League of voters in what was being called one of the most complicated elections in history.

Fun fact: Hickory Hills residents received a break on their water bills and just had to pay $12 for two months.

Hills councilman tells teens where they shouldn’t go 25 years ago

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From the Oct. 26, 1989 issue The story: The Palos Hills City Council was helping the Crisis Center for South Suburbia to find a new home as the organization wanted to move out of its facility at Moraine Valley Community College for a bigger facility.

The quote: “I’m not trying to be a Scrooge, teenagers should have a place to go. But this is not the place they should go.” – Hickory Hills Councilman Kerry Erber on voting to eliminate Teen Night promotions at Gazanders bar.

Fun fact: Willoughby’s of Palos restaurant offered a free slice of pumpkin pie with the purchase of dinner.

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From the Oct. 21, 2004 issue The story: Hickory Hills police Lieutenant Chuck Forsyth was named the new police chief of Hometown.

He was with the Hickory Hills department for 26 years.

The quote: “My deepest apologies to the family, I know you will never get that back. If the same thing happened to my family, I wouldn’t know what to do.

But you’re looking at the wrong man. I’ve been set up. I’m not guilty. – Dennis Scott of Oak Lawn who addressed family members of the Viola Gaecke family.

Scott was at a sentencing hearing after he was found guilty of Gaecke’s murder.

Fun fact: Reporter film critic pans the movie “Taxi’’ which paired rapper Queen Latifah with a former “Saturday Night Live” comedian named Jimmy Fallon. Larsen called it a “silly, shoddy” movie.

Oct. 23: ON THIS DATE in 1915, 25,000 women marched in New York, demanding the right to vote. In 1983, 241 U.S. Marines and sailors were killed in a suicide truck-bombing in Beirut.

Oct. 24: ON THIS DATE in 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was sent as Justice Stephen J. Field of California transmitted a telegram to President Lincoln.

Oct. 25: ON THIS DATE in 1854, the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War. In 1983, a U.S.-led force invaded Grenada to protect U.S. citizens.

Oct. 26: ON THIS DATE in 1949, President Truman signed a bill raising the minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.

Oct. 27: ON THIS DATE in 1787, the Federalist Letters, meant to encourage states’ ratification of the U.S. Constitution, began appearing in New York newspapers. In 1938, duPont announced the development of a synthetic fiber called nylon.

Oct. 28: ON THIS DATE in 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba during his first voyage to the New World.

Oct. 29: ON THIS DATE in 1923, the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed. In 1966, the National Organization for Women was founded.

Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1956, the Soviet Union invaded Hungary to put down an anti-communist uprising.

This week’s question: In 1918, Czechoslovakia gained independence with the breakup of what European colonial power?

(Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

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Community Briefs Evergreen Park Patients Welcome at LCM Hospital Memory Clinic; No Referral Needed Little Company of Mary Hospital is home to a memory clinic that offers preventative care testing in addition to followup appointments and treatment options for those who have concerns about their memory or who would just like a consultation.

The Memory Clinic’s hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Evaluation fees are covered by most insurance companies, including Medicare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and others, plan-depending. To learn more about the Memory Clinic at LCMH or to make an appointment, call 708-229-5625.

A neuropsychological examination assesses a patient’s cognitive abilities that include, but are not limited to, memory, attention, language, visuospatial skills, and certain executive functions. These screenings can document problems with memory and other kinds of thinking skills and can indicate other behavioral and psychological issues, such as depression and anxiety, which may contribute to memory deficits.

With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Robert Heilbronner, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in geriatric medicine, will be working handin-hand with Dr. Mary Anhthu Do, a neurologist, to conduct the evaluation. The comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation is the first step in the assessment process, used to identify changes in a person’s thinking skills.

Based on the results from the initial screening, the Memory Clinic also conducts additional services such as lab work and referrals for CT or MRI scans when necessary.

Appointments are open to all and a doctor’s referral is not required. Both Dr. Heilbronner and Dr. Do work in collaboration with each patient’s primary care physician and all medical reports will be forwarded per the patient’s request. The Memory Clinic at LCMH provides a quick turnaround and all the test results and information are delivered to both patients and their families in a practical, easyto-understand manner, with the patient’s best interest at heart.

Patients also can access Little

Company of Mary’s online patient portal “My LCMH Health” to obtain their medical records. *** The Evergreen Park Youth Commission is holding its annual coat drive for the needy through Nov. 28. Residents can drop off any new or clean used coats, and coats only please, to the Community Center, 3450 W. 97th St., Room. 105, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

it is easily accessible from the Oak Lawn Metra Southwest Service station. For more information, or to register, call 229-2159, or visit renewyouhealth.com.

Palos Township Palos Township Residents Given Deadline for Propery Assessment Appeals The residents of Palos Township have between today, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 21. to file a property assessment appeal application at the Palos TownOak Lawn ship office, 10802 S Roberts Rd., Oak Lawn VFW to Palos Hills, Monday through FriCelebrate Halloween day, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For The Oak Lawn VFW is host- more information, call 598-4449. ing their first Halloween Bash, Appeal applications must be featuring the music of the received by the Cook County Changing Times band at 7:30 Board of Review no later than p.m. Saturday at 9514 S. 52nd Nov. 21, so Palos Township will Ave. Oak Lawn. The event will assist residents with applicafeature a costume contest (cos- tions until Thursday, Nov. 20, tumes optional), prizes, raffles, allowing the last day, Friday, free food, and no cover charge. Nov. 21 for delivery.

For more information, call 423*** 5220, or visit vfwbanquets@att.

Early voting for the Nov. net.

4 gubernatorial election will *** be available at various locaBob Kuenster of family owned tions, including Alsip Village Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Hall, 4500 W. 123rd St., BridHome is hosting a Community geview Courthouse, 10220 A. Shred- it Event in his parking lot 76th Ave., Oak Lawn Village at 5570 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn, Hall, 9446 S. Raymond Ave., between 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Orland Township Hall, 14807 Nov. 1. Neighbors and friends S. Ravina Ave., Palos Heights are encouraged to bring their Administration Center, 7607 confidential documents to be W. College Dr., and Chicago destroyed on site.

Clerk’s Office, 69 W. Washing*** ton St., during the following times and dates.

Fellowship-trained Monday through Friday, Oct. Physician Talks About 27 through Oct. 31, from 9 a.m.

Sexuality and Weight Loss Dr. Kidanu Birhanu of Re- to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, NewYou Health will present “Intimacy in the Setting of from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Obesity and Weight Loss” at 7 Sunday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the to 3 p.m.; Oak Lawn Johnson-Phelps VFW, Sunday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn. 4 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.

The 60-minute seminar is free of charge. Birhanu has made it to 5 p.m.; and Tuesday, Nov. 4, Election Day, his life’s work to help men and women maintain their weight from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Clerk’s Office in Chicago loss and recover their sexual and the Bridgeview Courthouse health.

Birhanu will also talk about are offering grace period registhe effects of weight loss and tration and early voting. The sexuality on fibromyalgia, pelvic last day for early voting in the floor dysfunction, gently about Bridgeview Courthouse is Oct. potentially embarrassing side 31. There will be no voting in effects of weight loss and bar- the Bridgeview Courthouse on iatric surgery caused by Small Saturdays or Sundays, and in Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. November.

There are 43 early voting The seminar will also explore the connection between food sites in all. For more information, call 312-603-5656, or and intimacy.

Parking is free at the Oak a residents’ muncipality or Lawn Johnson-Phelps VFW, and township clerk.

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Pictured in the bottom row, left-to-right: Phillip Chiapetto, Mary Kos, Theresa Hiller, Mary Ellen Sheehan, Stacy Korress, Walter Gusich and Joe Hiller. On the top row, left-to-right, Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury, George Bartik, Thomas Baliga, Joseph Rice, Frank Wozniak, Palos Park Mayor John Mahoney, Willow Springs Mayor Alan Nowaczyk and Congressman Dan Lipinski.

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Willow Springs; Phillip ChiaKorress, Kos named Senior petto, Palos Heights; Walter GuChicago; Joe and Theresa Citizens of the year by Lipinski sich, Hiller, Stickney; Sam Marcolini, Cicero; Joseph Rice, Chicago; “These humble individuals from all walks of life demonstrate daily the outstanding spirit and commitment that exists in all or our communities,” said Lipinski. “I am honored to recognize these seniors who have selflessly donated their time and energy to causes and pursuits that teach us all the value of service.”

Other winners were Thomas Baliga, Chicago; George Bartik,

Mary Ellen Sheehan, Chicago; and Frank Wozniak of Lemont.

The winners were nominated by their neighbors and others in their communities who were familiar with their remarkable contributions. Out of the hundreds of nominations that were received, only a select few are chosen to receive the honor.

tinues to work as the Director of Arrangements at St. Fabian Church in Bridgeview. For the (Continued from page 1) past 50 years she participated Medicare health plan is all most in a variety of activities for the senior citizens need to obtain a church, including ordering floral arrangements.

SilverSneakers membership.

“As long as I can still do it “My daughter had originally told me about the Silver- and my brain is still working just Sneakers program,” Strupeck fine, I don’t see any reason why said, “When I first belonged to I should quit doing it,” Strupeck Curves, I was not a part of it, joked, “I really enjoy my job there but as soon as I found out more and spending so much time at information about it, I joined it the church.”

Strupeck also continues to groimmediately.”

Aside from being an active cery shop regularly and spend time Curves member, Strupeck con- outdoors working on her garden.

“Since my carpal tunnel surgery in August, my gardening days have slightly subsided; however, I do plan to continue working on it again as soon as I can, and until then my daughter comes over to maintain my garden for me,” she said.

Strupeck still drives and admits getting out and going to the grocery store still counts as a form of exercise.

And she influences others.

“Viola is truly a positive inspiration that age should never be a reason for slowing you down,” Vrotney said.

Palos Hills’ Stacy Korress and Oak Lawn’s Mary Kos were named 2014 Senior Citizens of the Year.

Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) announced the winners during a luncheon Monday in Countryside. The winners were chosen based on their dedication to volunteerism and involvement in their communities in the Third Congressional District.

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Inside the First Amendment

What will keep unfounded Ebola reports from ‘going viral?’

By Gene Policinski So how scared should we be about the worldwide Ebola virus crisis?

For nearly all of us, the answer to that question will come through what we see, hear and read in the news media and in the U.S. that places a unique burden on those free to print, broadcast or post stories as they wish about efforts to control the spread of the virus. But how much can we rely on our news media?

From grim images and statistics about deaths in West Africa, to reports about flaws in attempts to isolate or track those exposed, news media accounts can inform or inflame, promote protection or pump up panic, and discount or display the inevitable crackpot theories on how and why the epidemic came to be.

Our news media is charged by its constitutional protections to serve as a “watchdog on government.� The challenge is when to bark, bite, growl or just keep watching.

Mike Cavender, executive director of the Radio Television Digital News Association, said “largely, what I have seen has been very responsible� reporting. While some have criticized as unnecessarily frightening the news reports that a Dallas hospital apparently botched some protocols on handling the first Ebola-stricken patient, who later died, “ ... not to have reported what happened at the hospital would have been irresponsible,�

Cavender said.

The shift in the epidemic from global to “local� in the U.S. helps the news media focus more on real issues — health provider readiness and personal safety issues — according to Chris Peck, president of the American Society of News Editors, and editor of the Riverton (Wyo.) Ranger. “But there’s no question that reporting on a potential national disaster of any kind requires an extra degree of diligence� on the part of the news media, he said.

Journalists, Peck said, need to take a “fact-based look� at the nature of the health threat, and consider the “tenor and the tone� of reports to present a “calm, measured look at how we will respond in this country.�

The news media also should be less concerned “about the politics and politicization� that has crept into public discussion, he said. “This has more to do with reporting the response on the health front.�

Online news media may well face the biggest challenge, since their reporting is intertwined with comments, postings and reports from a vast audience — which can include hoaxers, profiteers and rumormongers.

Still, social media and online news “hasn’t created anything new. It’s just made it easier to see the conversations already there,� said Joshua Hatch, a journalist who chairs the legal committee of the Online News Association. Hatch cited persistent and pre-Internet-era claims that the 1969 NASA moon landing “is a fake ... those have been around since it happened.�

Even efforts to refute misinfor-

mation can backfire, Hatch said, citing a study that shows “by repeating the error and trying to knock it down, you give it credibility ... and people believe it more.�

Hatch does see a “learning curve� among established Internet operations such as Google, Facebook and Twitter on how to blunt or block hoaxes or deliberate attempts to spread fear and terror — such as the now near-immediate takedowns of ISIS’s postings of its beheadings of journalists and aid workers.

But, Hatch noted, “the online community is so dynamic, there will be many (new companies) that will have to go through� such incidents a first time before developing their own internal sets of controls.

In a media-saturated world of 24/7 news, with the voracious talk-show appetite for chatter, we’re already seeing questions about what has been presented.

On Oct. 13, Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith was critical of much of what he’s seen: “You would think 4 million people in America have Ebola, wouldn’t you?� he said.

Some interviews and news accounts have been slammed by critics as shallow or simply spreading misinformation. A CNN interview with an author of a 30-year old best-seller about a fictional Ebola outbreak raised concern that the virus might mutate to an easily-spread type — a theory discounted by virtually every scientist studying the disease.

A widely seen video of a doctor walking in a protective suit through Atlanta’s airport wearing a sign reading “CDC is lying� led to interviews in newspapers and a TV station — taking a publicity stunt to new levels.

Not all the news about the “new� news media is grim. Tom Risen, technology writer for the now-digital magazine U.S. News and World Report, wrote recently that “ ... mobile networks and the Internet are helping doctors reach and treat people who may have come in contact with the lethal disease.� Risen reported that “the continent’s growing mobile access already has played a key role in the fight to contain Ebola, as Nigeria seems to have tracked all known infections of the disease in its nation.�

The American Psychological Association is telling health officials not to spare the public needed information and specific details. An Oct. 8 post on its website said “ ... people want easy-to-comprehend information and access to more information if they want it. The news media will play a critical role if a health emergency occurs. Information flow to the public about very bad news should not be controlled in the name of trying to avoid an outbreak of mass panic.�

The APA post ends with this advice, which could be added right after the actual 45 words of the First Amendment: “The public should be armed with information.�

Gene Policinski is senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum. org.

Saying ND isn’t a Chicago school gets my Irish up “Did you go to Notre Dame?�

I’ve heard that question many times over the years, usually when I’m wearing my ND garb or talking Irish football. And I own a lot of ND apparel and talk lots of Irish football.

The answer, of course, is: “No, I certainly did not go to Notre Dame.� That’s laughable. I did my time at the local community college after a stellar run at Brother Rice High School.

I am, however, a huge Notre Dame fan. A member of the subway alum, as it’s known.

We weren’t Notre Dame students, but for one reason or the other grew up rooting for the Irish. It’s tough for some people to understand, but I thought I’d try to explain my allegiance to the university.

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago and attending St. Thomas More School, Notre Dame is all I knew. We related to Notre Dame on a variety of levels—Irish, Catholic and it was close by.

A friend from my grammar school days recently posted on Facebook that guys like me drank the ND Kool-Aid. He’s a Michigan fan, so I will forgive his senseless observation.

Another friend, a Marquette University alum, has argued with me for years that Notre

Dame sports are overplayed in the Chicago media. He’s even done research that shows there are more Marquette alums in the Chicagoland area than there are Notre Dame alums.

It’s not a Chicago school, he maintains, so why in the world does the football team get regular newspaper and television coverage in Chicago? I’ve argued with him unsuccessfully that Notre Dame is (though not geographically speaking) a Chicago school.

The Chicago area is loaded with Notre Dame fans who are passionate about the football team and, to a lesser extent, the basketball program. Many of them are fans for the same reason I am. Never attended the school, but have a huge rooting interest.

And, Notre Dame benefits from a dearth of other major football programs in the area. OK, there’s Northwestern, but for years students would storm the field if the Wildcats won a single game.

Northern Illinois University football fans are bound the make a case for the Huskies, but the team is not in a major conference.

The University of Illinois will field a decent team now and then, but Illini fans never have struck me as passionate.

We live in Big 10 country, but for years the conference was com-

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prised of the Big 2 (Michigan, Ohio State) and the Little 8. New additions to the conferenced have changed that a bit, but who in Chicago is rooting for Penn State or Nebraska?

My wife, Annette, often groans about “more football� when I flip through the television channels on a Saturday afternoon looking for a good game. But after attending her first Notre Dame game a few weeks ago, she was talking about going again.

What led to that conversion?

The game day experience, of course.

My wife, on her feet, screaming, “Go Irish.� Never thought I’d see the day. She’s always been a passive fan because I like the team, but this was different. “It’s a special place,� a friend and ND fanatic related, when I mentioned Annette’s “odd� behavior.

Indeed it is.

Annette and I arrived well ahead of game time and heard the band play on the steps of the School of Architecture. We walked to the stadium, took our seats and waited for the moment when the team took the field. Seeing the players with the golden helmets emerge from the tunnel will never cease to excite me.

Mix in the various cheers,

songs the band plays, the 1812 Overture before the start of the fourth quarter and singing of the alma mater immediately after the game and you’ve got yourself an afternoon.

And who can forget the safety announcement—the clever play on words delivered by Mike Collins, the voice of Notre Dame Stadium, at the end of the third quarter?

Traditions are by no means exclusive to Notre Dame. They can be found all over the college football landscape and they define the game.

I’m no Michigan fan, but I dig the traditions. The extra seat reserved in honor of legendary athletic director Fritz Crisler, the “Hail to the Victors� fight song (sorry, ND fans, I like it) and the No. 1 jersey, worn by only 12 players in the history of the program.

I think the Ohio State marching band forming script Ohio is very cool. It goes back to 1936, and the highlight is when a sousaphone player dots the I. There’s plenty more traditions in the game, too many to mention here. But they’re what draw folks to the college game. Good season or bad, they provide a connection to the team that fans grew to love as students or simply as fans, like me.

As the last line of the alma mater goes, “Love Thee Notre Dame.�

Letter to the Editor Another death trap in Evergreen Park

Dear Editor:  I just came back from walking down 95th Street when I was surprised to find another death trap waiting to claim its first victim.  It’s bad enough that right now no one can walk down 95th street without first knowing: 1) Has it rained? If so, all the corners will be flooded.

2) Did it snow? This is the merchants’ dreaded time of year. They have to pretend all the snow will melt by itself because they won’t touch it. And of course you have to consider the hospital that uses the corners as a place to pile the snow (parking must have the priority over people who are walking).  Now there is a new death trap.

It’s a construction ditch on the north side of 95th by the new traffic lights (like the trains don’t do that enough). It’s about 18- to 24-inches deep -- a real killer. I don’t know about you, but I’m waiting to hear the village explain the need for it in the suits filed against the village.

Don Perlut Evergreen Park

Why is good spelling important?

Margaret Marquez, Chicago “It takes you a long way in the (Asked at the 36th working world. Kids nowadays annual Orland Park Open text, and when they get into the Spelling Bee.) real world, they find it difficult to be a writer, to write reports.

That’s difficult when you don’t Photos by Joan Hadac have good spelling.�

Dawn Schuette, Lemont “It helps you be good at reading and makes you more articulate.

That’s the reason we are teaching my son to be a good speller.

We want him to be able to communicate well.�

Maria Budz, Palos Park “Good spelling helps you with reading and everything in life.�

Jill Olson, Orland Park “Good spelling promotes a love words, a love for reading and a better understanding of our language.�

Bill Smith, Orland Park “We are judged by doing things correctly. Spelling accurately is important in sending the right message. English is one of the most difficult languages. It is a combination of 25 different languages, which follow different rules.�

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Study: Too much partying could lead to Alzheimer’s Does chronic sleep deprivation increase a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease?

In a study published in a recent edition of “JAMA Neurology”, researchers from the Netherlands found a correlation between lack of sleep and disruption of the body’s natural, rhythmic levels of a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease. However, the study included only 26 middleaged men, and a neurologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center says more investigation involving a larger study is needed.

“The study indicates that a night of good sleep reduces the amount of the protein, beta-amyloid, in the cerebral spinal fluid of healthy individuals. We already know

that a relationship exists between beta-amyloid and Alzheimer’s, but whether beta-amyloid is a cause of the disease or simply a by-product is still unknown,” said Dr. Franco Campanella of Christ Medical Center’s Neurosciences Institute.

Specifically, the research team determined that those who had a night of unrestricted sleep experienced a six percent decline in levels of beta-amyloid 42 protein in their cerebral spinal fluid. This decrease was “counteracted” in study participants who were sleep-deprived.

“Sleep deprivation, or prolonged wakefulness, interferes with a physiological morning decrease in [betaamyloid 42]. We hypothesize that chronic sleep deprivation increases cerebral [beta-amyloid 42] levels,

which elevates the risk of Alzheimer disease,” the researchers concluded.

“We don’t know whether or not simply cleansing the body of this beta-amyloid protein will stop development of Alzheimer’s disease,” Campanella said. “However, we can say that a good night’s sleep is aligned with our circadian rhythm and gives us that refreshing feeling when we awake.

“What’s most significant is that the study has determined, for the first time in humans, an association between the beta-amyloid protein and the amount of sleep we get.

That finding provides the basis for future investigation,” Campanella added.

—Submitted by Advocate Christ Hospital

Crisis Center awarded $10,000 grant The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded a $10,000 one-year grant to Crisis Center for South Suburbia to provide direct services to domestic violence victims. The grant is part of an annual Avon Foundation for Women program that invites Avon regional offices across the United States and Puerto Rico to nominate local domestic violence non-profit organizations for funding as part of the Avon Foundation for Women Speak HYPERLINK “http:// www.avonfoundation.org/causes/ domestic-violence/”Out AgainstHYPERLINK “http://www.avonfoundation.org/causes/domestic-violence/” Domestic Violence program.

Avon and the Avon Foundation for Women launched Speak Out Against Domestic Violence in 2004 to help end the cycle of domestic violence. Through the end of 2013, the Avon Foundation has provided more than $38 million for domestic and gender violence programs in the United States, including support for awareness, education, direct service and prevention.

“We are proud the Avon Foundation for Women shares our mission and has chosen to support our program. With these funds we will be able to offer emergency residential shelter and counseling services so that women and children will have immediate safety and long-

term solutions for their security,” said Edward Vega, Sr., Crisis Center executive director.

“The Avon Foundation for Women is committed to helping end the cycle of domestic violence and is proud to support the Crisis Center for South Suburbia in its work to help domestic violence victims in the greater Chicago Southland,” said Carol Kurzig, President, Avon Foundation for Women. “It is through initiatives like the Emergency Residential Shelter Program that we can work to break the cycle of domestic violence once and for all, and ensure safety for victims and their families.”

The Crisis Center offers a broad array of services including: 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency residential shelter, transitional housing, legal advocacy in courts and police departments, hospital advocacy and emergency room crisis intervention services, adult and children’s individual and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, family counseling, and individual and family case management. In addition to direct services to victims, the Crisis Center offers dating violence prevention and education, outreach education and training for the community, and batterers’ intervention and education.

In FY14, the Crisis Center provided 39,000 service hours for 1,951

clients. The Emergency Residential Shelter provided 172 women and 177 children with 15,396 nights of shelter, serving nearly 30,000 meals.

Hotline phone calls numbered 1,356.

Eleven families received 4,777 days of transitional housing. Counseling services were delivered to 363 adults and 111 children. Court Advocacy services helped 1,337 adults navigate the legal system in two Cook County courthouses.

This year marks the Crisis Center’s 35th year of service. Since opening a hotline in the home of founder Dianne Masters, and obtaining a farmhouse on the campus property of Moraine Valley Community College, the Crisis Center has served over 55,000 women and children.

Globally, at least one in three women has experienced some form of partner violence or abuse during her lifetime. Although research shows most victims are women, men can also be domestic violence victims. According to the FY12 Homicide Report – Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, from July 2011 through June 2012, 52 domestic violence homicide incidents took the lives of 74 victims in Illinois.

Fourteen of those were suicides by the perpetrators. Thirteen of the victims were under the age of 18.

—Submitted by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia

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Big shots visit Smith Village State of Illinois Representative Monique Davis, 27th District, Senator Emil Jones, 14th District, address residents of Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located at 2320 W. 113 Place, in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood.

Davis and Jones welcomed questions regarding issues on the coming Nov. 4 ballot. Pictured after the forum are front row, left to right, resident Gloria Artwohl and her daughter Susan Artwohl, second row, left to right, Senator Emil Jones III, Betty Grant, Mary Brandt, Luella McLauren and State Representative Davis.

Death Notices

Kenneth “Kenny” L. Gill In Loving Memory of Dr. Kenneth “Kenny” L. Gill, aged 89, of Palos Hills, IL, passed away surrounded by his family on October 4th, 2014. Born June 13th, 1925, the first of nine children to Jesse A. Gill (nee Smith) of Ironwood, MI, & William Gill of Cornwall England. His warmhearted, resilient spirit lives on through: his beloved wife and eternal companion of 69 years, Marilyn R. Gill; their 5 children: David Gill (Richard Quigley), Judy Gill-Ordonez (Peter), Bruce Gill, Keith Gill, and Nancy Konior (Raymond); 6 grandchildren: Kristyna Konior (Dave), Elizabeth Cleland (Ben), Tony Ordoñez, Chandler Gill (Courtney), Kate Konior, Jessi Ordoñez; 3 Great-Grandchildren: Tidus, Elise, and Talon Gill; & Niece Kimberly Bogusz nee Olson (Brian).

During his life, Kenneth earned one of few existing Eagle Scout medals and Served as a navigator in the WWII Army Air Forces as Second Lieutenant. After graduating in 1952 from UIC College of Medicine, Dr. Gill worked on staff at St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island IL and provided family medical care to residents for 41 years at his family practice in the village of Worth, IL. A well-respected physician, Dr. Gill achieved Charter Membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians. In addition to his pursuits as a devoted husband, father, and doctor, Kenneth’s passion for rose gardening propelled him to grow 125 rose plants at one time while living in Palos Park—a pursuit for which he earned many blue ribbons. Kenneth possessed a rare love for giving to others without ever expecting anything in return. He uplifted others through his distinct, witty British humor and inspired others through his ambitious, perseverant, and generous spirit. As such, he created timeless memories for his loved ones as a devoted and exceptionally loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother, doctor, and friend—an unforgettable soul.

Kenneth’s family honored his life & memory Monday, at The Palos Park Presbyterian Church, located at: 12312 S 88th Ave, Palos Park, IL 60464. A slideshow of photos was displayed for viewing.

William C. Krachey William M. Krachey, 90, of Worth, died Oct. 6 in his home.

Funeral services were private.

Mr. Krachey is survived by his wife, Willie Krachey; children Betty Krachey, Debbie (Glen) Waszak, Kathy (Rich) Lamonto and William James Krachey and sisters Maxine Erickson and Betty Glover. Mr. Krachey was born in North Dakota and worked for several years as a truck driver.

Irene C. Norbut Irene C. Norbut, 91, died Oct. 15 at Palos Community Hospital.

Visitation and funeral services were held at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home in Palos Hills. Interment was at Lithuanian National Cemetery.

Mrs. Norbut is survived by her husband, Ben and daughter Carol (Anthony) Giedraitis. A Palos Hills resident, Mrs. Norbut was involved in many Lithuanian philanthropic organizations and spent many years in the healthcare profession, as a social worker.

She was born in Chicago.

Focus on Seniors ORLAND PARK Smith Crossing to Host Support Group in November November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness month and Smith Crossing in Orland Park, a continuing care retirement community, is planning a programs

for residents of the Orland Park area who take care of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

The hour-long gathering begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Smith Crossing,10501 Emilie Lane (Participants should enter at 104th Avenue and 183rd Street).

The discussion will be led by Amy Majicina, social services director, and Katie Liston, resident services director. The event is open to questions and comments on any topic from the audience. Before ending, light refreshments will be served. For more information

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CHICAGO Smith Village Recognizes Power of Music for People With Memory Loss Diane Morgan, Smith Village’s memory support coordinator, will conduct a meeting on “The Powerful Influence of Music in Memory Care,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Smith Village, 2320 W. 113th Pl., Chicago.

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Love from the Gov Quinn invests $2.2 million to SXU Governor Pat Quinn announced a $2.2 million investment in Saint Xavier University on Saturday as part of a $100 million set aside this fiscal year in the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program that will address the critical needs of the state’s private colleges and universities. This investment is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to improve higher education in Illinois while creating thousands of construction jobs.

“We are so grateful to Governor Quinn for investing in the development of a state-of-the-art science facility that will help us prepare our diverse community of students for 21st century ca-

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOAN S. KENNELLY AKA JOAN KENNELLY, WOODS EDGE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, WOODS EDGE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, PETER PANAGAS, STACEY C. FRUHSTUCK AKA STACEY FRUHSTUCK, JONATHAN WOMACK SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF JOAN S. KENNELLY AKA JOAN KENNELLY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 06301 11128 NORTHWEST ROAD UNIT A Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 30, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on November 12, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: UNIT 11128-A IN WOODS EDGE CONDO, AS DELINEATED ON SURVEY OF CERTAIN PART OF LOT ‘’A’’ (EXCEPT THAT PART FALLING IN KEANE AVENUE) IN MCGRATH AND AHERN SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBITS ‘’B’’ AND ‘’C’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 23667055, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN COMMON ELEMENTS, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS MADE BY AETNA STATE BANK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MAY 6, 1976 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 102109 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 8, 1976 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 23667054 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 11128 NORTHWEST ROAD UNIT A, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-22-200-034-1053.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $113,601.80.

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

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

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

reers,” said SXU President Christine Wiseman. “This important investment illustrates the value the governor and SXU places on contemporary science equipment, facilities, and programs that prepare our students to meet the scientific challenges of this new millennium.”

Saint Xavier University will receive $2,280,092 to help fund construction of additional chemistry and biology labs as well as innovative learning environments designed to foster creativity and collaboration that introduce students to new laboratory techniques, experimental design opportunities, and statistical analysis. To date, SXU has received a total of $8,669,187 from the state of Illinois.

“Saint Xavier University has a long history of producing graduates who have done great things for Illinois and the nation, and this investment will help the school stay competitive so current and future students can continue to make a difference in the world,” Quinn said. “We are pleased to help Saint Xavier

By Jim Hook School District 117 Rasha Atallah pauses a moment in the silent living room, the dark, early morning still outside.

Inside her parents’ tidy Palos Hills’ home, Atallah, 27, reflects on her life and what and who have helped get her to this point.

She is in her fourth year of medical school and is in rotations at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago.

Atallah, who attended Oak Ridge School, Conrady and Stagg High School, is scheduled to graduate in May and then hopes to begin three years of medical residency at one of the 140 hospitals across the country to which she has applied.

Her preference is to stay in the Chicago area, but she says she would be thrilled to be accepted as a resident at any hospital in any city.

Atallah smiles at her mom, Reem, whom along with her father, William, she credits with instilling in her and her six siblings a work ethic steeped in humility. “They deserve the credit for who we are today,” she said of her parents. “They have always been so supportive of every one of us.”

But Atallah also credits another group of people for helping her become the person she is today.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER OF CWABS INC. ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-AB1; Plaintiff, vs.

ASMA ODEH; YASEEN ODEH AKA DR. YASEEN ODEH; PARADISE CONDOMINIUMS; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; HEALTH MEDICAL IMAGING LLC; THOMAS VALENTI; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ASMA ODEH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YASEEN ODEH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 13405 Calendar 64

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.

UNIT 3-B AND GARAGE UNIT G-6 IN PARADISE CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND TO WIT: LOT “D” IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN FRANK DELAUGACH’S 80TH AVENUE ACRES, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 14, 1944 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 13319695 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED TO THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS ON MARCH 2, 1995 AS DOCUMENT 95-146961 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS AS DEFINED AND SET FORTH ON SAID DECLARATION AFORESAID, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 23-13102-083-1006; 23-13-102-083-1012.

For information, contact the sales department, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.falillinois.com. Please refer to file number F14020237.

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.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14020237 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 06301 TJSC#: 34-17640 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.

Saint Xavier University President Christine Wiseman poses with Gov. Pat Quinn, SXU Provost Paul DeVito, State Senator Bill Cunningham (D-18) and more than 20 SXU students at a press conference Saturday after Quinn announced a $2.2 million investment for the school’s Science building renovations, an important investment on behalf of SXU’s future leaders pursuing careers in the sciences.

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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.

Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues.

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 17, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

Commonly known as 7921 West 103rd Street, Unit B3 and G6, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-1104.

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“District 117 and its teachers played a huge role in who and where I am today.

“District 117 is such a great district, with such amazing and caring teachers,” she said. “Myself and my siblings have benefitted greatly from attending this district.”

Atallah was quick to mention Sue Dembek, Kara Keller and Ed Krestel, teachers she had in the Explorations Program at Oak Ridge School.

“They were great teachers,” she said. “They were tough, but you could tell they truly cared about you. They had us thinking at higher levels and they pushed us to make us better.”

Atallah said she began considering a career in medicine during the Explorations Program in third grade.

“The program was exciting. We learned at high levels about a number of topics, including the human body and how it worked,” she said.

“I remember how fascinated I was when they brought in a cat cadaver to show us the internal parts of a cat’s body.”

Atallah said teachers presented lessons in ways that made her

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Rasha Atallah (middle) poses with her mother Reem and Sister Amira. and her classmates “curious and to always ask ‘why.’ “Her youngest sister, Amira, is currently at Oak Ridge where she is president of the fifth-grade student council, following in the footsteps of her oldest sister, Rasha, who was student council president at Oak Ridge.

Atallah graduated from Conrady Junior High School and then Stagg High School. It was while a student at Stagg that she began volunteering at Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn.

She worked in the emergency room inputting patient informa-

tion. But she also made sure she told anyone who would listen – including attending physicians – that her goal was to one day become a doctor.

After high school, Atallah enrolled at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she double majored in biology and psychology before attending medical school at the Ross University School of Medicine on the tiny island of Dominica.

The medical school’s headquarters is in New Jersey. She completed her core rotations in family and internal medicine, pediatrics,

obstetrics/gynecology and surgery at hospitals in five states, including Illinois.

Atallah would love to specialize in pediatrics. “I just love children,” she said. “The idea of preventing diseases among kids and helping them stay healthy is what I truly would love to do with my life.”

Reem said she and her husband are proud of all of their children.

“We are very fortunate,” Reem said. “But we’re also very fortunate that we live in such a great district where teachers and staff really care about kids. And it shows.”

the nearest whole number.

The test should be broken down, by each section, inform(Continued from page 1) ing both the teacher and student score and each test score, English, which questions were answered mathematics, reading and science, correctly and incorrectly, Corsi range from 1 to 36. The composite said. score is the average of the stu“We also need to examine dent’s four test scores, rounded to which types of students are answering certain questions wrong,” he said. “Are there a LEGAL NOTICE large number of non-English speaking students struggling WWR #10127949 with a certain question or are STATE OF ILLINOIS there honors students struggling COUNTY OF COOK with a certain question? How can IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, we prepare our teachers to work ILLINOIS more on certain areas of a subject COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION to better prepare for the test?

PNC BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCWith this system in place right CESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA now, we will never know. All we receive is a data profile with each BANK, FSB Plaintiff, subject and the composite score vs.

MARIE KAMZIC, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST totaling a simple number for each

school year.”

In 2013, District 218 received average scores of 18.2 in English, 19.2 in mathematics, 18.2 in reading and an 18.9 in science. This year’s students are scheduled to take the ACT in the spring; however, Corsi questions the motive of the test.

“If we cannot distinguish what a student is having difficulties with, what is the purpose of the test?” he asked.

Corsi would like more informative feedback for the district and students regarding personal test scores and if that cannot be provided, he is left pondering the over the ACT in general.

The ACT, originally an abbreviation of American College Testing, college readiness assessment is a standardized test for high school achievement and college

admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. Students taking the ACT receive a number of different scores in their student report referred to as subject test scores in English, mathematics, reading and science.

Corsi has questions and he wants answers – including answers on the test.

“Let’s say if a large number of students got question no. six wrong, we need to determine if there is something wrong with the question itself and then if there is not, we need to break it down even further than that,” Corsi said, “Our teachers are unable to help students better prepare for the ACT because the test does not provide results stating which questions students answered right or wrong.”

ACT

COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, NOT PERSONALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 07/19/1959 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 10-13516-08 PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 12-13516, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. Defendants.

CASE NO: 14 CH 14895 Calendar: 60 9539 S. Central Park Avenue Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Marie Kamzic, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 3 in Triezenber’s Resubdivision of Lots 1 to 15 including the vacated alley lying South of and adjoining the West 250 feet of Lot 14 all in Block 8 in Homestead Addition to Washington Heights being a subdivision of the North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11, Township 37 North, Range 13 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois Commonly known as 9539 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805. and which said Mortgage was made by Chicago Title Land Trust Company As Successor Trustee, Not Personally, but Soley As Trustee Under a Trust Agreement, Dated 07/19/59 and known as Trust No. 12-13516, Mortgagor, to MidAmerica Bank, FSB, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois In Document Number: 0724202031; And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file an answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois, at the Courthouse, in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on or before the 24th day of November, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

The Kid’s Doctor

By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Prebiotics and probiotics both aid digestion Lately, I’ve been hearing and reading a lot about the value of prebiotics and probiotics in children’s diets. What, parents wonder, is the difference between the two?

Prebiotics are non-digestible nutrients that are found in foods such as legumes, fruits and whole grains. They’re also found in breast milk. Prebiotics have also been called fermentable fiber. Once ingested, prebiotics may be used as an energy source for the good bacteria that live in the intestines.

Probiotics are beneficial live bacteria that you actually ingest.

These bacteria then pass from the stomach into the intestine to promote “gut health.” The gut is full of bacteria and these are the “good bacteria.” There are currently hundreds of different probiotics being marketed.

The research on the value of using prebiotics and probiotics has been ongoing, but there are actually very few randomized, double blind, controlled studies to document that pre- and probiotics provide any true benefit to treat many of the diseases they’re

marketed to treat.

There are several areas where probiotics have been shown to be beneficial. By beginning probiotics early in the course of a viral “tummy infection” in children, the length of diarrhea may be reduced by one day.

Probiotics have also been shown to be moderately effective in helping to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhea, but not for treatment of that diarrhea.

There are also studies that are looking at giving very low birth weight premies probiotics to help prevent a serious intestinal infection called necrotizing enterocolitis. To date, there seems to be evidence to support this and there are currently more studies ongoing.

Studies are also being done to look at the use of probiotics as an adjunct to the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, infantile colic and chronic ulcerative colitis, as well as to possibly prevent eczema. While preliminary results are “encouraging,” there’s not enough evidence to date to support their widespread use.

In the meantime, there are so many different products available. Prebiotics and probiotics

are now often found in dietary supplements, as well as in yogurts, drink mixes and meal replacement bars.

It’s important to read the label to see if these products are making claims that are not proven, such as “protects from common colds,” or “good bacteria helps heal body.” Many of the statements seem too good to be true!

Until further studies are done, there’s no evidence that these products will harm otherwise healthy children, but at the same time there is not a lot of data to recommend them. They should never be used in children who are immune-compromised, or who have indwelling catheters. as they may cause infection.

This is a good topic to discuss with your doctor, as well.

(Dr. Sue Hubbard is an awardwinning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor” TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at http:// www.kidsdr.com. The Kid’s Doctor e-book, “Tattoos to Texting: Parenting Today’s Teen,” is now available from Amazon and other e-book vendors.)

Thursday, October 23, 2014 The Reporter

SCHOOLS

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Train show on the right track A display from the Lionel Modular Train Club, Inc., includes a clever makeshift drive-in movie theater setup.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

Collin O’Brien of Chicago (left) and Aaron Kempf of Braidwood have fun playing with – what else? – toy trains at the 12th Annual Southland Model Railroad Show at Richards High School over the weekend.

A view of the Richards gym, one of several rooms that housed the 12th Southland Model Railroad Show at the high school.

Bulletin Board Conrady Junior High School Conrady Junior High School students Veronica Laurent and MacKenzie Kazin were selected from among hundreds of students representing 60 area schools to be part of The Illinois Music Educators Association District Band that will perform in November. Both girls are members of the Conrady Band. The band will have an all-day rehearsal

and a performance at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in the gymnasium of the Lockport Township High School’s East Campus. Tickets for the concert are $5, children 6 and younger are admitted free.

the Moraine Valley Flute Choir at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 in the Menker Theater on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Admission is free.

The Moraine Valley Music Club will sponsor a haunted house from Moraine Valley 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 Moraine Valley Community Col- and Thursday, Oct. 30 in the student lege Music and Humanities Depart- union at the college. The cost is $3 ment will host The Many Moods per person and all proceeds will be of Mother Nature, Performed by given to the Moraine Food Pantry.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION QUICKEN LOANS, INC Plaintiff, -v.JOHN F. WOODS Defendants 14 CH 09202 8741 W. TAOS DRIVE Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE Submitted photo

Discovering the principal’s office The St. Patricia kindergarten students celebrated Columbus Day with a visit to the principal’s office, where they discussed what they knew about Columbus and his voyage to the new world.

Blood drive at Chicago Christian Chicago Christian High School sponsored a blood drive for the Heartland Blood Centers on Tuesday. Several staff members and students donated blood during the event. Pictured are Chicago Christian High School teachers Neil Okuley and Barry Latham donating blood.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 15, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 38 IN LESLIE C. BARNARD’S PALOS ON THE GREEN, UNIT NUMBER 2, A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8741 W. TAOS DRIVE, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-104-016-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $256,013.73.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-00360.

Photo by Michael Gilbert

Alderman Joe Marrotta discusses the need for a fishing ban at Pleasure Lake during the council meeting last Thursday. City officials unanimously approved the ban in an effort to let the recently stocked lake have at least one spawning cycle without interruption.

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shopping and other activities.

Rides within Palos Township are $2 one-way or $2.50 oneway outside of the township.

There are two wheelchairaccessible buses that serve Palos Township, Vincent said.

The bus runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

Those interested in using the bus may call 708-430-3822 to

make reservations between 8 a.m. to noon the prior day.

Grant money from Pace and the Oak Park-based AgeOptions help cover the difference between rider fare and the cost of the bus service, Vincent said.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-00360 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 09202 TJSC#: 34-17123 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.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR QUEEN’S PARK OVAL ASSET HOLDING TRUST Plaintiff, -v.PIOTR SOSNOWSKI, GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 22863 9958 SOUTH 84TH TERRACE, UNIT 305 Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on November 26, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNITS 34-305 IN GREEN OAKS CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: PARCEL 1: THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, (EXCEPT THAT PART LYING SOUTH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LANE: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, SAID POINT BEING 12.50 FEET OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE 12.50 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, 225.79 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 87.31 FEET ALONG A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE NORTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 72.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 69 DEGREES, AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST FROM SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, 118.31 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 81.29 FEET ALONG A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE SOUTHWEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 67.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE 187.50 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, 51.62 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, 192.77 FEET ALONG A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE SOUTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 117.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 86 DEGREES, AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST FROM SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, 99.79 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 24 DEGREES, 18 MINUTES, 21 SECONDS, AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO NORTHEAST FROM SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 736.91 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EASTERLY, AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, 84.68 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, SAID POINT BEING 341.28 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11) AND ALSO (EXCEPT THAT PART LYING WEST OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 SAID POINT BEING 847.38 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 40 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 77 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 26 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST FROM A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 172.21 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE SOUTHERLY 169.09 FEET ALONG A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE EAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 800 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 04 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO SOUTH FROM A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 480.05 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE SOUTHERLY 101.91 FEET ALONG A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE WEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 417.25 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 75 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 25 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST FROM A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 159.78 FEET TO THE AFORESAID DESCRIBED LINE FORMING AN ANGLE OF 24 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 21 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM EAST TO NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4) EXCEPTING THEREFORE

SAID TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTH 40 FEET THEREOF AND THE EAST 40 FEET THEREOF (EXCEPT THE NORTH 40 FEET) HERETOFORE DEDICATED, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION

BY MILES L. COLEMAN, PAUL P. SWEET, JR. AND ARTHUR W. VINER AS TRUSTEE AND MARQUETTE NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST 369 RECORDED JUNE 24, 1970 AS DOCUMENT 211192785 WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’C’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED APRIL 20, 2004 AS DOCUMENT 0411118002 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PARCEL 3: EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 SET FORTH IN DECLARATION

BY AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 21, 1976 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 39811 RECORDED FEBRUARY 14, 1980 AS DOCUMENT 25362209.

Commonly known as 9958 SOUTH 84TH TERRACE, UNIT 305, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-11-301-006-1149.

The real estate is improved with a 2 story brick condominium.

The judgment amount was $153,975.30.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 498-9990 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 10-038560.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 498-9990 Attorney File No. 10-038560 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 10 CH 22863 TJSC#: 34-14900 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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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Notes OAK LAWN The Oak Lawn Library is located at 9427 S. Raymond Ave. For more information about the programs or events, call 4224990, or visit oaklawnlibrary. org.

asked to donate their gently used books, magazines, CDs and videos to the Friends of the Oak Lawn Library Ongoing Book Sale at the library. Due to space limitations, the Friends will not accept Readers Digest Condensed Books, encyclopedias Nov. 1: The Friends of the and older textbooks. The donaOak Lawn Library will be hold- tion drop-off area is near the ing in-person registration from library’s Cook Avenue entrance.

9: 30 to 10:30 a.m. for a trip to Interested parties may fill out Munster, Ind., for lunch and to a short form at the Customer see Truman Capote’s “A Christ- Services Desk to receive a tax mas Memory” at the Theater at letter by mail that acknowledges the Center. The trip will take their donation. place Tuesday, Dec. 2 and inThe Friends Ongoing Book clude lunch.

Sale provides an ever-changing The maximum number of variety of books, magazines and participants is 56. Participants other forms of media at bargain depart at 11:30 a.m. and return prices. Hardcover books cost 50 at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $68 for cents each, paperbacks are 25 members and $73 for others. cents and magazines cost 10 Members must present a cur- cents each. Audio-visual items rent membership card or receipt are priced as indicated. Funds to receive the $5 discount. There collected from the book sale supis a two-ticket limit per person. port library programming and Trips sponsored by the Friends purchases beyond the library’s Submitted photo Kayleen Ruthberg, LCSW, CPAIP, Ways to Work Program Manager, The Salvation Army Family & Community Services, Joanne Wenzel, are not wheelchair accessible. regular budget.

AVP Compliance, Standard Bank, Pat Hunt, EVP, CFO, Standard Bank and John Tostige, Ways to Work Loan Manager, The Salvation Army Nov. 3: “Camp Douglas: Chi- PALOS HILLS Family & Community Services pose during a check donation ceremony. cago’s Civil War Prison,” will Green Hills Public Library be explained by David Keller, is located at 8611 W. 103rd St., founder of the Camp Douglas Palos Hills. For more informaRestoration Foundation. He will tion, or to register for a prodetail the history of the camp, gram, call 598-8446, or visit “We are happy to support The including conditions, loss of life greenhillslibrary.org.

Standard Bank and Trust hope to working families with ous donation and their ongoing Co. presented The Salvation challenging credit histories. volunteer support for our Ways Salvation Army’s Ways to Work and stories from prisoner diaries Army with a $5,000 donation This program is for people who to Work program,” said Stephen program,” said Pat Hunt, Chief at 7 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Nov. 11: The Green Hills Pubto support the Ways to Work demonstrated commitment to Lepse, Director of The Salva- Financial Officer. “Champion- Library. The current status of lic Library Book Page Wreath (WtW) program. The WtW improving their credit scores, tion Army Family & Community ing the success of our commu- the site and the work done by Making class will be held at 7 program provides low-interest moving up in the workforce Services. “With this support, nities is a cornerstone of our the Restoration Foundation will p.m. Patrons can get in the holiloans, financial education and and achieving increased self- we can continue to assist to organization.” also be discussed. day spirit by making a wreath sufficiency. low- to moderate-income famiout of used book pages. Mate“We are very grateful for Stan- lies in their efforts to become —Submitted by Standard Nov. 4: Families have a rials will be supplied. Patrons LEGAL NOTICE dard Bank and Trust’s gener- financially self-sufficient.”

Bank and Trust chance to visit “Mr. Peabody having old books they would IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, and Sherman” again when the like to use, are asked to bring ILLINOIS Oak Lawn Public Library hosts them. Registration is required LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION its free movie from 10 a.m. to and limited to 25.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR noon. This 2014 movie is rated

THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC. ASSET FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Nov. 12: Green Team Time CHICAGO RIDGE instruction. Participants will learn PG, is 92 minutes long and is BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-12CB Plaintiff, for all ages. Registration is not with Miss Emily will be held Oct. 25: Chicago Ridge Park the basic concepts of floor hockey EASTERN DIVISION -v.at 6:30 p.m. at the Green Hills District’s annual Halloween at the in an instructional setting Mon- required.

HASAN S HASAN A/K/A HASAN HASAN A/K/A WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR Park event will be held from 9:30 HASAN HASAN SR, FATIMA HASAN, UNIFUND Public Library. Children, ages 6 days, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the CCR PARTNERS, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS INC., THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Nov. 5: The Oak Lawn Pubto 8, can enjoy nature themed to 11:30 a.m. at Frontier FieldFreedom Activity Center, 6252 W .

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2004 PARK PLACE GREAT AMERICAN FINANCE COMPANY, UNBirmingham St. The fee is $40 for lic Library presents, “Clean Up stories and activities.

KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HASAN SECURITIES, INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS- house, 9807 S. Sayre Ave. This THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-WHQ2 S HASAN, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND

year will feature the park dis- residents and $50 for non-residents. Your Room and Do Your HomeNON-RECORD CLAIMANTS work,” for parents of teens who Nov. 13: The Green Hills Pubtrict’s new inflatables including Plaintiff, Defendants -v.struggle with executive func- lic Library South Side Seniors the bounce house, obstacle courses OAK LAWN DOLORES HIMLER, GEORGE HIMLER, ASSOCI09 CH 20781 Oct. 24: The Oak Lawn Park tioning skills. The seminar will book discussion will focus on ATES FINANCE, INC., ATLANTIC MORTGAGE & and a huge slide. The event will 8100 W 107TH STREET also feature a waxed hands event District Stony Creek Restaurant be held at 6 p.m. Topics will the nonfiction bestseller, “UnINVESTMENT CORPORATION Palos Hills, IL 60465 where participants can make their and Banquet Facility, 5850 W. 103rd include the development of ex- broken: A World War II Story Defendants NOTICE OF SALE own Halloween hands using their St., is hosting a wine tasting event ecutive skills, interventions for of Survival, Resilience, and 1 : 13 CV 6795 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant own hands. There will also be a from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Participants common behaviors, parents as Redemption” by Laura Hillento a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered costume contest, games and candy. can sample a selection of wines ac- coaches, long term tips for prac- brand at 10 a.m. Books are avail10426 S ALTA DRIVE in the above cause on June 21, 2012, an agent companied with different cheeses, tice and development, available able at the Information Desk.

Palos Hills, IL 60465 for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 20, 2014, at The Judicial Sales resources and more.

Oct. 28 to Dec. 2: Biddy Bas- fruits and appetizers.

JUDGE MANISH SHAH Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, Nov. 14: Family Movie Time ketball is being offered by the The cost is $20 per person and CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE Nov. 6, 13 and 20: Story at the Green Hills Public LiChicago Ridge Park District to individuals must be 21 years or highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: children 4 to 7 years old from older. For more information, call Break for children ages 5 to 7 brary presents “How to Train PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that will be held from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Your Dragon 2” at 4:30 p.m.

857-2433. pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. LOT ‘’A’’ IN THE PLAT OF CONSOLIDATION OF entered in the above cause on August 7, 2014, 28 through Dec. 2 at the FreeLOTS 145, 146 AND THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 147 at the Oak Lawn Public Library. Each person gets popcorn and an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, SpeAND THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE Storytelling, reading aloud and juice. All ages are welcome. dom Activity Center, 6252 W. Oct. 25: Adults 21 and older cial Commissioner appointed herein,will at 10:30 VACATED ALLEY LYING NORTH OF AND ADJOINAM on November 12, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Birmingham St. The fee is $40

are welcome at the Oak Lawn games will be featured all three ING AFORESAID LOTS IN FRANK DELUGACH’S Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, WOODED HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE days.

The themes are playtime Nov. 18: Homemade Holifor residents and $50 for nonPark District Stony Creek ResCHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECtaurant and Banquet Facility, on Nov. 6, fairytale fun on Nov. days is the theme this year at TION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH RANGE 12, EAST highest bidder, as set forth below, the following residents. Children will explore described real estate: OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK their basketball and physical 5850 W. 103rd St., for a Hallow- 13, and toy stories on Nov. 20. 7 p.m. at the Green Hills Public COUNTY, ILLINOIS een party from 8 p.m. to mid- Registration begins 10 days be- Library. Those interested in InLOT ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE (169) IN LESLIE capability through a number of terested in making their holiday night. The cost is $20 per person fore each date.

Commonly known as 8100 W 107TH STREET, C. BARNARD’S PALOS ON THE GREEN UNIT 3, A basketball drills and games.

SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER Palos Hills, IL 60465 gift this year, will be able to go Oct. 27 to Dec. 1: Children and includes a disc jockey, light (1/4) OF SECTION FOURTEEN (14), TOWNSHIP over 20 fun, easy-to-make Pinwill learn how to play floor hockey buffet, cash bar and a costume THIRTY-SEVEN (37) NORTH, RANGE TWELVE Nov. 7, 14 and 21: The Oak Property Index No. 23-14-215-036.

(12), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, through various games, drills and terest craft projects. Samples contest.

Lawn Public Library presents IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS The real estate is improved with a single family will be raffled off at the end of Kindergarten Here I Come for residence.

Commonly known as 10426 S ALTA DRIVE, Palos children ages 4-5. Children will the program. Participants will Hills, IL 60465 The judgment amount was $235,860.54. listen to stories, sing songs and go home with handouts on how engage in learning activities to make the crafts. Registration Property Index No. 23-14-107-020-0000.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Program required.

The real estate is improved with a single family Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be

topics will include ABC’s, numresidence. accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale Nov. 19: All tweens and teens, fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality bers, colors, shapes, animals and The judgment amount was $243,129.40.

Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real between the ages of 10 and 17, much more.

The child’s adult By Tim Hadac estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction must remain in the library. Reg- are invited to the D.I.Y. Tween/ Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certiStaff Reporter thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to fied funds at the close of the sale payable to The exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is istration begins 10 days before Teen Post-it Note Art program at Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be 6 p.m. Participants can come to each date.

A bustling, 21st-century suburb will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real the Green Hills Public Library wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by returned to its country-town roots The subject property is subject to general real esany mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor to make their very own postOngoing: The Oak Lawn for a few hours Saturday, as Orland tate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes acquiring the residential real estate whose rights Public Library’s goal for “Op- it note piece of artwork. They levied against said real estate and is offered for Park hosted its 36th annual Open in and to the residential real estate arose prior to sale without any representation as to quality or Spelling Bee. the sale. The subject property is subject to general eration Gratitude - Cards and will learn how to generate their quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and real estate taxes, special assessments, or special Letters for the Soldiers,” is to own design and translate it into “This event is old-fashioned f-uin AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to taxes levied against said real estate and is offered confirmation by the court. include several letters and col- actual artwork to take home. for sale without any representation as to quality or n,” said Orland Park resident Debra quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and orful drawings in every care Registration is required and Lusk with a laugh.

“It’s a great Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purin AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to package and tell US troops “we limited to 30. opportunity to get your eyes off the chaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will confirmation by the court.

entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate care.” Letter writers can start TV, your ears off your iPod, and after confirmation of the sale.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purNov. 20: The Green Hills the note with, “Dear Hero.” your fingers off the keyboard—and chaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will Once completed cards, letters Public Library Family ReadThe property will NOT be open for inspection and entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate hear the color of the spoken word.” plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition after confirmation of the sale. and drawings can be placed in ing Night presents a Mo WilPhoto by Tim Hadac More than 75 people, from age 8 of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished the patriotic basket located out- lems party from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on through adults, competed at the Spellmaster Bill Smith holds up a 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 event, held at and co-sponsored by copy of “Little Town on the Prairie,” side of the Computer Center. Librarians will read patrons’ If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished the Presbyterian Church in Orland a Laura Ingalls Wilder work that Library staff will send out the favorite Mo Willems stories, of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a to check the court file to verify all information. mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal Park, 13401 S. Wolf Road. provided the inspiration for the well wishes once the basket is while participants will be infees required by The Condominium Property Act, If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser The annual contest draws spellers Orland Park event. Smith said that full. This will continue until the vited to share stories together 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a with their families, complete fun from near and far. years ago, his two daughters read end of the year. is a condominium unit which is part of a common mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal crafts, and celebrate reading. interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the

fees required by The Condominium Property Act, This year’s winner was Frank- it and enjoyed it, as he did. foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property Attendees will be entered into Ongoing: Patrons of the Oak fort resident Judy Rice who won by the assessments required by The Condominium is a condominium unit which is part of a common (Continued on page 12) Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). spelling the word “carom” correctly. disabilities. We welcome everyone— Lawn Public Library are being interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay everyone—to this event.”

Capturing second place was Lynn IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), the assessments required by The Condominium Smith was quick to credit the Zeder, a School District 135 assistant YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSProperty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

SESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN superintendent. Top finisher among team of volunteers.

ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), “I get all the praise for this event, children was Orland Park resident WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSbut there are 25 people who worked James Tan, 10.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. SESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE In a bit of a surprise, no high hard to make this happen,” he addWITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo idenschool students chose to compete ed, before he encouraged several to tification issued by a government agency (driver’s MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the stand and take a bow to the audithis year. foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo idenence’s applause.

Dr. Bill Smith, event spellmaster identification for sales held at other county venues. tification issued by a government agency (driver’s First Midwest Bank (as of Oct. 13) With an eye on the 37th annual and retired 31-year superintendent license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESforeclosure sale room in Cook County and the same of Alsip School District 126, said event set for 2015, Smith encour RATES APR POINTS TIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON identification for sales held at other county venues. the idea for a community spelling aged everyone to start thinking BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 30-year fixed 4.250 4.297 0 Please refer to file number C13-92683. bee came from “Little Town on the now to encourage good spellers to For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTES15-year fixed 3.500 3.769 0 TIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON Prairie,” the seventh book in Laura participate.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Jumbo 30-year fixed 4.250 4.295 0 The spelling bee, while fun, had One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” sePlease refer to file number C14-97967.

60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE ries. In his younger years, Smith a bit of a serious side.

United Trust Bank (as of Oct. 21) THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION “The English language is one of actually met the acclaimed author One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation the most difficult languages,” Smith at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pendtwice.

60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

RATES APR POINTS ing sales.

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation “In the story, they had an all-town noted. “It is a combination of 25 at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pend30-year fixed 3.990 4.011 0 different languages, which follow spelling bee in 1882 in the Dakota POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. ing sales.

15-year fixed 3.125 3.161 0 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Territories,” Smith explained. “I different rules.

Chicago, IL 60606 POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 10-year fixed 2.990 3.043 0 “This spelling bee is important held my first spelling bee in 1976, (312) 263-0003 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 our nation’s bicentennial year, in because a majority of schools don’t Chicago, IL 60606 Prospect Federal (as of Oct. 20) Attorney File No. C13-92683 (312) 263-0003 Oak Lawn. I have held more than have spelling bees,” he added.

Attorney Code.

Attorney File No. C14-97967 “Adults don’t have spelling bees.

100 since then.”

Case Number: 1 : 13 CV 6795 Attorney Code. 43932

RATES APR POINTS Case Number: 09 CH 20781 Smith noted that while Orland The National Spelling Bee ends TJSC#: 34-17326 TJSC#: 34-18105 30-year fixed 4.000 4.038 .25 Park is the event’s home, the bee at the ages of 13, 14 or 15. This 20-year fixed 3.750 3.802 .25 spelling bee is open to adults.

It typically draws competitors from NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection PracNOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is 15-year fixed 3.125 3.189 .25 tices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is about 20 different towns, “and we encourages everyone to participate deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect and care about the importance of have had blind contestants, mute a debt and any information obtained will be used a debt and any information obtained will be used All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders. for that purpose. contestants, and other people with accuracy, of getting things right.” for that purpose.

Standard Bank donates $5,000 to Salvation Army

Park Clips

Orland Open Spelling Bee keeps pioneer times alive

Mortgage Rates Around the Area

Thursday, October 23, 2014 The Reporter

CONSUMER / FEATURES

United Insurance Services helps fill in gaps of Medicare coverage Open enrollment now thru Dec. 7

By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter While many people avoid talking about their insurance because they think it may be a dry exercise in numbers, numbers and more numbers, Patti Maly and Sara Penrod at United Insurance Services Ltd. know that a smart insurance review can change or even save a person’s life.

“This woman, oh my, she came in last year on the very last day of [Medicare] open enrollment,” recalled Penrod, a sales administrator at the firm, headquartered at 6500 W. College Drive, Palos Heights. “It was a Saturday, actually, and I came in [to the office] to meet her.”

Penrod and the elderly woman spent about two hours in the office, as the client poured out her heart, a widow of limited means telling a tearful tale of not being able to afford supplemental insurance and “not knowing what to do next. She was a mess,” Penrod recalled, a bit misty-eyed herself but sensitive and careful not to disclose the woman’s identity.

“She had been [enrolled] in a previous Medicare Advantage program, and it was just not a good experience,” she continued. “She was a wreck about her situation, she didn’t know what to do, and she cried a lot.

“We talked about her financial situation, her health situation and her medications,” Penrod recalled.

“She needed to have a really, really extensive [health] procedure done [because] she had a pre-existing medical condition that’s pretty serious. She was nervous.”

To the woman’s surprise and delight, Penrod was able to match her

Photo by Tim Hadac

United Insurance Services Ltd. Vice President Patti Maly (left) and sales administrator Sara Penrod discussed the options available for the new Medicare open enrollment period that started this week and ends Dec. 7 at the firm’s headquarters in Palos Heights. with insurance that she was able to afford, yet covered the medical procedure she needed.

“Even though she was going to be hitting her maximum out-of-pocket expense, that’s all she was going to be paying,” she recalled. “She’d be paying zero dollars in premiums, so it’s going to be OK. We worked it out, and she enrolled in the plan.”

United Insurance Services’ actions saved the woman “tens of thousands of dollars” in money she otherwise would have had to spend out of pocket, Maly added.

“Before she came to us, she had been locked into a network that didn’t cover what she needed.

The specialist she was seeing, for example, would not allow her to have some of the procedures she needed,” forcing the woman to go outside her network for medical care—meaning she would have to pay for the procedure herself, which she could not afford.

Armed with a new insurance plan, the woman had the procedure done and today calls Penrod about once a month to update her

and thank her again for the healthsaving difference that the firm made in her life.

“She calls, she sends cards, she’s Sara’s best friend now,” Maly added.

“She’s just so happy now, because she had been in so much pain before, and now she’s not.”

Penrod says that her dealings with the woman have been “wonderful. I will remember her and her situation all my career,” she beamed.

“We’re thankful to be in a position to make that kind of a difference in a person’s life,” Maly continued. “We pride ourselves on our customer service—finding cost-effective options for our customers, finding a good fit for each individual.”

Maly added that the staff at United “enjoys working with senior citizens because we know that they need to make some decisions—their life is changing when they retire.

We’re here to help guide them. We can look at their Social Security situation, help them determine if they should retire or perhaps

work a few more years. We assess everything we can to make sure that the insurance is a good fit.”

While United Insurance Services can’t promise such a profound and life-changing experience for every man and woman who crosses their threshold, they are reminding everyone that Medicare’s annual enrollment period opened yesterday.

The Medicare plans offered

by United include options such as no monthly premium, no deductible for prescription drugs, dental care, a fitness program, a preferred pharmacy network that includes Walgreens, Walmart, Jewel-Osco, and CVS, and more.

While the annual enrollment period is open through Dec. 7, Maly and Penrod urge Medicare enrollees to stop in sooner rather than later, to give themselves time to consider their options, consult with their doctor and loved ones, and even shop around.

More details on United Insurance Services Ltd. may be obtained by calling 658-0050.

Prepare far ahead for long-term care costs November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month – a month dedicated to educating the public about the need to prepare for the potentially devastating costs of long-term care. And the more you know about these expenses, the better prepared you will be to deal with them.

To begin with, just how expensive is long-term care?

Consider this: The average cost for a private room in a nursing home is more than $87,000 per year, according to the 2014 Cost of Care Survey produced by Genworth, a financial-services company.

And the average cost of an assisted living facility, which provides a level of care that is not as extensive as that offered by a nursing home, is $42,000 per year, according to the same Genworth study. All long-term care costs have risen steadily over the past several years, with no indication that they will level off.

Many people, when they think about long-term care at all, believe that Medicare will pay these costs

— but that’s just not the case.

Typically, Medicare only covers a small percentage of long-term care expenses, which means you will have to take responsibility. Of course, if you are fortunate, you may go through life without ever needing to enter a nursing home or an assisted living facility, or even needing help from a home health-care aide. But given the costs involved, can you afford to jeopardize your financial independence — or, even worse, impose a potential burden on your grown children?

To prevent these events, you will need to create a strategy to pay for long-term care expenses — even if you never incur them. Basically, you have two options: You could self-insure or you could “transfer the risk” to an insurer.

If you were going to self-insure, you would need to set aside a considerable sum of money, as indicated by the costs mentioned above. And you would likely need to invest a reasonably high percentage of this money in growthoriented investments. If you chose

needs, you will want to consult with a professional financial advisor. Here’s a word of caution, though: The premiums for this type of protection rise pretty rapidly as you get older, so, if you are considering adding this coverage, you may be better off by acting sooner, rather than later.

None of us can know with certainty what the future holds for us. Ideally, you will always remain in good shape, both mentally and this self-insurance route, but you physically, with the ability to take never really needed a significant care of yourself. But, as you’ve amount of long-term care, you heard, it’s best to “hope for the could simply use the bulk of the best, but plan for the worst.” So, money for your normal living take the lessons of Long-Term expenses during retirement and Care Awareness Month to heart earmark the remainder for your and start preparing yourself for estate. However, if did need many every scenario. years of nursing home care, you could end up going through all Scott Johnson, CFP, is a finanyour money. cial advisor with Edward Jones, As an alternative, you could 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, transfer the risk of paying for 974-1965. Edward Jones does not long-term care to an insurance provide legal advice. This article company. Many plans are avail- was written by Edward Jones for able these days, so, to find the use by your local Edward Jones choice that is appropriate for your financial advisor.

Area Property Tran$fer$

Chicago Ridge Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Kopec Casimer, 7030 W 99th St, $450,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Kopec Casimer J, 7010 W 99th St, $450,000.

Evergreen Park Fannie Mae to Inverclyde LLC, 9333 S Sacramento Ave, $109,000; Fannie Mae to Rodriguez Oscar Bravo, 2739 W 90th Pl, $123,000; Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp to Thr Prop Illinois Lp, 9140 S St. Louis Ave, $106,500; Johnson James P Ind Admn to Magallanes Gabriela, 9237 S Mozart St, $140,000; Household Finance Corp III to Tntw Distinctive Properties LLC, 9207 S Kedzie Ave, $37,000; US Bank to TJ Property Mgmt Inc, 8816 S Washtenaw Ave, $28,500; Buono Victor to Matthews Deshaun, 8833 S Utica Ave, $215,000.

Hickory Hills Ciolino Jennifer L to Dessell Dustin D, 8440 Forest Dr, $232,000; US Bk to Czaja Elzbieta, 9051 S Roberts Rd, Unit #306, $91,000; Marsik Carolyn A Tr to Mrowca Jozef, 9504 S 86th Ave, Unit #201,

$60,000.

Oak Lawn Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Garber Lorraine F, 4560 W 93rd St, Unit #1C, $76,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Sexauer Mary Jo, 9619 Kedvale Ave, Unit #302, $37,000; Hinkleman Freida G to Urbano Lucilda, 9616 Kilpatrick Ave, $306,500; Racine Richard to Jandura Craig S, 6231 92nd St, $187,000; Nesci Stephen to Vega Omar, 9136 50th Ave, $180,000; Capretz Dennis G to Mcquillan Edward J, 8833 Moody Ave, $260,000; Reilly William James Tr to Madden Paul D, 10320 Laramie Ave, $165,000; Fannie Mae to Aldahiyat Seifeldeen M, 5721 Circle Dr, Unit #302, $51,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Zoubeidi Iyad, 4931 W 87th St, Unit #49311SW, $34,000; Motyka Linda A Tr to Arvizu Alfredo, 9932 Maple Ave, $190,000; Padula Anthony R to Lia Phillip, 9700 53rd Ave, $170,000; Husick Veronika J to Louda Sandra, 6650 91st Pl, $205,000; Lilly Victoria Extr to Gutierrez Elvis A, 9720 Karlov Ave, Unit #3102, $43,000; Skyline I Inc to Jpg Prop LLC, 4025 99th Pl, $120,000; Palmer Agnes Andrysiak Tr to Tarailiene Birute, 7110 93rd Pl, Unit #4E, $50,000; Bednarz Magdalena to Pinkston

Ben R, 9621 Karlov Ave, Unit #9621-NW301, $99,000; Babilonia Julio to Zygadlo Gail F, 10035 S Cicero Ave, Unit #203, $38,000; Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co to Castillo Gricelda, 4115 98th St, Unit #68&68G, $52,000; 9856 S Cicero LLC to Elegant Prop Inc, 9856 S Cicero Ave, $400,000; Johnson Ryan to Esposito Lisa, 5417 Otto Pl, $195,000; Wallace Donald L Tr to Desai Rajendra, 9533 S Kolin Ave, $270,000; TCF Natl Bk to Costache Ana N, 10315 Austin Ave, Unit #4, $45,000; Kosinski John J Jr to Pesha Anthony, 4705 98th St, $205,000.

Palos Hills Talbot John P to Armon Jeshunda, 11210 Sycamore Ln, Unit #61C, $138,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Buckiunaite Simona, 11111 S 84th Ave, Unit #111112B, $46,500; Fannie Mae to Mietus Sylwia M, 9198 South Rd, Unit #9198F, $120,000; Luburic Gojko to Salameh Julia, 10619 S 82nd Ave, $337,000; Duarte Isaac A to Mohamed Nasser, 8805 W 98th Pl, $235,000; Litwin Stanley to Baldyga Adam, 10338 S 75th Ave, $227,000; Dibrizzi Thomas to Newman Donald, 10713 S Palos Ave, $238,000; Bandstra Travis to Hayek Ashraf, 8035 W Circle Dr, $305,000.

TECHNO TALK

By Casey Newton, Adi Robertson, and Carl Franzen Theverge.com Just about all of the announcements from last Thursday’s Apple event leaked out in advance, and the event felt somewhat subdued compared to last month’s iPhone 6 announcement.

A phone call with Stephen Colbert and a torrent of dad jokes livened the mood somewhat, but the bulk of the event focused on hardware. Just in time for the holidays, here come the iPad Air 2, the iPad Mini 3, and a gorgeous new iMac with a Retina display.

On the software side of things, OS X Yosemite arrives today as a free update, and iOS 8.1 — which will enable Apple Pay on the iPhone 6 and 6+ — is coming Monday.

Here’s a recap and details from the announcements:

chip. The device starts at $499 for the 16GB, wifi-only version; $599 gets you 64GB, and $699 gets you 128GB. As usual, add $130 for LTE-enabled versions.

Pre-orders start tomorrow, with devices shipping next week.

iPad mini 3 gets TouchID The third generation of iPad mini is here, but unlike last year’s Retina upgrade, it’s not changing a whole lot. The only major visual difference is the addition of a TouchID sensor like the new iPad Air’s, and it’s still using last year’s A7 processor, while the rear camera is only 5 megapixels compared to the Air 2’s 8. Like the iPad Air, the iPad mini 3 is available in silver, space gray, and gold, and a base 16GB model will Apple Pay sell for $399. Pre-orders will start Apple Pay, the company’s NFC- on Friday, and they’ll begin shipenabled payment system, rolled ping next week. For anyone who out Monday. Since its announce- doesn’t care about having the very ment last month, 500 more banks latest tablet, Apple is also keeping have said they will work with both the original iPad mini and Apple Pay, Tim Cook said. “We the iPad mini 2 (formerly the iPad believe Apple Pay is going to be mini with Retina display) and givhuge,” he said. ing them a substantial price cut.

That means you can buy an iPad iCloud photo library beta mini 2 for $299 and up, and the Along with Apple Pay, iOS 8.1 original mini is only $249. is giving users access to a beta version of iCloud Photo Library, a Retina iMac with more feature it announced earlier this pixels than your next TV year. It’s a more robust replaceApple’s premium displays have ment for the Photo Stream, stor- come to the iMac. Apple’s all-ining photos from all your devices one desktop boasts what Apple online. Along with iCloud Drive, calls the Retina 5K display: a it’s part of a renewed focus on 27-inch inch screen with a resocloud storage by Apple. Speaking lution of 5120 by 2880, or 14.7 of photos, 8.1 also brings back the million pixels. That’s seven times Camera Roll, a feature that iOS as many as you would find in 8 originally stripped out. a high-definition television, the company says. Despite the added Yosemite arrives pixels, the iMac remains thin at 5 Yosemite, the latest version of millimeters. “It is truly remarkOS X, is officially coming to the able,” Phil Schiller said. But the App Store as a free update. is beautiful display will cost you: a significant visual redesign of $2,499 and includes a 1 terabyte the OS X interface and several Fusion drive and 8GB of memory. important apps, taking design cues from iOS: it’s simple, colorMac Mini gets faster ful, and *really* translucent. It’s and a Fusion drive also an attempt to make switchIt’s been two years since we saw ing between iPhones, Macs, and an update to Apple’s little desktop any other Apple product quick computer, the Mac mini. Today, it and painless. iCloud Drive will got the kind of specs bump you’d sync files between devices, and expect after so long: among other a feature known as Handoff will things, new 4th-generation Intel let you start an activity -- like processors and two Thunderbolt reading something in Safari or 2 ports. The base model carries working on a document -- on one a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core iOS or OS X device, then pick up i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics another and keep working exactly 5000, a 500GB hard drive, and where you left off.

4GB of memory, while the top of the line has a 2.8 GHz dual-core iPad Air 2 gets thinner processor, Iris graphics, 8GB of iPad Air 2 is the thinnest memory, and an 11 TB ‘fusion iPad to date at 6.1 millimeters, drive” buyers can customize beor 18 percent thinner than the yond that. Phil Schiller calls it original iPad Air. The new A8X “the world’s most energy-efficient chip is 40 percent faster than computer.” While the internals its predecessor, and Apple says might be new, the design still the device’s graphics are 2.5 looks a lot like its small, silver times faster. The rear camera is 2012 counterpart, and it seems 8 megapixels and significantly to occupy the same position as improved over its predecessor, able a low-cost, low-profile alternative to shoot slow-motion video and to the iMac. It’s going to start time lapses for the first time. And shipping today for a minimum the front camera has improved of $499. face detection and a «burst selfies» mode. iPad Air is also getting cusApple Watch tomers’ most-requested feature: Still no ship date for the Apple TouchID for fingerprint access Watch, though Tim Cook said to your device and the increas- again it will ship “early next ing number of apps that take year.” Meanwhile, developers advantage of it. But while, you will be able to start building can use TouchID to make pur- apps for the device next month chases online, you can’t use it in when Apple ships WatchKit, its the real world — indicating the development platform for Apple iPad Air does not have an NFC Watch.

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WHATIZIT?

“WHATIZIT’s got a squeezebox, daddy never sleeps at night.’’

Sorry about massacring the old Who song, but last week’s photo of a squeezebox, or accordion, had us in the Daltrey/Townsend spirit, even though last week’s clue was about Oktoberfest.

Warren Mocny of Chicago Ridge squeezed out the competition in the rest of the field and was the first to come up with the right answer.

Others whose guesses were music to our ears were Chicago Ridge’s Dana Oswald, Dan and Kathy Higgins, Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky, Linda Martin, Celeste Cameron and Robert Solner, Hickory Hills’ Jack and Griffin Burke Faddis, Palos Hills’ Lois Faragher and Linda Pinto, Evergreen Park’s Bernadette Pratl, Henrietta Mysliwiec and Jan Merchantz, Oak Lawn’s Steve Rosenbaum, Jim Cap from parts unknown and the Friday Night Ladies Poker and German Musical Instrument Fan Club of Oak Lawn, Orland Park and Oak Forest.

This week’s clue: Three little pigs.

Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast. net with WHATIZIT? in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and home town.

After passing stones, Gonzales is now passing runners Statistically speaking, the Chicagoland Area Running Association has found that only one percent of the United States population has completed a full marathon.

The race itself is challenging, I’ve run two, but exhilarating.

Most of the people I’ve trained with have an incredible backstory.

We get to know each other quite well over the 18 weeks of training. It originates with a modest 15 miles the first week, building steadily to a climax of 40 miles per week. That’s just for the novice.

While CARA has running clubs spanning across Chicagoland, I found an exceptional fit at Running Excels, unrelated to their merchandise. Due to the amazing comradery of their runners, I’ve been training with this group since 2012. My first year, I gleaned from their strength. Now that I’ve acquired stamina, the prior two years, I’ve tipped my cup to fill theirs by being a marathon group leader.

Two of my most memorable newbies were a married couple, Camilo and Jennifer Gonzalez of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. He’s a Chicago police officer and she’s a fourth grade teacher at McCormick elementary. They have three daughters, Stephanie (21), Grace (14) and Isabel (12).

When they spoke of their girls, they’d light up. Though, one story about Stephanie nearly brought the group to tears.

At the age of 16, a mysterious health condition forced this social, active, athlete into a wheelchair.

But, she prevailed and on Sunday,

Oct. 12, she ran the Chicago Marathon. Nonetheless, she recalls a long journey to getting there.

She said, “High school was a difficult time. I went from playing sports and hanging out with my friends to being doubled over on the couch, unable to move. I got depressed.”

Stephanie said, during her sophomore year at St. Ignatius College Prep, she felt a sharp pain on her lower right side during softball practice. She said, “I didn’t think it was anything at first. I took a break and went back to practice.”

That was the beginning of a mountainous climb to discovering the cause. Stephanie said over the course of a year, she had countless doctor visits and saw world renowned specialists before the source, kidney stones were detected.

Not exactly common for a 16-year-old.

As the kidneys filter, waste from our blood it creates urine.

If salt or other minerals in urine stick together, they form kidney stones. It’s been said their size can range from a sugar crystal to a ping-pong ball.

I ran to the kitchen and chugged a half gallon of water after learning that!

To date, Stephanie said she thinks she’s passed about 80 stones. She said, “My doctor believes my body has an adverse reaction to how it breaks down sodium and calcium. I’ve played sports my whole life. I’ve eaten a lot of sunflower seeds and drank a lot of Gatorade. But not any

“I’d fall asleep talking, mid-sentence,” she said.

Stephanie is a senior at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

She expects to graduate in the spring with a degree in public relations.

Over the last five years, Stephanie has experienced health challenges she said she never expected at such a young age. But, she’s refused to allow her health to hold her back.

“I remember saying I wanted to run a marathon ‘one day’, when I was 15. But, I didn’t become inspired until I saw my parents

By Claudia Parker do it last year. That was the coolest thing they’ve ever done,” she more than my teammates.” said, “The race wasn’t easy for She said limiting her daily so- me. dium to 1500mg with three to four “I injured my hamstring two servings of dairy helped minimize weeks prior. But, my entire family the stones but she’s not cured. came out to support me. I saw The aftermath of passing so many them at mile 16 and mile 25.5. has scarred her ureters, leaving I couldn’t help but tear up when her with chronic pain.

I heard them call my name. I “I’m weaned now but I was couldn’t have done it without prescribed Methadone twice a day them and my running partner, to handle passing them,” she said. Tracy. I’m just really proud of “I could feel them move through how far I’ve come.” my urinary track as they were And now she is part of that passing. It’d cause pain in my one percent. back, belly and sometime groin.”

Kidney stones have been If you have a story of inspiraknown to cause frequent or tion, resilience, wisdom, humor painful urination, bloody urine, etc. Claudia would like to hear as well as nausea and vomiting. from you. Visit http://www.clauIn Stephanie’s case, between the diaparker.net/ and click the consymptoms of passing stones and tact the author tab for a chance the side effects of Methadone, for your story to appear in her she was a mess. She recalled column. Claudia Parker is an Methadone making her itch so Evergreen Park mother, author, she was prescribed another drug runner whose columns appear the to counteract its effects but she second and fourth Thursdays for said that drug made her sleepy. the Reporter.

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Your thoughts can harm or heal Can thoughts and prayer heal your body?

Well, if negative thoughts can make you sick — which they can — logic the laws of the universe would dictate that positive thoughts can make us well.

Medical research, in fact, supports the role the mind plays in the health of the body. During the last half of the 20th century, scientists proved there is a link between stress and disease. They have examined old and new practices including biofeedback, meditation, guided imagery, spiritual healing and deep breathing, and have learned that thoughts can control physical sensations. The mind responds to input as though it was physically real, and can prompt physiological changes. Basically, if the mind believes something it can cause the body to feel it.

An example of this working is hypnotism, under which one who is told he has been touched by a hot iron can develop a burn blister. The placebo effect has been demonstrated by the body’s release of endorphins when someone believes they are in pain. People who have been told they had surgery, when in fact no surgery has taken place, or who believe they have undergone treatment with drugs produce chemicals in their bodies that result in genuine intervention. Research suggests that a patient’s belief that a procedure will be successful will actually help the healing process.

Negative thoughts no doubt harm the body. It is a known fact that stress can be a factor in heart disease, asthma and

The Wine Guy with Anthony Scarano many other ailments. It pays to cultivate a calm, serene, loving, forgiving and prayerful mind.

Be happy, cheerful and appreciate life and what you have, and stay away from people who don’t have these qualities. With continued practice you can achieve this mindset.

Good nutrition and a glass or two of wine every day will help, as well, and when you eat dinner, turn off the TV and enjoy pleasant conversation with your loved ones. Take your time, say a prayer of thanks before and after, and remember — your thoughts can harm or heal you. Only you can decide which thoughts you will have.

Anthony Scarano is not a doctor.

He is an Evergreen Park resident, winemaker and certified naturopath. Suggestions in this space are solely the opinions of Mr. Scarano based on years of independent study and personal experience, and may not be beneficial to health. Wine should be consumed in moderation, as overindulgence may be harmful to health.

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Nov. 24: Drop-In Craft time will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Green Hills Public Library.

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Nov. 24: Patrons of all ages can join ScribbleJim and ScribbleJayne of ScribbleMonster as they present a high-energy, playalong rock concert for the whole

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A game where big mistakes trump big plays Chargers’ miscues keep Eagles alive for playoffs

By Ken Karrson

fumble recoveries, the second of which Brian Krasowski returned Generating big plays wasn’t 34 yards for a go-ahead score late Stagg’s problem Friday night. in the second quarter.

Hurting themselves with big Stagg never again held the lead mistakes couldn’t be overcome by as it wound up getting tagged with the Chargers, however. a 35-21 SouthWest Suburban ConTouchdown passes covering ference Blue setback that removed 80 and 95 yards caught visiting it from postseason consideration.

Sandburg by surprise in the first Sandburg, meanwhile, still retains Photo by Jeff Vorva half, but the Eagles were only tem- a glimmer of hope for a seventh A referee steps between Sandburg and Stagg players during a heated moment in Friday night’s SouthWest Suburban Conference porarily wounded. Their defense Blue game. The Eagles kept their cool long enough to bag a 35-21 win that kept them alive for playoff consideration while the (Continued on page 4) got momentum back with two result officially locked the Chargers out of the Class 7A tournament.

The leader of the pack Celtics nip Crusaders in CCL Blue showdown

By Ken Karrson

Submitted photo

Former Palos Heights and Worth resident Tony Martin will compete in his 11th Ultimate Fighting Championship bout Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Martin enters the match with an 8-2 record, the losses coming in his two most recent encounters. (Photo courtesy of Getty/Zuffa LLC).

From cleaning carpets to cages

Despite blowing a big lead, Providence Catholic managed to become leader of the pack Friday night.

Visiting Brother Rice spotted the Celtics a 28-7 halftime advantage, roared into a tie during a third period coach Brian Badke termed “probably our best quarter of the year” and hung tough the remainder of the way.

It wasn’t quite enough. Providence ended the stalemate less than a minute-and-a-half into the final stanza, scored 17 points in all over the last 12 minutes and made off with a hard-fought 45-42 triumph that moved it into first place within the highly competitive Chicago Catholic League Blue.

The Celtics, Crusaders and Loyola

Academy all have just one loss, but Providence has completed its league slate while both Rice and the Ramblers have formidable foes waiting for them in Week 9.

The Crusaders (5-3, 2-1) host St. Rita while Loyola visits Gately Stadium to tangle with a Mt. Carmel club in danger of missing the state playoffs for the first time since 1985.

“Going into the season I don’t think anyone thought we’d be one of [the contenders],” Badke said.

“We did, though.

“We want to win the Catholic Blue — that’s going to be our goal every year. That’s what we want our program to be.”

Rice didn’t look too elite for a while on Friday. It had to deal with an inauspicious start as Richie Warfield returned the opening kick-

Whatever the opinion, no one could question Rice’s third-quarter performance, which featured Alaroff 94 yards for the Celtics and con completing 14-of-15 passes for then watched the hosts thrill a 110 yards and three touchdowns. homecoming crowd in New Lenox Smalling (22 and 31 yards) had two with another score late in the first more scoring catches and Marcus quarter, Nate Vejvoda supplying it Jones (22 yards) added one.

“That’s how good we can be,” on a 15-yard reception.

The touchdown was one of five Badke said. “I don’t think Provithrown by Providence quarterback dence gave up more points to anyJustin Hunniford. He also connect- one. They have some major weaped with Connor Creed (6 yards) ons, but so do we — Smalling’s a and Miles Boykin (41 yards) prior special player.”

Badke cited the Celtics’ use of to halftime.

The Crusaders countered only their best player, Boykin, on defense once, but it was a notable play as — something Rice’s leader believes Ricky Smalling grabbed a 61-yard had not happened previously this TD pass from Alex Alarcon just season — as an indication of their 10 seconds after Vejvoda tallied respect for the Crusaders' offense.

Still, how were the visitors able to for the Celtics.

“We want to play 48 [good] min- bounce back so strongly from their utes,” Badke said. “It’s [coming first-half disappointment? up to] Week 9 and I don’t think “There was a lot of football left, we have. I don’t know if that’s (Continued on page 4) good or bad.”

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Former Heights and Worth resident progressing in UFC

By Jeff Vorva Tony Martin's introduction to the world of ultimate fighting was something less than memorable.

When he first walked into a Minnesota gym the 6-foot, 150-pounder figured he was going to dominate. It didn’t work out that way, however, for the former Palos Heights and Worth resident.

“A buddy said I should check it out,” Martin said. “I went over there and I thought I would go in the gym and start tossing guys around.

I walked in there and they put me in with a 125-pound little guy and he beat me up for an hour straight.

“I was very embarrassed, but from that day on I never left the gym.’’

Martin began his Ultimate Fighting Championship career in 2012 and takes an 8-2 record into Saturday’s matchup with Fabricio “Morango’’ Camoes (14-8-1) in Rio de Janeiro as an undercard bout to the Jose Aldo-Chad

Mendes main event.

Martin moved to Wisconsin before going to high school and people who knew him back in his days around here may not recognize him.

“I wasn’t really a tough guy,” he said. “I was really small, actually. I was skinny [and] I was short. "[But] I was kind of a wild guy.

I played football in Worth. I didn’t have a lot of parental supervision so I was one of those wild guys that would get in trouble once in a while.’’

In Somerset, Wis., Martin played football and basketball, and late in his high school career he started to wrestle. He went to North Dakota State University to play football but admitted he didn't enjoy attending class and dropped out.

Martin said his post-school career began with him cleaning carpets.

“That was a small-term plan for a bigger dream.’’ he said.

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Heading in to Week 9, here is the scenario for the 10 area football teams: OFFICIALLY IN: Richards (7-1) LIKELY IN: Brother Rice (5-3) Evergreen Park (5-3) ON THE BUBBLE St. Laurence (5-4)* Sandburg (4-4) Marist (4-4) OFFICIALLY OUT Chicago Christian (3-5) Shepard (3-5) Stagg (3-5) Oak Lawn (2-6) Photo by Jeff Vorva

Drawing attention

Nazareth Academy quarterback Carson Bartels draws plenty of attention from Marist defenders as a horde of them descend on the signal-caller during Friday night’s East Suburban Catholic Conference contest in Mount Greenwood. Bartels got the last laugh, though, as the unbeaten Roadrunners scored a 37-21 victory. Story on Page 2.

*—St. Laurence will receive a forfeit victory over St. Francis de Sales this weekend but waits to see if it has enough playoff points (number of opponents victories) to qualify.

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Wow! Four of the six simpletons went perfect last week! Amazing.

There were two production errors in Week 8 . First, Rakow didn’t pick Reavis in the Richards-Evergreen Park game, he picked Richards.

Second, the Shepard-Eisenhower game was accidentally omitted from the grid but all the fellas picked Shepard. Heading into the final week of the regular season, Jeff Vorva will be crowned the new king as he is one game ahead of Jason Maholy but the two had no disagreements this week. If there are any ties for the rest of the knaves, the tiebreaker is the point differential of the St. Rita-Brother Rice tilt. Also, St. Laurence’s game against St. Francis de Sales is a forfeit win and we didn’t put it on the grid although with this gang, someone still might have picked de Sales.

Last week: Overall: Argo at Richards Marist at Joliet Catholic Academy Bremen at Evergreen Park Sandburg at Bolingbrook St. Rita at Brother Rice Stagg at Homewood-Flossmoor Chicago Christian at Geurin Prep Shepard at Oak Lawn St. Xavier University at William Penn

Ken Karrson Jeff Vorva 7-1 8-0 58-19 60-17 Richards Richards JCA JCA Evergreen Park Evergreen Park Bolingbrook Bolingbrook Br. Rice by 5 Br. Rice by 15 H-F H-F Chicago Christian Chicago Christian Oak Lawn Shepard St. Xavier St. Xavier

Anthony Nasella 5-3 50-27 Richards JCA Evergreen Park Sandburg Br. Rice by 10 H-F Geurin Shepard St. Xavier

Jason Maholy Wally Findysz 8-0 8-0 59-18 52-25 Richards Richards JCA JCA Evergreen Park Evergreen Park Bolingbrook Bolingbrook Br. Rice by 6 Br. Rice by 6 H-F H-F Chicago Christian Chicago Christian Shepard Oak Lawn St. Xavier St. Xavier

Bob Rakow 8-0 53-24 Richards JCA Evergreen Park Bolingbrook Br. Rice by 7 H-F Chicago Christian Oak Lawn St. Xavier

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Dressing for success or sex-cess?

Bartosh (Reprinted from Sept. 23, flattering manner.

2010) Hey, no complaint here, but there is one question I have: Let’s not mince words here. Isn’t it within reason to think It’s important to be frank about that Sainz was attempting to this, so we need to understand gain a competitive edge, so to a few basic, undeniable points speak? Can she honestly say about human nature. she wasn’t trying to get noticed No. 1: Men are pigs. ahead of any other media mem No. 2: Women are, too, only to ber in the room, male or female, a slightly smaller degree. They thereby making her quest for an also tend to maintain better interview just a wee bit simpler? control over their less-accept- After all, hasn’t Sainz deable traits. scribed herself, at least once, No. 3: Many women really as the “hottest sports reporter aren’t all that offended by No. 1. in Mexico?”

By now, you can surmise what And jocks, being a rather unconstitutes this week’s subject polished bunch, responded in the matter. Much has already been way one would expect: by giving written about a female report- Sainz a more intent second — er’s uncomfortable experience and probably third — look and within the New York Jets’ locker then “complimenting” her with room and, as you might expect, whistles, hoots and other wella strong whiff of victimhood has thought-out reactions. Come on, been present in the air. how could Sainz have possibly Was Ines Sainz of Mexcio TV anticipated anything else?

Azteca mistreated? It depends In reading a few different artiupon whose opinion is being cles about the incident, I’m still expressed. uncertain as to what degree the Apparently, she was on the Jets acted as reprobates. In one receiving end of catcalls and of the pieces, Sainz claimed that other brutish male (mis)be- in addition to hearing catcalls, havior, which certainly doesn’t she also had footballs tossed in make us guys look too civilized. her direction by a Jets coach, It also is, sorry to say to more none of which hit her, but would easily offended types out there, have given individuals sufficient standard operating procedure in reason to get near her. many testosterone-fueled envi- A statement released by NFL rons, of which an athletic locker commissioner Roger Goodell, room qualifies. however, reported that no ev Since Sainz was there to idence suggesting Sainz had do a job, however, she should been “bumped, touched, brushed have been viewed as any other against or otherwise subjected member of the working media. to any physical contact” by any Except that she didn’t really try Jets player or coach was found, to blend in. something with which Goodell I’m sure many of you have claimed Sainz was in agreement. seen the photos of Sainz’s attire Nor, according to Goodell, was on that occasion. Trust me, Red there any proof of comments or Smith and Grantland Rice never gestures that could be construed dressed in such a manner, nor, as threatening, demeaning or more importantly, do most other offensive, an assessment Sainz female reporters in what is now again did not dispute. an integrated work setting.

So where exactly is the story To say that Sainz’s jeans were here? And what was it about the a little tight would be akin to episode that prompted Sainz to calling Michael Jordan a little write in Mexico City’s El Unibald. Clearly, Sainz, a former versal newspaper that she been Miss Universe contestant, is “shaken by what happened” and proud of her physical assets and to give her story the appalling not opposed to displaying them title of “My September 11th in in what she obviously feels is a New York?”

Maybe Sainz was made to feel embarrassed, and for that she deserved an apology. But it’s difficult to work up a lot of sympathy when she proceeds to trash other members of the media, whom she accused of pushing “women’s rights backwards 50 years” with their reporting of the incident.

If anyone in the Jets’ organization had denied Sainz interview access, her words would carry legitimate weight. But that didn’t happen.

Perhaps it’s time for sports organizations to rethink their postgame interviewing policies.

Allowing men locker-room access without doing the same for women wouldn’t be fair, of course, although males continue to be barred from female locker rooms.

Organized press conferences follow big events, but maybe that’s how it needs to be all the time, with media members free to request appearances by anyone who played a pivotal role in the contest. Yeah, there’s a chance reporters might miss an occasional heat-of-the-moment verbal gem if forced to wait for players to shower, dress and get emotionally cooled off, but since so many athletes speak in cliches anyway, little would likely be lost.

What happened to TV reporter Erin Andrews, who was basically being stalked by a videotaping pervert, is an incident deserving of punishment. So, too, are genuine instances of sexual harassment, where favor-seeking, glandular-driven corporate Neanderthals prevent any woman from advancing her career.

Neither of those circumstances applied to Ines Sainz, which made her tale much ado about very little. Don’t take that to mean, though, that I’m simpatico with the locker-room hound dogs, either. They should save the frat-boy wisecracks for a more receptive, lower-IQ crowd.

And, Ines, if you want men to not take notice of you, maybe you should start consulting Whoopi Goldberg for fashion tips.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Darshon McCullough’s 11-yard touchdown run gave Marist a 21-14 lead in the first half of Friday’s ESCC game against Nazareth Academy. The RedHawks did not score after halftime, however, and wound up getting tagged with a 16-point defeat.

It’s now or never

Loss to Nazareth places RedHawks on the brink

By Ken Karrson If Marist is seeking some sort of musical inspiration for a Week 9 clash with Joliet Catholic Academy, it need search no further than The King’s song catalogue.

It’s now or never.

Elvis Presley wasn’t thinking of football when he recorded a tune bearing that title, but Pat Dunne sure is at the moment. The RedHawks leader, who guided each of his first six clubs into the postseason, knows that streak is in jeopardy after Marist suffered a 37-21 East Suburban Catholic Conference defeat against Nazareth Academy Friday night in Mount Greenwood.

The loss dropped the RedHawks’ ledger to .500 and definitely made their meeting with the Hilltoppers a now-ornever proposition. Beating JCA — which has happened in recent seasons — won’t assure Marist (4-4, 3-3) of a Class 8A berth, only make it playoff eligible.

(Continued on page 3)

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Marist’s Taylor Weaver finds room to run Friday night against Nazareth Academy.

it’s the waiting game Making them Wave goodbye Now After beating Leo, Vikings keep fingers crossed on playoffs Knights denied playoff shot by St. Edward

By Ken Karrson This Wave was a tsunami.

Engulfed by St. Edward’s relentless offense Friday night was Chicago Christian, which had no answer for the Green Wave’s passing attack. Knights coach Jim Bolhuis claimed his athletes had not seen anything similar this season, and that unfamiliarity became evident as Christian surrendered five touchdowns through the air, three of them on completions of more than 60 yards.

One of those scores, a 63-yard collaboration between St. Edward quarterback Joe Mullen and Trevor Loewen, was the Green Wave’s immediate response to a second-quarter Knights TD. It restored a double-digit edge for the hosts, who went on to collect a convincing 45-6 Metro Suburban Conference East victory in Elgin that kept them unbeaten for the season.

Christian (3-5, 1-3), meanwhile, was officially locked out of the postseason by the loss.

“It was not awful, but it was bad,” Bolhuis said. “The score went up because we did a poor job in coverage. We played hard and played well at times, but it was a tough game.

I wish we could have done more.

“That [Loewen touchdown] was the point that took a lot out of us.

You try to make up things [with] bigger [plays] and get away from just moving the chains.”

The Knights’ lone six-pointer was scored by Josh Hill, who latched onto a 24-yard throw from Christian Bolhuis. Bolhuis passed for 64 yards, but that couldn’t adequately compensate for Colby Roundtree’s quiet evening.

Roundtree, who rushed for over 200 yards in two of Chicago Christian’s three previous contests, was limited to 58 by the Green Wave defense. The Knights totaled 134 yards in all, a far cry from St. Edward’s 529-yard figure. The home team averaged nearly 10 yards per play during the game while Chris-

Fighter

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After starting his UFC career with eight consecutive victories, Martin lost a three-round decision to Rashid

tian managed just 2.6.

“We weren’t able to sustain enough drives to keep them off the field and we were kind of stretched to contain them,” Coach Bolhuis said. “They are really the class of our conference and they’re a very well-rounded team. They were mixing it up really well.”

Indeed, the Green Wave boasted a 100-yard rusher in Dwayne Allen and a 200-yard receiver in Loewen.

Mullen completed 80 percent of his 20 passes for 341 yards.

What Bolhuis wanted his athletes to realize is that St. Edward “was in the same boat [as us]” at one juncture. Actually, the Green Wave were much worse off at the start of Mike Rolando’s coaching tenure — they won just once in his first three years.

Since then, however, St. Edward has qualified for the postseason four of the past six years, including 2014.

“They did it right [and] they’ve traveled the road very well,” Bolhuis said of the Green Wave. “They did it by establishing discipline and a program mind-set. [If] you run around and do your own thing, it’s going to cause explosions.

“You have to be patient and keep preaching it and get the community involved. I hope to reach that point [at Christian] — we’re about halfway there, I think.”

Pumping up the roster numbers would certainly benefit the Knights, whose rather modest total was down to less than two dozen because of a combination of injuries and eligibility issues. Until that hoped-for personnel increase is realized Bolhuis will continue to extract what he can from the available bodies.

“We get a lot out of those few,” he said. “We’ve been doing well prepping the kids we have with offseason conditioning [to make them stronger]. But this was a tough game to get ready for and a rough week all around.”

While St. Edward seemingly had its way with Christian, the latter did receive credible defensive efforts from a few individuals. Dan

Lawler (seven solo stops, one assist) and Luke Boss (seven solos, interception) were the ringleaders, but Stephen Gallagher, Ethan Friersen and Nate Krygsheld also helped out by making four tackles apiece.

The Knights wrap up their 2014 campaign Saturday against Guerin Prep, another club searching for a foothold.

“You could call the Guerin coach and have the same conversation — we speak the same language,” Bolhuis joked. “We’re both playing for pride and positives for the future. There’s been a lot of great positives about this season so [let’s] end it on a great note.”

Magomedov on Feb. 1 and submitted to an arm triangle choke in the second round versus Beneil Dariush.

He said both losses involved bad luck, but Martin is ready to return to the win column on Saturday in Brazil.

“It’s a very important fight for me,” he said. “He’s a very experienced fighter, and for me I’m coming off of two losses so this is a must-win [bout]. I look forward to getting in there and fighting to the best of my ability.”

Statistics Chicago Christian 0 6 0 0 - 6 St. Edward 14 17 7 7 - 45

First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds.

Att./comp.

Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds.

Punts/avg.

CC SE 7 15 70 188 64 341 134 529 18-5 20-16 1-0 1-0 1 1 3-25 8-65 6-31.3 0-0

Scoring SE — Trevor Loewen 27 pass from Joe Mullen (Joe French kick) SE — Santos Gomez 64 pass from Mullen (French kick) CC — Josh Hill 24 pass from Christian Bolhuis (kick blocked) SE — Loewen 63 pass from Mullen (French kick) SE — French 33 field goal SE — Loewen 68 pass from Mullen (French kick) SE — Pete DeWindt 12 pass from Mullen (French kick) SE — Mike Dziurgot 1 run (French kick) Chicago Christian Rushing: Roundtree 10-58, Bolhuis 11-11, Gallagher 7-2, Rattler 4-2, Bouquet 1-(-3). Passing: Bolhuis 18-5-64. Receiving: Hill 2-35, Boss 1-14, Krygsheld 1-10, Roundtree 1-5.

By Ken Karrson Football games are easy to prepare for compared to the waiting game.

That’s the one St. Laurence must deal with, however, following its 28-6 Chicago Catholic League White triumph over Leo Friday night at Kavanagh Field in Burbank. While beating the Lions officially squared the Vikings’ record at 4-4, St. Laurence actually boosted it to 5-4.

A scheduled Week 9 contest pitting the Vikings against St. Francis de Sales has already been forfeited to the former, the result of the Pioneers’ dissolution of their varsity program. St. Laurence coach Harold Blackmon arranged a game against Chicago Public League school Johnson Prep this past Wednesday at Eckersall Stadium but was awaiting word from the IHSA regarding that organization’s take on the situation.

He’s hoping the IHSA approves the contest as a suitable substitute for the expunged one versus St. Francis.

“We’re putting a fifth win on the line to get more playoff points, so I think that’s a fair tradeoff,” Blackmon said.

And it’s those playoff points that are forcing the Vikings (4-4, 3-1) to exercise patience. If St. Laurence must count the forfeit against its overall point total, that figure will probably wind up somewhere in the mid-30s — right around the annual cutoff for tournament inclusion. The number will be finalized and revealed by the IHSA during Saturday night’s selection process.

“We want to get a shot at the state tournament, but if it doesn’t happen we’ll adjust to it,” Blackmon said. “We just want to keep playing football and we want to win the football games we’re in.”

That’s what the Vikings did the past two weeks. After scoring a come-from-behind triumph over Aurora Christian, they hit Blackmon’s high school alma mater with more than 400 yards’ worth of offense and a defense that registered seven sacks.

“All in all, it was a good performance,” Blackmon said. “The defense really played well. [Leo’s] quarterback [Latrell Giles] is very athletic, but they just did a great job.”

The only damage Giles inflicted didn’t happen until the fourth period, by which time St. Laurence was in command. The Vikings struck four times through the air, with quarterback Alex Martinez firing a pair of touchdown passes to both Carlos Baker (40 and 20 yards) and Matt Gurgone (13 and 35 yards).

What made Martinez’s 10-of-13, 241-yard display really stand out was that it was accomplished after he had been hurt. Neither the junior signal-caller nor his coach realized it until the second half.

“Not until he handed off and he folded over in the third quarter,” Blackmon said after being asked when he learned something was amiss with Martinez. “If he shows any sign of pain, it’s serious.”

Indeed, it was as Martinez — who initially thought he merely had sore ribs after absorbing a blow on the second play from scrimmage — was later diagnosed with a torn spleen. He was hospitalized over the weekend and told Blackmon that “adrenaline kept me from noticing it.”

Martinez’s condition is another reason Blackmon wants to not have his guys idle for a week.

“If we don’t count the [Johnson Prep] game, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “We have to play to get our [backup] quarterback [Tim Delaney] ready. He’s a good athlete, he has a strong arm and he’s mobile, so I think we’ll be fine with Tim.” Delaney caught one Martinez pass for 29 yards, but it was Baker and Gurgone who gave the Lions fits as they each had four catches and gained a combined 202 yards.

Gurgone’s first touchdown capped a 10-play, 89-yard drive that began after Sean Wedel recovered a Leo fumble at his own 11. Baker’s 15yard reception on a third-and-1 play keyed the advancement.

“We told our players Leo is a momentum team,” Blackmon said.

“They’re always very athletic and have good size, [but] if you can take momentum away from them early you give yourselves a chance [to succeed]. They tried to bully us, but that recovered fumble gave us the momentum.”

The Lions made a few other deep forays into St. Laurence territory but came away empty, save for Saheed Adewole’s 20-yard TD catch with 2:40 remaining.

Tom Lyons (six solo stops, three

assists, one sack), Jimmy Burnette (six solos, two assists, one sack), Gurgone (three solos, three assists, three sacks), Tyler Snee (six solos, one assist), Wedel (two solos, three assists and one-half sack in addition to his fumble recovery) and Mike Sterna (interception) were the Vikings’ main men on the prevention side.

Another notable was sophomore running back Fayezon Smart, who finished with 133 rushing yards on 21 carries.

“I said before the season I wanted us to be a better team in Week 9 than we were in Week 1,” Blackmon said. “Except for the [Wheaton] St. Francis game [in Week 6] we’ve done that. Guys got better and better each week and gained more confidence.

“They’re a close team, they continue to believe and it came together for them Friday night. We want to get better every season — don’t take a step back. That’s why the Leo game was so important.”

And while St. Laurence’s playoff fate has yet to be settled, Blackmon acknowledged that he hopes to make postseason qualification “more the norm than the exception” in seasons to come.

Statistics Leo St. Laurence

First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing Total yds.

Att./comp.

Fumbles/lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds.

Punts/avg.

0 0 0 6 - 6 7 21 0 0 - 28 Leo STL 19 18 170 172 177 241 247 413 21-6 15-10 4-1 1-1 1 0 4-35 11-107 2-31.5 2-25.0

Scoring STL — Matt Gurgone 13 pass from Alex Martinez (Mauricio Garibay kick) STL — Carlos Baker 40 pass from Martinez (Garibay kick) STL — Gurgone 35 pass from Martinez (Garibay kick) STL — Baker 20 pass from Martinez (Garibay kick) Leo — Saheed Adewole 20 pass from Latrell Giles (run failed) St. Laurence Rushing: Smart 21-133, Snee 6-29, Arenda 6-7, Martinez 1-3.

Passing: Martinez 13-10-241, Washington 2-0-0. Receiving: Baker 4-123, Gurgone 4-79, Delaney 1-29, Gamboa 1-10.

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No easing up for SSC Red-champion Astros

By Anthony Nasella

After Shepard clinched the South Suburban Conference Red title the previous week, Astros coach Dan Grunauer wasn’t sure if he would witness a reduction in his team’s energy and focus.

Much to his delight, however, Shepard adopted a business-as-usual approach in dispatching two more conference foes last week. The Astros swept past Oak Lawn (25-16, 25-15) on Tuesday and then hammered Eisenhower (25-14, 25-6) two days later to stay perfect in league action and increase their overall win total to 24.

“That’s another impressive thing -- I haven’t seen much letup in their play and intensity,” Grunauer said of his athletes.

“They’re still hungry. When you clinch conference, you can usually see let-up, but these girls are still working hard.

“We have a really good group and we’re having a great season.

It’s been very fun to be a part of.”

Contributing to Shepard’s success versus the Spartans were Kendall Yerkes (eight kills), Caroline Graham (20 assists), Amanda Carberry (three solo blocks, nine digs), Nikki Alex (seven digs) and Abbey Graham (six digs). Grunauer said the key was execution, particularly on the defensive side where Carberry, Yerkes and Alex pretty much neutralized Oak Lawn’s attack.

“We prepared well for Oak Lawn,” he said. “They have some big middle hitters and decent outside hitters, so we just made sure that we put ourselves in good positions where they couldn’t get good swings. Our blockers did a good job of funneling their attacks into our diggers.

“We were able to convert in transition from there. We dug Oak Lawn well, so they weren’t scoring much. The kids played tough.

“We knew Oak Lawn would be tough, and it was one [match] the girls were focused on. Coach

[Dennis] McNamara does a great job every year with that program.”

Briana Haugh (22 service points, including eight aces) befuddled Eisenhower with her jump serve, which helped the Astros (24-5, 12-0) cruise in with a resounding triumph in their second conference encounter.

“Briana had an amazing game,” Grunauer said. “She rolled off about 16 straight points in the second game. A great jump server can maybe get five or six in a row before making an error, [but] she was on fire that game.

“It was a pretty cool thing to see. Eisenhower called time to try to break it, but there was no stopping her that night.”

Haugh didn’t have to go it alone, however. Also making life difficult for the Cardinals were Yerkes (11 kills), Caroline Graham (19 assists, three aces) and Abbey Graham (seven digs).

Although she didn’t amass monster stats in the match, Carberry was cited by Grunauer as another big reason for Shepard’s achievements to date.

“Amanda has been an absolute selfless player for us this year,” he said. “She had to take Briana Haugh’s spot because [Haugh] had mono. Now she’s stepped back into her normal position, middle attacker, but she also plays well in the back row for us.

“Amanda’s defense is that superb. She’s one of the rare six-rotation middle hitters out there -you don’t usually get nine digs and three solo blocks from a middle [like she had against Oak Lawn].”

Carberry is second on the team in digs (143) and solo blocks (11) and also has 12 aces to her credit.

Abbey Graham tops Shepard in digs (185) while Chasz Wells has a team-best 25 solo blocks.

Graham also has 50 aces and is No. 2 in kills with 142. Yerkes (243 kills, 34 aces, 137 digs) and Caroline Graham (561 assists, 138 digs, 38 aces) are other statistical headliners for the Astros.

After completing its SSC sched-

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Oak Lawn’s Simona Tomczak prepares to serve last Tuesday against Shepard in Palos Heights.

ule against Bremen, Shepard takes part in the Lyons Township Tournament this weekend.

“The Lyons tournament is definitely a test where we’ll be playing some of the state’s best,” Grunauer said. “If we beat Stagg in the playoffs, we’ll see LT again.

And we’ll see how we fare against our draw at Lyons.

“It will be nice to get another look at LT this week, but we still have to get past Stagg in the playoffs to play them again, which is always tough. Stagg is 500, but that team plays a difficult schedule. They took us to three [games] at the Oak Lawn Tournament.

“These next couple of weeks are going to be pretty exciting.”

SANDBURG A 25-16, 25-16 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue win was only part of the story for the Eagles last Tuesday.

Also notable was the fact Sandburg played in front of its largest home crowd of the season, which turned out for the Dig for the Cure promotion that raised money for cancer research. The cause had deeper meaning than usual within the Sandburg community after former Eagles swim and water polo coach Jane Caliendo recently lost her year-long battle with the disease.

Sami Knight led Sandburg on the court with 21 assists and seven digs. Others chipping in were Leah Lane (eight kills), Julia Borschel (four kills) and Kathleen Bollito (three kills, three blocks, three aces).

The Eagles slipped past Joliet West (25-21, 25-21) in another SWSC Blue match on Wednesday Photo by Jeff Vorva Shepard’s Jessica Ferguson (14) and Amanda Carberry team behind the leadership of Knight up to block an Oak Lawn spike during last Tuesday’s SSC Red (28 assists), Borschel (eight kills) and Caroline Stefanon (six kills). match in Palos Heights.

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However, given the RedHawks’ overall strength of schedule five wins probably will do the trick.

“It’s must-win — win or go home,” Dunne said. “Joliet Catholic’s a great program, but we’re focusing on what we have to do.

Our seniors, captains and leaders of the team understand the urgency and we’ve just got to get better.

“It’s a true playoff week for us [and] Friday night is Round 1.

That’s the situation at hand, regardless of who you’re playing.

You’re doing everything possible to extend the season [beyond the ninth week].”

For a while last Friday Marist extended undefeated Nazareth to a greater degree than the visitors might have expected.

The RedHawks went toe-to-toe with their guests throughout the opening half, and when intermission arrived it did so with Marist holding a 21-20 edge.

The RedHawks rallied twice from a seven-point deficit, first on a 10-yard Taylor Weaver touchdown catch and then on Seamus Glascott’s 37-yard reception of a Brendan Skalitzky pass. Weaver’s interception set up Glascott’s score.

played tremendous,” Dunne said. “I was very proud of our guys’ effort. We forced [Nazareth] into some throwing situations by stopping the run.”

That ability to ground the Roadrunners’ ground attack didn’t last, however. Nazareth tailback Nolan Dean eventually made his presence keenly felt as he racked up 201 yards on 32 carries and tallied four times.

His 6-yard dash pulled the visitors within one at halftime.

Dean also scored on runs of 8, 2 and 20 yards.

“He’s a great back — a big, physical back that runs hard,” Dunne said of Dean, who operated behind a line Dunne deemed one of the most physically imposing units any of his squads has ever encountered.

Dean’s third TD, notched four minutes into the fourth stanza, stretched out a two-point lead the Roadrunners had assumed on Michael Hillsman’s 20-yard field goal early in the third quarter. Dean’s last six-pointer followed an interception thrown by the RedHawks.

Also undermining Marist after intermission were two trips inside Nazareth’s 20-yard line that produced nothing in the way of points.

“We didn’t come away with some we had to have,” Dunne said. “Penalties hurt us and A second pickoff, this one by we were just a little bit out of Marty Meyer, gave Marist an- field-goal range. other scoring opportunity and “Our guys, I believe in them the hosts capitalized as Dar- and expect them to win each shon McCullough raced into the week, and this was one of those Roadrunners’ end zone from games that was neck-and-neck 11 yards away. That put the [for quite a while]. But toward RedHawks in front for the first the end Nazareth capitalized a time, 21-14. couple times when we couldn’t.”

“In the first half our guys While Dunne described the

Roadrunners as “a little more multiple in what they do [offensively],” he felt the experience of competing against them could be beneficial when the RedHawks square off against JCA. “Each week, and every team we play, is great preparation for us,” he said.

Statistics Nazareth Marist

7 13 3 14 - 37 7 14 0 0 - 21

MAR First downs 21 Yds. rushing 89 Yds. passing 149 Total yds.

238 Att./comp. 25-14 Fumbles/lost 1-1 Had intercepted 1 Penalties/yds. 3-30 Punts/avg. 3-41.0 Scoring NA — Carson Bartels 2 run (Michael Hillsman kick) MAR — Taylor Weaver 10 pass from Brendan Skalitzky (Kyle Gambla kick) NA — Nolan Dean 8 run (Hillsman kick) MAR — Seamus Glascott 37 pass from Skalitzky (Gambla kick) MAR — Darshon McCullough 11 run (Gambla kick) NA NA NA NA

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Dean 6 run (conversion failed) Hillsman 20 field goal Dean 2 run (Hillsman kick) Dean 20 run (Hillsman kick)

Marist Rushing: McCullough 22-86, Condon 1-9, Glascott 1-0, Skaltizky 2-(-6).

Passing: Skalitzky 24-13-129, Keffer 1-120. Receiving: Glascott 4-46, Keffer 4-37, T. Weaver 2-26, Condon 2-18, Skalitzky 1-20, McCullough 1-2.

To complete a memorable week, Sandburg (28-5, 5-0) won five times over the weekend to collect the Maine West Invitational championship. Lake Zurich (25-17, 25-18) and Wheeling (2517, 25-8) were both defeated on Friday, then the Eagles capped a three-victory Saturday by knocking off Maine East (25-17, 25-18) in the title match.

Knight (70 assists) and Borschel (25 kills, seven aces) were Sandburg’s Day 2 ringleaders.

MARIST After beating Bishop McNamara (25-14, 25-18 in an East Suburban Catholic Conference match last Tuesday, the RedHawks (25-7, 7-1) went 4-1 in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona.

Colleen Reilly (seven kills, three blocks), Lizzie Zaleski (19 assists) and Haley Belcik (nine digs, two aces) were Marist’s key performers versus the Fightin’ Irish. Zaleski also starred in tournament play as she finished with 126 assists, 31 digs, 18 kills, 18 blocks and eight aces on the Arizona trip.

Aiding the RedHawks’ tourney cause as well were Cameron Enright (42 kills, 51 digs, seven aces), Emily Graff (46 kills, 11 blocks), Anne Marie Stifter (28 kills, 23 blocks) and Allyssa Rizzo (84 digs, 10 aces). Enright received the Most Outstanding Player award in the tourney’s Gold Division.

Marist’s victories came against Ironwood Ridge (25-18, 24-26, 159), Ralston Valley (25-10, 25-13), Vintage (25-11, 27-29, 15-10) and Valencia (25-23, 25-12). The first two opponents hailed from Arizona, the other two from California.

The RedHawks’ lone setback was administered by Clovis, Calif., which bagged a 25-22, 25-20 win.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Oak Lawn’s Bri Markusic loses her balance and teammate Alli Yacko (left) reacts after Briana Haugh puts down a kill for Shepard last Tuesday. The host Astros won the South Suburban Conference Red match 25-16, 25-15.

MOTHER MCAULEY Also claiming a tournament championship last weekend were the Mighty Macs, who ruled over the field at Glenbard East.

Ryann DeJarld (15 kills) and Jane DeJarld (19 assists) were Mother McAuley’s catalysts in its title-clinching victory over Benet Academy. Also positive factors for the Macs in their 25-19, 25-20 Gold Division triumph were Kayla Caffey and Kelsey Clark, each of whom put down six kills.

Friday’s conquests over Lemont (25-14, 25-10) and Wheaton-Warrenville South (25-16, 25-17) were made possible largely through the efforts of Caffey (12 kills) and Jane DeJarld (30 assists).

Before its appearance in the Glenbard East Invitational, Mother McAuley (30-3, 7-0) handled a couple Girls Catholic Athletic Conference assignments as it vanquished Queen of Peace (25-16, 25-7) and Trinity (25-11, 25-16) on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

Leading the Macs past the Pride in a Volley for a Cure match were Jane DeJarld (11 assists) and Caeley Hynes (five kills). Caffey (eight kills) and Ryann DeJarld (six kills, six blocks) sparked McAuley on Wednesday.

STAGG The Chargers scored SWSC Blue victories over Joliet Central (25-9, 25-11) and Bolingbrook (25-22, 25-19) last week.

Standing tall for Stagg (17-16, 3-2) on Tuesday were Lexi Man-

tas (six kills), Maddie Duffner (14 assists) and Amanda Collins (14 digs). Mantas was at it again on Wednesday as she put down nine kills versus the Raiders, second only to sister Ari’s total of 10.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN A Metro Suburban Conference East rematch with Timothy Christian didn’t go as planned for the Knights last Tuesday. After beating the Trojans in two sets on Sept. 18, Chicago Christian absorbed a 25-23, 18-25, 25-17 setback in Elmhurst.

Anna Kamp led the Knights (24-3, 10-1) with 13 kills and three aces. Leah Kamp added eight kills, three blocks and two aces, and Samantha Kubik totaled 20 assists and three kills.

OAK LAWN The Spartans balanced out their loss to Shepard with a 25-20, 25-17 SSC Red win over Argo last Thursday. Oak Lawn also placed fourth at the Lincoln-Way Central Tournament over the weekend after losing on Saturday to Lincoln-Way East (25-15, 25-20) and TF South (16-25, 25-21, 25-16).

Lifting the Spartans past the Argonauts were Simona Tomczak (five kills, 11 digs) and Rebecca Suarez (11 assists).

RICHARDS The Bulldogs improved to 1314 overall and 6-5 in the SSC Red with a 25-16, 25-23 decision over Reavis last Thursday.

Halee Barber and Taylor Yanke put down six and five kills, respectively, for host Richards.

Not against the ‘Nauts Spartans unable to pin defeat on Argo

By Ken Karrson The spoiler role was more difficult to fill than Oak Lawn anticipated.

Having seen their own playoff chances evaporate the week before versus Lemont, the Spartans were hoping to crush another team’s postseason dreams. And for a while in Friday night’s South Suburban Conference Red matchup with Argo, Oak Lawn appeared fully capable of accomplishing the task.

But after spotting the Spartans an early lead and seeing them hang close well into the third quarter, the Argonauts finally seized control. The hosts extended a 16-10 lead into double digits and eventually emerged with a 31-10 triumph in Summit that kept them in the chase for a state-tournament berth in coach Jim Innis’ final season.

“They were stronger than we were and they kind of asserted their will [in the late going],” Oak Lawn boss Sean Lucas said.

“They ran the ball down our throats. Their kids played with more emotion than our kids. “[Innis has] got a nice team. I think they’ll get in [the playoffs] on points [if they win in Week 9].”

Argo certainly made a point of stealing the Spartans’ thunder.

After Oak Lawn (2-6, 1-4) took a 3-0 lead on Adnane Laanati’s 32-yard field goal, for example, the Argonauts countered with

Diamonte Mallory’s 84-yard kickoff return and a two-point conversion.

That touchdown followed a failed opportunity to jump ahead when Argo embarked on a 14-play march that got stopped near the visitors' 20. The Spartans then used a 12-play trek to set up Laanati’s three-pointer.

A missed tackle by Oak Lawn and ensuing pass completion got the Argonauts into the end zone again before halftime.

“It seemed like anytime we had a momentum play, they came back and had one of their own a few plays later,” Lucas said.

But the Spartans refused to buckle and soon climbed back within six. Alec McCarthy forced a fumble on a punt return and Jim Swiatek recovered it for Oak Lawn. The latter actually returned the ball for an apparent touchdown, but officials ruled the play a muff and said no advancement could be made.

Lucas disagreed with the call, saying “their kid made two juke moves before he got stopped,” but the Spartans overcame the sudden obstacle when Joe Robinson tallied on a 9-yard run right after Oak Lawn took possession.

“We were feeling pretty good,” Lucas said. “We had moved the ball somewhat and had pretty good field position for much of the game. Our offensive line didn’t do a bad job and our defense was playing well.”

Anchoring that defense were Ryne Melnik (three solo stops, five assists, one tackle for loss), Joe Dodaro (three solos, one assist, one sack), Quintin Prince (two solos, four assists, one tackle for loss) and Peter Ruane (one solo, nine assists, two sacks).

However, no sooner did Robinson (20 carries, 94 rushing yards) give the Spartans a boost than Mallory did the same for Argo.

His 65-yard reception of a Corde O’Neal pass restored a cushion for the home team and Oak Lawn couldn’t recover enough to make another charge at the Argonauts.

Saying “that one hurt” Lucas explained that the Spartans’ performance essentially mirrored ones they put on versus several opponents this fall. Only Richards and Lemont truly outclassed Oak Lawn — Evergreen Park, a likely playoff qualifier in Class 4A, was locked in a 28-all tie with the Spartans during their SSC Red encounter before gradually gaining the upper hand.

Shepard will be Oak Lawn’s last foe of 2014. The Spartans edged the Astros a year ago and Lucas, who will be coaching against former high school teammate Dominic Passolano, insists this season’s game holds importance even though Shepard is also going to be a playoff no-show.

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Kings of the road

Bulldogs earn SSC Red title piece by routing Mustangs

By Ken Karrson

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg quarterback Alex Fidan works his way into the end zone for one of the Eagles’ five touchdowns Friday night against Stagg.

Eagles

(Continued from page 1) consecutive Class 8A tournament appearance.

To become playoff eligible the Eagles must beat Bolingbrook, the preseason No. 1 in a few Chicagoland-area polls, on Friday.

The Raiders will be favored, but Sandburg (4-4, 3-3) has had success against them within the past few years.

“It’s kind of a funny thing,” Eagles coach Dave Wierzal said.

“We as coaches know it’s been done, but trying to get the kids to believe it or know it’s possible is a different story. We experienced it -- that’s different than hearing about it. Their experience has been [negative].

“The thing we’ve been banging on the drum about is that we’re always trying to play our best football, [but] we’ve not played four quarters of our best football yet. Our best football is enough to be competitive with these [elite] teams.”

The Chargers (3-5, 1-5) were certainly competitive with Sandburg at the outset. On its initial play from scrimmage Stagg struck for an 80-yard score as Konrad Lach completed a pass to Justin Sterling.

“We came out in a formation we thought we could catch them [off-balance] and we did,” said Chargers coach Mike Fahey, who watched the contest from a Stagg classroom due to an IHSA-imposed suspension for being ejected from the previous week’s contest against Joliet West.

“We were competing with them [for a while], but to beat a team that’s got more talent you’ve got to play a clean game.

Two crucial errors cost us.”

In addition to Krasowski’s runback that originated when the Chargers mishandled a punt snap, the Eagles also capitalized after Tom Slattery recovered another Stagg drop at the hosts’ 13. That fumble, which happened one play after the Chargers picked off a Sandburg pass in their own end zone, set up Avery Verble’s game-tying 13-yard reception with 4:39 remaining in the half.

“We took seven points off the board and then gave it right back to them,” Fahey said. “We give them 14 points and we lose by 14.”

“From a coach’s perspective that’s a nightmare,” Wierzal said of the rapid turnaround in fortunes that harmed Stagg.

“It’s not like we made them go three-and-out -- they were generating some offense and it looked like it was going to be a dogfight to the end.”

Tyquan Foster’s 95-yard TD catch had briefly moved the Chargers in front 14-7, but the home team did not tally again until early in the fourth period, by which time it was attempting to erase a two-touchdown deficit. Jim Robley created it for the Eagles with his 1-yard plunge late in the third quarter, the first of two scores for him.

Quarterback Alex Fidan had gotten Sandburg on the board four minutes into the game by culminating the Eagles’ initial possession with a 13-yard touchdown dash.

“A three-and-out or a punt giving the ball right back to them [after Sterling’s touchdown] would not have been a good thing,” Wierzal said.

Crusaders

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so your mentality has to be that it’s 0-0,” Badke said. “A lot of times it’s not the opponent [that stops us], it’s what we do. I thought we had some opportunities we didn’t take advantage of [earlier].

“The kids really responded in the third quarter. They executed what we wanted them to at the beginning of the game.”

Even after Providence regained its composure and the lead, Rice wasn’t going down quietly. Alarcon’s 8-yard keeper at the 4:18 mark of the final period narrowed the gap

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Junior quarterback Konrad Lach receives congratulations from Stagg teammates after firing an 80-yard touchdown pass against Sandburg on the Chargers’ first offensive play Friday night in Palos Hills. The quick start couldn’t prevent Stagg from suffering a 35-21 setback.

“This quarterback makes Sandburg a better team,” Fahey said of Fidan. “He runs the ball well. If we play them Week 3 or Week 4, we’re healthy and they don’t have everything settled and maybe it’s a different outcome.

“They put their big jumbo package in -- their linebacker [Graham Hevel] was at fullback -- and they were bigger than our linebackers. When we play bigger kids we just kind of get worn down. It’s so frustrating because our kids played so hard.”

Foster produced Stagg’s final touchdown by catching a 2-yard flip from Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse. That shaved the Eagles’ lead to seven, but Robley made sure the Chargers couldn’t rally when he crossed the goal line on a 4-yard run to complete an 11-play, 61-yard march that ate up more than six minutes of the fourth quarter.

“I started to feel like we could catch our breath again,” Wierzal said.

Sandburg finished with 322 total yards as Robley became the first Eagles runner to reach the 100-yard plateau in rushing this season. He gained 115 on 22 carries. Fidan added 39 while also completing 9-of-14 passes for 145 yards.

Krasowski was the defensive standout with eight solo stops, one assist and two sacks in addition to his fumble recovery.

Jason Enguita (seven solos, three assists, one sack), Hevel (four solos, two assists), Slattery (three solos and two assists besides his fumble recovery) and Matt Frostman (two solos, two assists, one sack) also contributed.

Van Nieuwenhuyse and Lach combined to throw for 262 yards on just seven completions, and the former also paced Stagg with 67 rushing yards. Foster, Sterling and Kamal Salman all totaled at least 80 receiving yards.

“If we had this output last year we beat Sandburg,” said Fahey, whose squad dropped a 14-0 verdict to its chief rival in 2013. “We probably moved the ball the best against Sandburg than we have in the past.”

While the postseason can’t be reached, the Chargers must do more than go through the motions on Friday as they meet up with powerful Homewood-Flossmoor.

“H-F has a chance to win state [in Class 8A],” Fahey said. “We

can consider it a playoff game and see where we’re at. We’re playing some of the best teams and athletes in the state [within the SWSC Blue].

“The record won’t reflect it, but I think we’re closing the gap [on them]. It might not be as much as we want, but we’re getting more competitive. But we have to play a full game -we haven’t done that, unfortunately, since Week 2 [versus Oak Lawn].”

Sandburg must travel to Bolingbrook for its make-orbreak contest on Friday.

“It’s nice to be at this point of the season and have something at stake,” Wierzal said. “This is a business week and we’ve got to give ourselves a chance. The No. 1 thing is to not even think about the opponent or game, just play the best football we can.”

to 38-35 and he answered Vejvoda’s second TD catch with a 3-yard dash.

Alarcon’s second scoring run, though, was delivered with only 26 seconds left, which didn’t give the Crusaders enough time to attempt one more rally.

“We’d like to win some of these [nail-biters],” said Badke, whose team’s three setbacks have all come by single digits. “But the kids played well.

“We did what we did with this schedule to prepare us for the playoffs. We’ve got the most [playoff] points in the state [52 after eight weeks], but I’m looking forward to finishing 6-3.”

While Rice’s offense understand-

ably garnered plenty of attention with its third-period resurgence, not to be overlooked in the Crusaders’ comeback was the role their defense played. It sandwiched a pair of threeand-out series against Providence in between those scores to generate additional momentum for the locals.

Key figures on that side of the ball included Robert Woods (five solo stops, three tackles for loss, two sacks), Bryan Boyd (five solos), Steven Robinson (four solos, two assists), Jones (four solos, one assist, three pass breakups), Jim Opoka (four solos, one assist) and Jordan Boyd (four solos, one assist). Bryan Boyd was seeing his first action of the season after recovering from an

Statistics Sandburg Stagg

7 14 7 7 - 35 7 7 0 7 - 21

CS AAS First downs 18 13 Yds. rushing 177 123 Yds. passing 145 262 Total yds.

322 385 Att./comp.

14-9 16-7 Fumbles/lost 0-0 3-2 Had intercepted 1 0 Penalties/yds.

3-25 2-5 Punts/avg.

3-46.3 3-24.7 Scoring AAS — Justin Sterling 80 pass from Konrad Lach (Chris Makris kick) CS — Alex Fidan 13 run (Jonathan Milazzo kick) AAS — Tyquan Foster 95 pass from Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse (Makris kick) CS — Avery Verble 13 pass from Fidan (Milazzo kick) CS — Brian Krasowski 34 fumble return (Milazzo kick) CS — Jim Robley 1 run (Milazzo kick) AAS — Foster 2 pass from Van Nieuwenhuyse (Makris kick) CS — Robley 4 run (Milazzo kick) andburg Rushing: Robley 22-115, FiS dan 10-39, Scheldberg 2-15, Hammond 1-6, Woods 1-4, Zavod 1-3, Brown 1-0, Johnson 1-(-5). Passing: Fidan 14-9-145.

Receiving: Razik 2-45, Johnson 2-28, Valiga 2-13, Carney 1-31, Robley 1-15, Verble 1-13. tagg Rushing: Van Nieuwenhuyse 9-67, S Lach 8-36, Sterling 7-20. Passing: Lach 10-3-137, Van Nieuwenhuyse 6-4-125.

Receiving: Salman 4-85, Foster 2-97, Sterling 1-80.

Supposedly there’s no place like home, but football players at Richards and Evergreen Park would probably beg to differ.

When those two teams meet, home has been where the heartache is.

Friday night it was the Mustangs’ turn to feel miserable. A year after departing Oak Lawn with a win over the Bulldogs Evergreen experienced the agony of defeat — big time. Not only did Richards avenge the 2013 loss that ultimately cost it the South Suburban Conference Red title, but it did so in a dominant manner as it rolled to a 53-19 triumph.

The victory assured the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-0) of no worse than a share of the Red Division crown.

They can capture it outright by beating Argo — which faces postseason exile with another loss — on Friday.

“You want to be playing your best ball in late October and November,” Richards coach Tony Sheehan said. “I feel we’re on that path right now. That’s [a result of] us getting healthy and practicing better during the week.”

Pumping his guys up for Evergreen didn’t take much doing.

“We obviously reminded them of what happened [last season], but a lot of the seniors that was their first loss at Richards,” Sheehan said. “They didn’t need a lot of reminding. They pretty much reminded themselves.”

And then the Bulldogs went out and continued the recent pattern of road success, becoming the fourth straight visiting club to prevail in their series with the Mustangs. This latest conquest, though appearing to be a beginning-to-end beat-down of Evergreen, was in reality something of a dogfight for most of the opening half.

Neither team scored for the first 10½ minutes, Richards finally doing so on Romeo Johnson’s 79yard burst that followed Lucas White’s block of the Mustangs’ 33-yard field-goal try. That lead held until the 4:24 mark of the second period, when Kerron Brown’s 4-yard run brought Evergreen (53, 3-3) even after its defense had recovered a fumble.

The Bulldogs responded right away with an 11-play drive that concluded with Ryan Willett’s 14-yard touchdown catch, but with only 1:10 remaining before intermission the Mustangs didn’t appear to be in too bad a shape.

“We would have been OK with 14-7 at halftime,” Evergreen coach Ray Mankowski said. “We did a great job of shutting down [receivers Romello] Boykin and [Spencer] Tears — they couldn’t run deep and get open.

“We were pretty good for a quarter-and-a-half. Then the wheels came off.”

Neither Boykin nor Tears ever became a pass-receiving factor, but Tears still managed to make his presence felt in the final seconds of the first half when he lined up at

quarterback for a snap and raced 11 yards into the Mustangs’ end zone to create a 20-7 advantage for Richards.

And then early in the third stanza Willett returned an Evergreen punt 55 yards to stretch the ‘Dogs’ lead out further.

“I think that kind of took the air out of their sails a little bit, to be honest,” Sheehan said of the Mustangs. “Once we got going we were clicking offensively.”

That was something of an understatement. Before the third quarter was over Richards tacked on 13 more points, courtesy of Johnson’s 14-yard run and 26yard reception. Two TDs covering more than 50 yards completed the Bulldogs’ scoring barrage in the final period.

“Their scores were [almost] all big plays,” Mankowski said. “[Our players] got overenthusiastic and tried too hard and we were over-pursuing. Then [the Bulldogs] found they could run inside.”

“Some of these guys, when they touch the ball it can be six [points] on the board at any time,” Sheehan said. “We have that ability to go 85 yards at any time.”

But something else is included in Richards’ offensive arsenal this season.

“It was home run or nothing last year,” Sheehan said. “We’ve had a couple [lengthy] drives in every game for the last four or five weeks. That’s been the plan so we can keep our defense off the field longer.

“A lot of kids went along for the ride last year, but not everyone was a regular [contributor]. Those kids are gaining confidence.”

And it’s resulted in plenty of gained yards. Here, the Bulldogs accumulated 461 in all, which included a season-high 284 on the ground. Johnson rushed for 101 yards on just six carries, Pat Doyle picked up 59 on nine totes and DJ Bridgewater traveled 56 yards for a touchdown on his lone carry.

Anchoring Richards’ defense were Kenny Spey (eight tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks), Ramonta Hill (eight tackles), White (six in addition to his fieldgoal block) and Chris Casey (three tackles for loss).

Evergreen wasn’t too far off the Bulldogs’ yardage-collecting pace, but TDs by Michael Horton (10-yard catch) and Julian Rodriguez (26-yard run) were all it could manage after halftime.

Brown (24 carries, 65 yards) was the Mustangs’ top runner while Horton (seven catches, 97 yards) led the receiving contingent.

“I knew it could have ended up being ugly if we didn’t do our thing,” Mankowski said. “If we want to go as far as we think we can go [in the playoffs], we need to have everyone doing their job.

We’re not doing that yet.

“It kind of humbles you a little bit [to lose like this]. We had opportunities and didn’t get it done.”

Evergreen was operating at a bit of a disadvantage as it was without tailback Antwan Moore (shoulder) and then saw backup

LaShon Johnson incur an ankle injury during the game. Johnson was in and out of the lineup after that and didn’t make much of an impact.

The Mustangs can guarantee themselves a fourth straight Class 4A playoff berth by beating Bremen in an SSC crossover on Friday. Mankowski said the Braves’ “offense is pretty good, but their defense struggles from what I’ve seen.”

“It’s amazing we can do the things we can with the [low number of] kids we have,” Mankowski said. “We need to get in [the tournament] and play teams our size.”

As for Richards, its matchup with Argo would appear to be little more than a final tune-up before the postseason. However, Sheehan views things differently, and not only because one more win gives the Bulldogs that outright division championship.

“If we go 8-1, we’re at home with a higher seed,” he said, referring to a likely Round 1 playoff scenario. “At 7-2 we could be playing another 7-2 on the road, so we’ve been in playoff mode since the Oak Forest game [in Week 6].”

Statistics Richards Evergreen Park

7 13 20 13 - 53 0 7 6 6 - 19

HLR EP First downs 19 --Yds. rushing 284 155 Yds. passing 177 191 Total yds.

461 346 Att./comp.

17-7 33-18 Fumbles/lost 1-1 0-0 Had intercepted 0 0 Penalties/yds. 11-80 --Punts/avg.

3-25.0 --Scoring HLR — Romeo Johnson 79 run (Andrew Calderon kick) EP — Kerron Brown 4 run (Neil Quigley kick) HLR — Ryan Willett 14 pass from Hasan Muhammad-Rogers (Calderon kick) HLR — Spencer Tears 11 run (kick blocked) HLR — Willett 55 punt return (Calderon kick) HLR — Johnson 14 run (Calderon kick) EP — Michael Horton 10 pass from Sean Ryan (kick failed) HLR — Johnson 26 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) HLR — Willett 57 pass from Muhammad-Rogers (kick failed) HLR — DJ Bridgewater 56 run (Calderon kick) EP — Julian Rodriguez 26 run (kick failed) Richards Rushing: R. Johnson 6-101, Doyle 9-59, Bridgewater 1-56, Muhammad-Rogers 7-31, Anderson 1-18, Tears 1-11, Coleman 2-7, Jamerson 1-3, Moore 1-(-2). Passing: Muhammad-Rogers 177-177. Receiving: Willett 3-89, R. Johnson 2-73, Boykin 1-12, Tears 1-3.

Evergreen Park Rushing: Brown 24-65, Harvey 5-38, Rodriguez 1-26, Johnson 3-22, Taylor 1-2, Horton 1-1, Ryan 1-1.

Passing: Ryan 33-18-191. Receiving: Horton 7-97, Matthews 5-56, Taylor 5-33, Brown 1-5.

AYSO Soccer

Season approaching stretch run The 2014 Palos AYSO soccer season is approaching its stretch run and a few teams recently flashed the kind of defensive intensity required to prosper when the weather is uncooperative.

Following is a recap of reported matches.

UNDER-12 The Orange 3, Blizzard 1 Maks Srama's goal was the only one the Blizzard could muster as they fell to defeat against the Orange. He also took a turn in the nets along with Tom DiBrizzi, Colton Sterling and Hudson Sterling.

Also playing well in a losing cause were Ryan Thomasson, Norah Sullivan, Jennifer Rizzo, Erik Knutson, Michael Jeffers, Luke Christy and Alex Forczyk.

Batman's Crew 6, Tsunamis 2 Eric Antkiewicz's hat trick fueled a potent offense and the Crew combined that with stout defense to quiet the Tsunamis.

Ian Kloehn added two goals and injury, a return Rice welcomed in the aftermath of injuries to lineman Michael McGinley and linebacker Iben King a couple of weeks earlier.

Alarcon finished with 511 total yards (450 passing, 61 rushing) while Smalling and Jones combined for 20 receptions and 327 yards’ worth of pickups.

Statistics Brother Rice 7 0 21 14 - 42 Providence Cath. 14 14 0 17 - 45

First downs Yds. rushing Yds. passing

BR PC 29 21 99 118 450 341

an assist for the winners, while Campbell Brown had one goal and one assist.

Also setting up Crew scores were Eddie Sutkus, Eamon O'Hara, Tom Lamb and Jacob Nowobilski. Lamb and Sutkus split the goalkeeping duties.

Maroon Magic 3, Team #7 3 Markers by Luka Zoko, Nathaniel Tran and Omar Gad helped the Magic battle Team # 7 to a draw.

Others prominent figures for the Magic were netminder Lenny Kobilca, who stopped a number of Team #7 shots, and defenders Alicia Kuna and Maya Doyle. Tran was also a defensive stalwart.

UNDER-10 Hornets 8, Blue Flames 4 An incredible six-goal performance by Eugene Krupinski highlighted the Hornets' triumph over the Flames. Overshadowed by that exhibition were Brendan Arnold and Jack Tadevich, both of whom contributed a goal and an assist

to the Hornets' attack.

Ivan Hokens also dished out an assist. Others playing pivotal roles were Tegan Bumsted, Connor Celauro, Harry Doyle, Devidas Masaitis, Padraig Murnin, Roisin Murnin, Giulia Scarnavach and Bridget Stroner.

UNDER-8 Tornados 2, Gators 1 A defensive struggle tilted the Tornados' way as Ryan Flanagan accounted for the Gators' lone goal. Others performing admirably in defeat were Kayla Kalousek, Emmett Knoll, Adam Jay, Layan Abuhanoun and Omar Naser.

Blue Bombers 4, Green Dragons 1 Max Kawa delivered all four of the Bombers' goals as they defeated the Dragons. Isabella Carpenter assisted on one of Kawa's tallies.

Anchoring the winners' defense were Malaina Lisiecki, Mardi Matulenka and Kawa, each of whom spent some time in the nets.

Total yds.

Att./comp.

Fumbles lost Had intercepted Penalties/yds.

Punts/avg.

(Pikowski kick) BR — Marcus Jones 22 pass from Alarcon (Pikowski kick) BR — Smalling 31 pass from Alarcon (Pikowski kick) PC — Hunniford 27 field goal PC — Mike Markasovic 48 pass from Hunniford (Kowalkowski kick) BR — Alarcon 8 run (Pikowski kick) PC — Vejvoda 15 pass from Hunniford (Kowalkowski kick) BR — Alarcon 2 run (Pikowski kick)

549 459 47-33 33-19 0 0 1 0 5-55 4-50 4-31.8 4-38.0

Scoring PC — Richie Warfield 94 kickoff return (PJ Kowalkowski kick) PC — Nate Vejvoda 15 pass from Justin Hunniford (Kowalkowski kick) BR — Ricky Smalling 61 pass from Alex Alarcon (Matt Pikowski kick) PC — Connor Creed 6 pass from Hunniford (Kowalkowski kick) PC — Miles Boykin 41 pass from Hunniford (Kowalkowski kick) BR — Smalling 22 pass from Alarcon

Brother Rice Rushing: Alarcon 16-61, Jones 9-34, Taylor 2-5, Houston 1-3, Blain 1-(-4). Passing: Alarcon 47-33-450. Receiving: Smalling 12-221, Jones 8-106, Hayes 5-31, Blain 3-63, Houston 3-17, Taylor 1-11, Desmond 1-1.

The Regional News - The Reporter

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Putting it all together

Section 2

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Everything meshes for Astros in victory

By Ken Karrson No playoffs often means little payoff for those non-qualifying teams in the late stages of the regular season.

For the second year in a row Shepard will find itself on the outside looking in when the state tournament commences at the end of October. That scenario could have spelled trouble for the Astros Friday night; instead they treated their fans to probably the team’s finest all-around performance of 2014.

Matched up against District 218 sister school and South Suburban Conference Red rival Eisenhower in Palos Heights, Shepard used familiarity of its foe to breathe life into a stagnant season. Buoyed by a few big offensive plays and robust defensive effort the Astros swept past the Cardinals 18-8 and gained coach Dominic Passolano’s approval in the process.

“It’s always difficult keeping the kids going when you’re in a tough season, but the kids showed up and worked hard,” he said.

“They knew guys over there [at Eisenhower], so that helped.”

So, too, did the continued improvement of quarterback Chris Hennington’s health. The senior, who unexpectedly returned a few weeks ago from what was thought to be a season-ending shoulder injury, connected on 8-of-17 passes for 176 yards. Two of the completions resulted in touchdowns as both EJ Rueck (7-yard catch) and Alec Hufstedler (70-yard reception) reached the end zone.

Rueck also gained 60 yards on another aerial hookup, although Shepard (3-5, 1-4) did not score on that play.

“We really did a good job of getting [favorable] field position,” Passolano said. “The thing I was happy about was that the kids were enthusiastic and excited.

And the defense was playing well.

“We told [our athletes at halftime], ‘We’ve got to finish this off. Don’t make mental mistakes and beat yourself.’”

Mission accomplished as the Astros picked up where they left off in the first half, which ended with the locals in front 11-8. Four of the points came on a pair of safeties, prompting Passolano to call it “the weirdest game I’ve even been a part of.”

“If this game would have ended 5-0, it wouldn’t have surprised me,” he joked.

It didn’t because Rueck also scored before intermission. The Cards did as well but not against the Astros’ defense — Eisenhower’s own prevention unit supplied the points by returning an interception 24 yards.

Shepard forced a couple Cards fumbles, which Jeff Taylor and Colin Pfeiffer recovered. The latter also had a hand in one of the safeties as he teamed up with Mark Siegers to make an end-zone tackle. The other safety was awarded when Eisenhower was flagged for holding behind its own goal line.

Siegers added three solo tackles and four assists to his stats, while Keyon Lansdown (nine solos, three assists, one pass breakup), Mario Wilson (five solos, two assists, one pass breakup) and Chris Goldschmidt (four solos, two assists, three tackles for loss, two sacks) also lent a hand. Aaron McCaskill and Mark Albrecht disrupted the Cardinals’ aerial attack further with 10 pass breakups between them.

Hufstedler’s TD catch was the only scoring of the second half, but Passolano liked what he saw from sophomore quarterback Jack Carberry (eight carries, team-best 67 rushing yards) when he relieved Hennington under center.

“He ran with confidence,” Passolano said of Carberry. “He just needed that experience. You’re see-

ing the young guys that are going to carry over into next year making plays for us.”

While the postseason can’t be reached, Passolano hopes the Astros bring a similar sense of urgency with them into Friday’s season finale versus Oak Lawn.

“Two wins [in a row] you can carry into the offseason would help,” Passolano said, “and we’ve got a good shot. These kids have remained committed in a difficult deal so it was great to send the seniors out [of their last home game] with a win.”

And things should only get better in the near future as Shepard’s freshman and sophomore squads are both guaranteed to wind up with plus-.500 records.

Moraine Valley College's Claudia Maka, from Oak Lawn, won both singles and doubles titles as “They’re rolling through the the Cyclones reigned as NJCAA Region IV team tennis champion earlier this month. Moraine will schedule and that bodes well for compete in the national tournament in May. us down the road,” Passolano said.

Moraine athletics wrap

Statistics Eisenhower Shepard

0 8 0 0 11 7

0 - 8 0 - 18

ABS Yds. rushing 91 Yds. passing 176 Total yds.

267 Att./comp. 20-8 Fumbles lost 0 Had intercepted 1 Punts/avg. 5-38.2 Scoring ABS — Safety (Colin Pfeiffer and Mark Siegers make tackle in Eisenhower end zone) ABS — EJ Rueck 7 pass from Chris Hennington (Mike Iturbe kick) DDE — 24 interception return (two-point conversion) ABS — Safety (Eisenhower called for holding in own end zone) ABS — Alec Hufstedler 70 pass from Hennington (Iturbe kick) Shepard Rushing: Carberry 8-67, Harrison 13-24. Passing: Hennington 17-8176, Carberry 3-0-0. Receiving: Rueck 5-70, Hufstedler 3-106.

SXU sports summary

More honors for football team No game last weekend didn't mean St. Xavier University was completely without a football presence.

From an awards-gathering standpoint, in fact, it was the Cougars' best week yet this season and finest in more than two years.

SXU players captured all three of the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League's weekly honors as John Rhode was named the top offensive player, Greg Hayward the premier defensive performer and Matt Johnson the special teams standout.

All three awards followed the Cougars' 53-26 victory over the University of St. Francis (Ind.) on Oct. 11. Rhode, SXU's sophomore quarterback, completed 20of-34 passes for 433 yards and one touchdown. He also scored once himself while rushing for 23 yards on six carries.

Hayward, a senior defensive end from Oak Lawn, finished with eight total tackles, half of which came behind the line of scrimmage. He recorded three sacks, had two quarterback hurries, forced a fumble and also recovered one. Johnson, a sophomore defensive back, produced the momentum-swinging play with his 75-yard return of a blocked field goal that brought SXU into a 20all halftime tie.

The Cougars' last sweep of the three awards came in September of 2012. SXU visits NAIA No. 8-ranked William Penn University Saturday in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

MEN'S GOLF Junior Kyle Bahnick's tworound score of 156 (77-79) led the Cougars in their final outing of the fall as they placed 14th among 19 teams at the NAIA Midwest Invitational last Tuesday.

SXU shot a cumulative 636 (323-313) at TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Grand View University (583; 294-289) was the team champion.

Bahnick's total gave him a tie for the 46th spot in a 96-golfer field. Freshman Michael Perez (159; 80-79) tied for 58th overall, sophomore Kyle Yaeger (160; 83-77) tied for 61st and sophomore Robert Lively (161) tied for 64th to complete the Cougars' scoring. Also competing for SXU was sophomore Mark Kluk (87th with a 171).

When the Cougars return to action in the spring, they will do so as the defending Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion.

MEN'S SOCCER Behind a pair of second-half goals the Cougars pulled away for a 3-0 CCAC road victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph last Tuesday night at East Chicago Central (Ind.) High School.

Sophomore midfielder Kamil Szczesniak, junior forward Marco Gutierrez and senior midfielder Tom Lojek all tallied for SXU, doing so in the 39th, 49th and 76th

minutes, respectively. Passing out assists were senior defender Xavier Corona and senior midfielder Brandon Simoes.

Senior netminder AJ Pfatschbacher recorded his fourth shutout of the season while making four saves. *** Two goals apiece from Gutierrez and senior defender Rene Leon powered a robust attack as the Cougars (7-7-1, 5-2-1) rolled over neighboring Trinity Christian College 6-0 in a CCAC encounter on Saturday at Bruce R. Deaton Field.

Also finding the back of the net for SXU were junior defender Peter London and freshman defender Ricardo Aldape.

Leon's goal off a header in the 27th minute was really the only marker the Cougars needed to prevail, thanks to the combined goaltending efforts of Pfatschbacher and freshman Frank Valle.

Pfatschbacher worked the first 74 minutes of the shared whitewash and notched the only three saves credited to SXU. Leon's goal, which was set up by junior midfielder Eric Ramirez, represented the only scoring of the first half. The Cougars broke things open by tallying three times in a 10-minute span shortly after intermission. Leon connected on another header in the 49th minute, London delivered in the 51st minute and Gutierrez supplied his first goal in the 59th minute.

Gutierrez and Ramirez each dished out an assist.

The onslaught continued with another Gutierrez score in the 71st minute, this one off a combined assist from sophomore defender Erik Diaz and Simoes.

Aldape's unassisted marker in the 87th minute concluded SXU's production.

The Cougars hosted Cardinal Stritch University this past Wednesday in another CCAC match.

WOMEN'S SOCCER Two goals from senior midfielder Danielle Inzinga were the key elements in the Cougars' 5-0 triumph over Calumet College last Wednesday in East Chicago.

Junior Christina Szocka and sophomores Christina Sperando and Julia Gawlak accounted for SXU's other tallies. Junior forward Lexi Cozzi assisted on Sperando's score and sophomore Alex Perry excelled between the pipes as she stopped eight Crimson Wave shots on goal while registering her second shutout of the campaign.

Inzinga got the scoring started in the 29th minute, then Szoc-

ka and Sperando came through in the 39th and 44th minutes, respectively. Inzinga connected again in the 54th minute and Gawlak wrapped things up with her tally in the 78th minute. *** The Cougars (4-7-3, 3-4-1) could have used a little of that offensive potency on Saturday as senior midfielder Marissa Graves' goal in the final minute of regulation was all they were able to muster versus Trinity Christian, which bagged a 2-1 win at Deaton Field.

The Trolls notched both of their goals within the first 25 minutes as Cassidy Bosselaar and Rachael Webb provided them off assists from Brooke Ellis and Lilly Brummel, respectively. The outcome would have been more one-sided if Perry hadn't performed superbly in the nets. Although she allowed the two scores, Perry made saves on 15 other attempts as Trinity unloaded a total of 29 shots.

SXU had just 12, but eight of those were on target. Cozzi took four shots, two of which were on goal, and both Graves and Gawlak also had two attempts that required action by Trolls keeper Jesse Bultsma.

The Cougars hosted Cardinal Stritch in a CCAC match this past Tuesday.

VOLLEYBALL Senior Marie Hackert and junior Heidi Gregerson combined for 16 kills and eight total blocks as the Cougars downed Roosevelt University 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19 in a CCAC match last Tuesday night at the Goodman Center.

SXU (16-13, 6-3) was solid along the net as freshman Anna O'Hara (seven kills) joined Hackert (nine kills, three block assists, one solo) and Gregerson (seven kills, three block assists, one solo) in being a factor up front. The Cougars got good play elsewhere, too, as senior Kelli Shaffer (26 assist, 11 digs, three kills), senior Jessica Galotta (four kills, three service aces, 12 digs) and freshman Shauna Meagher (14 digs) all made their presences felt. *** O'Hara tied her career high by putting down 15 kills and the Cougars rode that display to a 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 victory over St. Ambrose University last Thursday at Lee Lohman Arena in Davenport, Iowa.

Hackert and Gregerson were able accomplices for O'Hara as each player totaled 11 kills. The latter complemented that statistic with five total blocks, including one solo effort. Other key figures for SXU in the win were Shaffer (49 assists, 10 digs, four kills), Galotta (eight kills, 15 digs, two aces) and Meagher (17 digs).

The Cougars were in Deerfield this past Tuesday for a CCAC clash with Trinity International University.

Tennis players headed back to nationals

By Maura Vizza For the fourth straight year Moraine Valley College tennis players can pack their bags for Arizona.

Once again the Cyclones qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships, which will be held in Tucson next May. Moraine secured its spot by capturing the Region IV Tournament earlier this month at Sauk Valley College.

“It feels good being No. 1,” Cyclones coach Nicole Selvaggio said. “We worked extremely hard to put ourselves in a position that could help us achieve this goal.

Our next goal is to make some noise down at nationals.

“I am very fortunate to have been to the national tournament in Arizona as a player. I know the high-quality event they run down there, so I am very excited for my girls to have the chance to experience this. I am even more humbled to go back there as head coach.”

Moraine arrived at Sauk Valley with the top seeds in six of the nine divisions, which gave it six points before stepping on the court. Singles players Kaitlyn Seldal (third), Claudia Maka (fourth) and Lindsey Walker (fifth) all lived up to their lofty billing by emerging with titles, Maka doing so by outlasting her College of DuPage opponent in three sets. Walker, meanwhile, defeated a COD player who had beaten her during the regular season.

Tricia Poremba was runner-up at No. 6 singles after going undefeated during the regular campaign, but she earned a championship by teaming with Maka at No. 3 doubles to complete a perfect season.

Seldal paired with Liz Dominguez at No. 1 doubles and finished second overall. They reached the final by scoring a come-frombehind win over Sauk Valley in the semifinal round, a victory realized despite Dominguez’s ankle injury suffered during the match. After winning five straight games to grab the second set, Seldal-Dominguez claimed a 10-7 tiebreaker.

Also contributing to Moraine’s success was the second-doubles tandem of Walker and Agnieszka Szudy. Szudy battled hard at No. 2 singles as well but got eliminated in a match that lasted two hours.

“This was an absolute team effort,” Selvaggio said. “We definitely had our work cut out for us this season. We didn’t have the leeway the other teams had — it was all or nothing. This made us want it even more.”

The Cyclones’ champs all garnered all-regional recognition and Selvaggio was tabbed as the region Coach of the Year. Moraine edged Sauk Valley by three points for the team title while Elgin finished four points behind the hosts in third.

“Winning region Coach of the Year was always a dream of mine, even before I became a coach,” Selvaggio said. “To be able to achieve this in only my second year at the helm, and as the youngest head coach to ever do so, makes it all the more special.”

GOLF The Cyclones had a respectable showing in their final outing of the fall, although they came up just short in their quest to qualify for next spring’s national tourney.

Moraine was fourth among 10 teams at the NJCAA Region IV event at PrairieView Golf Club in Byron, Ill. The Cyclones had ended Day 1 of the three-day affair in seventh place.

Matt Contey (234) fired three sub-80 rounds and missed out on advancing to the national event by one stroke. He is the first alternate should any qualifier be unable to compete. Contey was an all-region selection.

Also participating for Moraine

were David Karwoski (245), John Yerkes (248), John Orowick (249) and Joe Knight (255).

Contey, Karwoski and Yerkes had represented the Cyclones

on the All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference squad while Moraine boss Bob Freudenthal was Coach of the Year in conference after guiding the Cyclones to the top of the ISCC. “I’m proud of how the guys finished,” Freudenthal said.

“We had a conference championship, three all-conference players and one all-region [golfer] — that’s a pretty successful season in my book. We have three of these starters coming back next year, so that bodes well for the future.”

CROSS COUNTRY The Cyclones were urged by their coaches to use last Saturday’s highly competitive University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh AAE Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne to their advantage, and they responded, many doing so with personal bests.

The men finished 37th among 45 squads, while Moraine’s women placed 38th in a 42team field.

The men’s 8K race featured a huge 664-runner linrup. Leading the Cyclones down the chute was Anthony Briane, who timed out in 27 minutes, 47 seconds while occupying the 378th position. Braulio Castellanos (421st in 28:12), Yousef Khazneh (442nd, 28:22), Dawid Palac (453rd, 28:31) and Justin Briante (498th, 29:01) completed Moraine’s scoring.

Also running on the Cyclones’ behalf were Jesus Rojas (523rd, 29:26), Alejandro Montes (553rd, 30:02), Anton Thauer (560th, 30:15), Sergio Villareal (601st, 31:51), Brandon Ceh (605th, 32:06) and Larry Byrd (613th, 32:24).

“Most of our guys are veterans of these big races, so the coaches challenged them to step up, take advantage of the fast course and the very competitive field and get after it,” Moraine coach Mark Horstmeyer said. “They did — many of them turned in personal bests.

We’re pleased with how they responded.”

On the women’s side Aileen Gorman once again paced the Cyclones as she handled the 6K course in 24:17, which landed her in the 271st spot among 560 competitors. Other point producers for Moraine were Amy Miller (411th, 25:55), Abby Correa (435th, 26:18), Jackie Navarette (461st, 26:50) and Crystal Flores (462nd, 26:50).

Jessica Flores (496th, 27:56), Tonie Wasco (541st, 31:17) and Jessica Pinkos (554th, 40:35) rounded out the Cyclones’ list of entrants.

“This is an awesome race,” Horstmeyer said. “We knew that if the weather cooperated — which it did — the girls would have no excuse not to get after it. Most of them hit PRs. “We’re very pleased with the outcome, but they know they still can do better.”

Moraine has no time to rest as it takes part in Saturday’s combined ISCC/Region IV Division I Championships.

“We have been pointing toward the championship since we started Aug. 1,” Horstmeyer said. “They have worked hard over the last three months, and their response at Oshkosh demonstrated that. We will be in the mix on Saturday.”

WOMEN’S SOCCER In their second matchup in less than a week, the Cyclones continued their domination of Prairie State College. Moraine’s 4-0 victory last Monday meant it outscored its ISCC foe 9-0 in those two contests.

Spearheading this latest conquest was Alyssa Braun, who recorded a hat trick. Esmeralda Padilla supplied the fourth goal and Kortnie Hanold distributed an assist.

Two days later the Cyclones put on one of their strongest performances of the season in defeating Morton College 3-1.

Maggie Hacker got Moraine’s scoring started in the seventh minute.

Morton tied it 20 minutes into the second half, but Diana Lozano put the Cyclones ahead for good with 14 minutes remaining.

Padilla tacked on an insurance marker a couple minutes after that.

Hacker and Braun were credited with assists and keeper Allison Nash made four saves. *** Moraine registered its seventh shutout of the year on Friday as it blanked Daley College 5-0. The win was the Cyclones’ fourth in a row.

Braun accounted for the lone score of the first half, but the floodgates opened once play resumed after the break. A nearmiss by Daley triggered Moraine’s surge, to which Braun, Stephanie Aimone, Samantha Reyes and Kristina Cypser all contributed scores. Also aiding the offense were Alexis Delgado and Kenya Torres.

Keeper Lozano made five saves to preserve the whitewash.

MEN’S SOCCER Daley College had better luck against the Cyclones men, who fell to a 4-0 defeat on Oct. 11.

Making matters worse for Moraine was that starting defenseman Ivan Velasquez broke his ankle while warming up on a bumpy field.

The Cyclones played Elgin College to a 1-1 draw last Tuesday as Jose Garcia tallied Moraine’s goal off an assist from Pat Passfiume. Garcia scored again for Moraine in its Region IV playoff opener on Saturday, but after regulation and overtime ended in a 1-all deadlock the Cyclones lost the shootout 4-3.

VOLLEYBALL It was a true test for both teams last Tuesday as the Cyclones tangled with McHenry College in an ISCC match. The winner would break a tie for second place in the conference standings, and that victor was Moraine by a 25-16, 25-22, 2522 count.

Alex Bojan (eight kills, three blocks, two solos), Brynn Flannery (eight kills), Kayla Manthei (six kills, 11 digs, one service ace), Morgan Hickman (two kills, three blocks, two solos), Carolyn Yerkes (15 digs, one ace, 2.54 serve-receive efficiency) and Carly Trinley (six kills, 16 assists, eight digs) all chipped in for the Cyclones. Moraine posted a .256 attack percentage, which was a big improvement over previous matches. *** It was a roller-coaster weekend for the Cyclones as they went 2-2 at the Rock Valley Tournament while playing some of their best volleyball all season.

Moraine squared off against ISCC rival Waubonsee College on Friday. The teams had just battled a week earlier, but this time the Cyclones didn’t bring their “A” game as they fell to a 25-18, 25-15, 25-9 defeat. Flannery (seven kills, nine digs, two block assists) led the offense and Yerkes (22 digs, four assists, 2.2 serve-receive efficiency) anchored the defense. Next up was a strong Ridgewater College squad. Moraine lost 25-12, 25(Continued on page 6)

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Section 2 Thursday, October 23, 2014 The Regional News - The Reporter

Sports Wrap

By Anthony Nasella

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Matt Contey shot three rounds under 80 and was Moraine Valley College’s top golfer at the Region IV Tournament. He missed qualifying for the national event by just one stroke.

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clones (15-13) rebounded to beat St. Clair County College in five sets: 22-25, 26-24, 1725, 25-19, 15-13. Trinley led the way with eight kills, 29 (Continued from page 5) assists, 28 digs and one solo 14, 25-18 despite good outings block. Yerkes also played well from Allison Nash (six kills) and as she registered 36 digs and Manthei (10 digs, two aces, 2.1 passed with a 2.7 efficiency out serve-receive efficiency). of serve-receive.

Saturday afternoon the Cy- Manthei totaled 28 digs and

seven kills, Bojan, Nash and Flannery all put down 13 kills, Hickman had three kills and three solo blocks, and Amanda Host finished with 11 assists, six digs and one ace.

In the last match of the tournament the Cyclones took on Highland College for the second time this year and triumphed

25-16, 25-15, 25-15. It was a well-balanced attack for Moraine as Nash (four kills, five block assists), Trinley (13 assists, four kills, three block assists, six digs), Bojan (four kills, one solo block, five block assists), Flannery (four kills, 12 digs, three aces) and Hickman (four kills, four block assists) all played pivotal roles.

Trinity sports report

Showing them again who's Bos

By Amy Strong Anna Bos' collection of awards grew by two last week.

For the third time this season Trinity Christian College's senior cross country runner was feted as the top weekly performer in her sport by both the National Christian College Athletic Association and Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Bos' latest double honor followed her firstplace finish at the Bethel College Invitational Oct. 10 at Saint Patrick's Park in South Bend, Ind. The win, Bos' third of the year, was realized when she completed this latest race in 18 minutes, 17 seconds. Her 5K clocking was her fastest of the season and less than 10 seconds off her school-record time at that distance. Bos defeated 160 competitors at the Bethel event and helped the Trolls take third in a 16-team field.

She has finished among the top three in all five of Trinity's meets and established a Trolls record for 6K at one of them.

Trinity resumes action Saturday at the Great Lakes Challenge, hosted by Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich.

GOLF The fall season is over for every Trolls golfer but one.

Logan Vos will tee it up again at the NCCAA National Championship, a three-day event that gets underway Monday at the Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla. Vos, one of 66 participants, qualified as an individual out of a regional tournament that ran Sept. 12 and 13.

VOLLEYBALL The Trolls ran their CCAC record to 10-1 and overall mark to 22-7 by defeating a pair of conference foes last week. Trinity, which sits atop the CCAC South Division, beat Olivet Nazarene (25-19, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21) last Tuesday and Calumet College of St. Joseph (25-19, 25-19, 25-14) on Thursday.

Olivet was ahead for a large chunk of Game 1 on Tuesday before the Trolls used a 6-0 run to grab a 16-14 lead that was never relinquished. A similar pattern

was followed in the second set, and although Trinity climbed out of a 10-4 hole it eventually found itself facing match point.

The Trolls erased the Tigers' three-point lead and created a 24-all tie, but the latter wound up getting the final say as they scored the deciding points on a kill and Trinity hitting error.

Another down-to-the-wire battle occurred in Game 3, but two Olivet miscues allowed the Trolls to take a 2-1 edge in games. Trinity then finished off the Tigers when Kaitlyn Van Dellen's kill and an Olivet error boosted the locals to a four-point triumph.

Van Dellen was one of three Trolls to total a double-digit number of kills. She amassed 12 to tie Danielle Oeverman and finish two behind team leader Lauren Macadlo. Overall Trinity piled up 55 kills while posting a .232 attack percentage.

Van Dellen and Kathy Wilkening both had three blocks for the Trolls and Erynn Schuh dished out 51 assists and had a teambest 14 digs. Four other Trinity players also reached double figures in digs. *** Knocking off the Crimson Wave required only three sets, although Calumet College hung close almost the whole way in Game 1. The Wave trailed just 20-18 before Trinity went on a closing surge.

An Oeverman kill put the Trolls ahead 10-9 in the second set and Trinity used an 8-1 spurt a bit later to pin a second loss on Calumet College. Game 3 featured less drama as the Trolls extended a 10-5 advantage to 20-9 and completed the sweep with relative ease.

Trinity held a 42-27 edge in kills and registered a .314 attack percentage behind the leadership of Rachel Verhage (12 kills, .524 percentage) and Oeverman (eight kills, .438 percentage) around the net. Michelle Busscher and Macadlo were defensive mainstays as they scooped up 13 and 11 digs, respectively.

The Trolls, who are still receiving votes in the NAIA coaches'

poll, hosted Purdue University Calumet this past Tuesday. Trinity will square off with St. Xavier, Trinity International and Judson universities at this weekend's CCAC Crossover Tournament.

WOMEN'S SOCCER A 2-0 week improved the Trolls' ledger to 8-4-2. Wins over the University of St. Francis (2-0) and SXU (2-1) also upped their conference record to 5-1-1, which puts Trinity second to Olivet in the standings.

The Trolls ended a scoreless tie with the Fighting Saints last Wednesday in the 68th minute when Rachael Webb tallied off a deflection. Kelsey Moshier had unleashed the initial shot, which bounced off USF's keeper to Webb. The score went unchanged until the final two minutes when Kayla Diemer netted a goal.

Trinity took all but one of its 12 shots after halftime and had seven corner kicks. Five of the Saints' eight shots were on target, but Trolls netminder Jesse Bultsma was equal to the task as she registered her fifth shutout of the season. The whitewash was the Trolls' sixth in their last seven matches. *** Bultsma lost her bid for another shutout in the late going on Saturday, but that goal wasn't enough to save SXU from a setback. Bultsma made seven saves in the match.

Trinity notched both of its markers in the opening 25 minutes, with Cassidy Bosselaar (15th minute) and Webb (25th) doing the honors. Brooke Ellis and Lilly Brummel were credited with assists.

The Trolls fired off 29 shots, 18 of which were on goal. Cougars keeper Alex Perry kept the score close with 15 saves.

A road contest Tuesday versus Calumet College and a home match Saturday against Holy Cross College were on Trinity's docket this week.

MEN'S SOCCER Two lopsided outcomes found the Trolls (4-8-1, 2-5) on both sides of the equation last week.

The good news occurred last Tuesday as five first-half goals paved the way to a 7-0 rout of USF in a CCAC encounter. Both Mauricio Salgado and Getenet Timmermans tallied twice, and the former also had the assist on one of Timmermans' goals as he set it up with a free kick.

That happened after Trinity had gone ahead 1-0 just 3:28 into the match on Salgado's initial marker, which was assisted

by Edgar Rodriguez. Salgado added his second goal five minutes after Timmermans found the back of the net.

Then it was Rodriguez's turn as he converted a free kick in the 40th minute. Four minutes later Fernando Avalos made it 5-0 on another free kick. Timmerman's second score was delivered in the 51st minute and Caleb Steele completed the onslaught in the 89th minute by successfully finishing off Avalos' free kick.

The Trolls outshot the Saints 24-14. Netminder Ivan Gomez made seven saves to earn the shutout for Trinity. *** SXU turned the tables on the Trolls Saturday, pinning a 6-0 loss on them by tallying five times in the second half. Three of those markers came within the first 15 minutes after the break.

The Cougars took 19 shots, compared to only eight for Trinity. Gomez made eight saves in a losing cause.

The Trolls met Calumet College this past Wednesday in Whiting, Ind., and host Holy Cross in another conference match on Saturday.

Sandburg finished 11th at the 2013 girls' golf meet and coach Todd Allen was confident the Eagles could improve on that number this year.

The preseason goal was a topfive finish in 2014, and that’s exactly what Sandburg produced last weekend at Hickory Point Golf Club in Forsyth, Ill. The Eagles tied Mount Prospect for that position.

“It’s funny because when we sat down at the beginning of the year to do our team goals, one of our goals was to place in the top five,” Allen said. “We were able to achieve that and it was a great ending to a great year for us.

“We were undefeated during the regular season and dual meets, won our invites, conference and [the] regional and placed second at the sectional to Hinsdale Central, 310 to 304. We were right there at the sectional [and] we played decent downstate. I’m very happy with the result.”

For the two-day tournament, two-time sectional champion Frankie Saban shot a 164, junior Emily Cosler wound up two strokes behind Saban and sophomore Emily McGiles finished with a 169. Saban tied for 35th place, Cosler tied for 43rd and McGiles tied for 53rd.

Patty Meza carded a 179 to close out Sandburg's team scoring. Junior Erin Cronin totaled 187 for the Eagles.

Saban's round of 81 led Friday's effort for the Eagles, but Cosler was right behind her with an 82. On Saturday Saban fired an 83 and Cosler had an 84 — and both were topped by McGiles, who shot an 82.

Sandburg was just 15 strokes off the pace of eventual state champion Hinsdale Central on Friday.

The Red Devils excelled to such a degree on Saturday, though, that 15 was the margin between them and their closest pursuer.

“We probably didn’t golf our best at state," Allen said. "We were dealing with the weather and the wind [and] it's a long course. We could have golfed better, but I’m sure not going to complain about a fifth-place finish.

“And three of the six [girls] that we played down there are coming back next season, which is nice.

Hopefully, we can get back down there next year. [Four-year starter] Frankie Saban [who has committed to Bradley University] has already said she’ll be around for the tryouts next season, but she’ll definitely be missed.”

BOYS’ GOLF Sandburg finished eighth at last Monday’s Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional but did advance two individuals to last weekend’s state finals. Qualifying individually for the Eagles were Austin Wojtczak and Brett Katalinic, both of whom carded 77s.

As a team Sandburg shot a 322 at H-F, just nine strokes behind the Vikings and Normal, each of whom advanced to state.

Chicago Christian placed ninth at last Monday’s Seneca Sectional with a score of 343.

GIRLS’ TENNIS Stagg captured the title at its own sectional on Saturday by totaling 31 points. The Chargers will compete in the state tournament, which gets underway today at various northwest suburban sites.

Representing Stagg at state will be singles players Jillian Atkenson and Nicole Pamphilis, plus the doubles teams of Leeza Bodnar-Silvia Kulbokas and Serena George-Natalia Rojszyk. Bodnar-Kulbokas won a sectional championship. *** Lisa Chionis, a Chicago Christian senior who skipped the high school tennis season to concentrate on the USTA circuit, qualified for state after winning the Stagg Sectional.

She opened play with a pair of 6-0, 6-0 triumphs, then beat both of the Chargers’ singles players.

Chionis topped Atkenson 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinal round before gliding past Pamphilis 6-2, 6-2 in the

final. Behind her efforts the Knights (16 points) were third overall. *** Also appearing at the Stagg Sectional were Sandburg and Shepard.

The Eagles were sandwiched between the Chargers and Chicago Christian in the standings as they amassed 19 points.

Moving on to state for Sandburg were the doubles duos of Allia Abunaim-Jasmine Abunaim and Stephanie Garoufalis-Julia Adduce.

The Astros tied for sixth at the sectional with six points.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Shepard finished second to Oak Lawn at Saturday’s South Suburban Conference Red meet. The Astros’ 52 points were just four more than the Spartans totaled.

Shepard did, however, boast the individual champion as Caleb Washington completed his three-mile run in 15 minutes, 56 seconds. Paul Milkus (ninth in 16:48) and Garrett White (10th, 16:49) also excelled for the Astros.

Completing their team scoring were Nate Gibson (13th, 17 minutes) and Andrew Miller (19th, 17:10). Kevin Callahan (17:27) and Cole Akimoff (17:29) also ran for Shepard.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Shepard had the individual champion in the SSC Red girls’ race, too, as Kelli Callahan set the pace with her 20:30 clocking. The Astros (94 points), who were fourth in the team standings, also received solid performances from Vivian Garza (17th, 22:40), Markayla Rogers (21st, 23:07) and Sara Campione (24th, 23:16).

Micaela Contreras (31st, 24:05) provided Shepard’s remaining points, while Adriana Arellano (36th, 25:20) and Jessica Bomberry (41st, 28:41) rounded out its lineup.

BOYS’ SOCCER Behind a strong first-half performance Chicago Christian captured a Class 1A regional title on Saturday by defeating Spry 4-0 in Palos Heights. The regional championship was the Knights’ second in a row and third in program history.

Jake Robertson paced Christian (11-14) with a hat trick and Marty Jaraczewski accounted for the other tally. Netminder Kory Kamp made four saves for the Knights, who were to meet Timothy Christian in a sectional semifinal. *** Goals from Nick Atkinson, Ryan Kozlowski, Kevin Mahoney and Mike Margus carried Sandburg to a 4-1 win over Thornton co-op 4-1 in a SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover last Wednesday.

The victory improved the Eagles’ record to 12-6-2.

Spartans

(Continued from page 3) do,” Lucas said. “We competed the whole season, and if we win this game it sets the tone that we didn’t give up. [Our returning players] will have more confidence [going into next year] knowing that we beat Eisenhower and Shepard.

“It’s Senior Night and we want to send the seniors out on a good note. We just have to stay focused on the process — that’s all that’s left.”

Statistics Oak Lawn Argo

0 3 7 0 - 10 0 16 8 7 - 31

OL Yds. rushing 122 Yds. passing 103 Total yds.

225 Att./comp. 25-7 Fumbles lost 1 Had intercepted 1 Scoring OL — Adnane Laanati 32 field goal OL — Joe Robinson 9 run (Laanati kick) Oak Lawn Rushing: Robinson 20-94, Reed 7-19, Cosenza 6-9. Passing: Cosenza 257-103. Receiving: Loehr 2-58, McCarthy 1-27, Scanlon 1-11, Reed 1-5, Dodaro 1-1, Robinson 1-1.

Community Sports News Richards inducts more into its Athletic Hall of Fame

Families, former teammates and coaches gathered recently to celebrate the sporting achievements, professional successes and community outreach efforts of Richards' latest group of Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.

Among the honored parties were members of the Bulldogs 1973 girls' track team, which collected the school's first state trophy by finishing third that spring in Charleston.

Other former athletes chosen for induction included Amanda Flaws Santay, Kate Fullick, Ray Giff, John Newton, Suzanne Novak and Brian Smith. Both Santay (1995) and Fullick (1986) earned Female Athlete of the Year accolades while at Richards. Santay was a two-time state qualifier

in bowling and two-time all-area softball player, while Fullick was a three-sport standout in volleyball, softball and basketball.

Giff and Newton both attended Big Ten universities after graduating high school. Giff received a four-year scholarship to Indiana after placing third in the 880-yard run at the 1973 boys' state track meet, while Newton — the only player to start for both of the Bulldogs' state-champion football teams of the late 1980s — went to Northwestern.

Two others who attended NCAA Division I universities were Novak (Georgia) and Smith (Northern Illinois). Novak earned a volleyball scholarship, while Smith, who today serves as a pitching coach for the Windy City Thunderbolts minor league baseball team, owns many of Richards'

pitching records.

Coaches who entered the school's Athletic Hall of Fame were Ann Hohn (bowling), Mike Ritchie (basketball, football, cross country) and Homer Thomas (track).

Hohn coached one of her squads to a fourth-place state finish, while Thomas, who became athletic director after he retired from coaching, guided eight conference champions. His teams went 21457 in dual meets, including 40-1 over his final four years.

GSBS tryouts being held Saturday

The George Shimko Basketball School will hold tryouts to fill its winter-league teams on Saturday from 1-5:30 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Pavilion 9401 So. Oak Park Ave. The free tryouts are open to players in grades 4-8. Boys in all

grades will try out from 1-2:30 p.m., while girls will be divided into two sessions: 2:30-4 p.m. (grades 4 and 5) and 4-5:30 p.m. (grades 6-8). Parents must register players and sign a waiver form 20 minutes before evaluations.

Teams will be comprised of 10 players. Practices will be held twice a week and each team is guaranteed a minimum of 20 games. The season runs from November-February.

For more information, call 5888508 or visit www.GSBSBASKETBALL.com.

open to players aged 5-18. Visit www.oaklawnbaseball.com.

gram over the past 35 years to attend a basketball doubleheader on Jan. 17. The first game will PBO registration coming soon begin at 1 p.m. and a reception Registration for the 2015 Palos will be held at the conclusion of Baseball Organization season will the second contest. be held Wednesday and Thursday, In addition, athletic director Bill Nov. 6, from 6-9 p.m. each day Finn will name Moraine’s all-deat the Palos Heights Recreation cade teams. For more information, Department, 6601 W. 127th St. call 974-5727 or email NagelM3@ For more details, visit www. morainevalley.edu. palosbaseball.org.

Moraine looking for basketball alumni

Moraine Valley College is reaching out to its former basketball Online registration for players.

Oak Lawn baseball, softball In celebration of the school’s Oak Lawn Baseball and Softball new basketball courts and is currently conducting online reg- Health, Fitness and Recreation istration and accepting payment Center, the Cyclones are inviting for the 2015 spring season. anyone who has played for either Registration in both sports is the men’s or women’s hoops pro-

South Side Shooters conducting hoops sessions

The South Side Shooters Girls Basketball Club is conducting its “Skills, Drills and Scrimmages” sessions for players in grades 4-12 Tuesdays at Stagg.

Sessions run 6:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, contact Gary Ferguson at ssshootersbball@aol. com or (630) 935-1150, or visit www.shootersbball.com.

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BY MERGER TO FIRST PLACE BANK Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY D. WATSON, MEGHAN M. MCLAUGHLIN, FIDELITY BANK Defendants 14 CH 005893 6030 W. 128TH PLACE 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 14, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 2:00 PM on November 19, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6030 W. 128TH PLACE, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-110-022. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-05945.

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 Attorney File No. 14-14-05945 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 005893 TJSC#: 34-12825 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARY LEE WOLINSKI AKA MARY L WOLINSKI AKA MARY WOLINSKI, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL WOLINSKI, IF ANY, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, MAX WOLINSKI, GARRETT WOLINSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 15117 8118 WEST 130TH STREET PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 12, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8118 WEST 130TH STREET, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-35-208008-0000. The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1114935. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1114935 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 12 CH 15117 TJSC#: 3413904 I628750

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 Plaintiff, -v.VICTOR H. MORALES SR., VICTOR MORALES JR., MONICA MORALES A/K/A M. MORALES, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC, CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ROBERTS HILLS CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 12 CH 039599 9143 S. ROBERTS ROAD UNIT #9 HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 11, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 20, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9143 S. ROBERTS ROAD UNIT #9, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 2301-306-028-1009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-13-27355. 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 Attorney File No. 14-13-27355 Attorney ARDC No. � 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 039599 TJSC#: 34-15307 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, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ BERTHA JOHNSON; SOUTH SUBURBAN R E H A B I L I T A T I O N ďż˝ CENTER, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC R E G I S T R A T I O N ďż˝ SYSTEMS, INC.; CRYSTAL CREEK C O N D O M I N I U M ďż˝ ASSOCIATION; OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; ďż˝ D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 14 CH 2612 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, November 14, 2014 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. 27-23-117-041-1073; 27-23-117-041-1080.

Commonly known as 16060 Crystal Creek Drive, Unit 1A, Orland Park, Illinois 60462.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960.

For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14010306 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I629570

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I ďż˝ L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ďż˝ CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC Pďż˝ l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ GEORGE KASBOSKE; HANNAH KASBOSKE; ďż˝ J P M O R G A N ďż˝ CHASE BANK, NA; ďż˝ D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 10 CH 43017 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a ďż˝ Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled ďż˝ cause on February 24, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 21, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-02-103-008-0000.

Commonly known as 9040 SOUTH 85TH AVENUE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457.

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: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1027157.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I630318

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AP WIP HOLDINGS, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF FIRST MERCHANTS BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF CITIZENS FINANCIAL BANK; P l a i n t i f f , ďż˝ v s . ďż˝ CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE IN INTEREST TO F O U N D E R S ďż˝ BANK A/T/U/T/A DATED 04-01-02 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 6074 DATED APRIL 5, 2002; DOUGLAS R. ENGBERG; SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; FORMULA OUTDOOR, INC.; INVESTMENT P R O P E R T Y ďż˝ MANAGEMENT, INC.; INDEPENDENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES; UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION; NON R E C O R D ďż˝ CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN OWNERS; D e f e n d a n t s , ďż˝ 13 CH 6103 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 17, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 13500 S. Harlem Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462.

P.I.N. 27-01-201-006-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a sports bar and parking l o t . ďż˝ Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Adam C. Toosley at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freeborn & Peters LLP, 311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6677. (312) 360-6000.

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NEW as of 7/7/11 For Notice Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BRUNO F. TASSONE, ANN V. TASSONE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 14 CH 005501 12323 FOREST GLEN BLVD. PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 9, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 17, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12323 FOREST GLEN BLVD., PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-27-405-045. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-02683. 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 Attorney File No. 14-14-02683 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 005501 TJSC#: 34-12195 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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For Sale � IN�THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S � COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION � BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, US O N � BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME E Q U I T Y � ASSET TRUST 2002-2, HOME EQUITY P� A S S - T H R O U G H � CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-2 P l a i n t i f f , � v s . � � BRIAN W. SMITH, MARY T. SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD C� L A I M A N T S . � D e f e n d a n t s , � 13 CH 3017 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 27, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 14, 2014 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 e s t a t e : � P.I.N. 23-26-305-008-0000. � Commonly known as 12416 South Iroquois Road, Palos Park, IL 60464.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077.

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S ďż˝ COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, P l a i n t i f f ďż˝ V . ďż˝ MANUEL CASTILLO; GLORIA CASTILLO; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; D e f e n d a n t s ďż˝ 10 CH 18827 Property Address: 12650 SOUTH 76TH AVENUE PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 10-035969 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) ďż˝ PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 4, 2014, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on December 5, 2014, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 12650 South 76th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463 Permanent Index No.: 23-25-302-012 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $648,740.37. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds.

The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at w w w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . ďż˝ For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . ďż˝ I626176

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY � D I V I S I O N � PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P �l a i n t i f f , � - � v . � ALKETA DARDOVSKI, NEHART DARDOVSKI, NATIONAL CITY BANK D e f e n d a n t s � 08 CH 15753 12900 SOUTH 82ND COURT PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale�entered in the above cause on August 19, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 21, 2014, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the � highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 12900 SOUTH 82ND COURT, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-35-206-001. The real estate is improved with a single-family, one-story, red brick house with an attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure � sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR ďż˝ (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ďż˝ REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ďż˝ ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North ďż˝ Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0808276. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA0808276 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 08 CH 15753 TJSC#: 34-14548 I629705

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This newspaper strives to monitor the classified ads it prints. However, when an ad is submitted from outside this area, it is often impossible for us to check its credibility. Therefore, we suggest caution when answering ads with offers that seem too good to be true.

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Commonly known as 9407 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD APT 2NE, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Section 2

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Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

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compete in an obstacle course style workout. This program is open to all fitness levels.

Mary Surratt • Halloween Bingo - 5 to 6 p.m. dramatic portrayal Oct. 30, a game of Halloweenthemed Bingo. Students are encourA dramatic portrayal of Mary Sur- aged to come wearing a costume.

These free events are for teens in ratt will be presented Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m., at The Center, 12700 7th through 12th grade. For more Southwest Highway in Palos Park. information call 532-0500.

Actress Lynn Rymarz will portray the ghost of Mary Surratt, who was Eyewitness to history: convicted and Civil War Chicago hung as one of Lincoln’s assasDiscover how men and women sins. Rymarz of Will and Cook Counties faced will tell the story the challenges of the U.S. Civil of Surratt’s life War on Thursday, Nov. 6. and events of Using images and eyewitness the time, and accounts from letters, diaries and how she proclaimed her innocence newspaper reports, Dr. Theodore before she was taken to the gallows Karamanski and Dr. Eileen Mcas the first woman in the United Mahon will examine how Chicago States to be executed. area people affected the war and Program director Lois Lauer Ry- how the war shaped Chicago. Dr. marz is an extremely popular per- Karamanski is a professor of former. The noon luncheon, which History at Loyola University of precedes the Oct. 28 program, is Chicago, and Dr. McMahon is an already filled, but guests may call Associate Professor of History at in a reservation for the 1:00 p.m. Lewis University in Romeoville. program, which costs $10. Call The Eyewitness to History: Civil Center: 361-3650.

War Chicago is a presentation of the Discovery Dinner series at The Gaylord Building, 200 W. 8th St. Womantalk in Lockport. Doors open at 5:45 discussion p.m. with a cash bar reception. A The Center, 12700 Southwest sumptuous dinner catered by the Highway, Palos Park, will host its Public Landing Restaurant begins monthly Womantalk coffee hour at 6:15 p.m. The full service dinand discussion on Tuesday, Oct ner includes a choice of entrees with salad, sides, dessert and bev28, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Led by MaryAnn Grzych, ladies erages. The presentation begins are invited to join the discussion of at 7 p.m. and concludes with a Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban question and answer session.

Participation fee is $25, and Breathnach or other inspirational readings that participants wish advance registration is required. to bring. There is no cost, but For reservations and information, reservations are required. Call call 815-838-9400 or email info@ gaylordbuilding.org. The Gaylord The Center at 361-3650.

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can songbook, to Broadway and the classics. She has performed with the Palos Symphony, appeared at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Scott Joplin Festival and Davenport’s Club. She has sung with many choirs here and abroad, and appeared in musical theatre with the Palos Village Players and the Orland Park Theatre Troupe. Opelka is a board member of Palos Fine Arts and serves as music coordinator at the Church of the Transfiguration in Palos Park. She received her BA in music from Dominican University in River Forest.

Jeff Otto has been a professional musician for 22 years, performing regularly with bands, orchestras, theatre groups, and the like. He has enjoyed serving as musical director for numerous community theatre productions.

Otto played with a 17-piece Big Band for a decade and currently plays with a ten-piece horn funk band. He has acted as musician at Church of the Transfiguration in Palos Park for four years. He graduated from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights with a bachelor’s degree in music.

Opelka and Otto are performing at The Center as part of the Emerson Hill series. The evening will begin with supper at 5:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 6:30 p.m. Supper cost $20 per person and requires advance reservations. For reservations and more information, call The Center at 361-3650.

Watercolor workshop at McCord Gallery

McCord Gallery & Cultural Center will offer artists the opportunity to explore new watercolor surfaces, with instructor Maria DeCaprio-Sunta on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to1 p.m.

Masa, yupo and rice papers, oh Center programs my! These terms may sound like Opelka and Otto foreign cuisine but are actually • Self Defense - 4 to 6 p.m. toon Emerson Hill some very interesting surfaces to day (Thursday), The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Bev Opelka and Jeff Otto will paint on especially in watercolor.

Park, will host a program with One provide an evening of musical The one-day workshop offers an Light to teach students to defend variety on Sunday, Nov. 2, begin- opportunity to explore without themselves if the need ever should ning with a supper at 5:30 p.m. committing to a full-length class. arise. at The Center, 12700 Southwest These surfaces can change the look of your work and open your • DJ Night and NBS Kick-off - Highway, Palos Park.

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 24, weekly The Center is delighted to an- mind to new ways of interpretevent called “Friday Night Live” nounce that Bev Opelka returns ing your work. Surface papers with a live DJ and with free ice to their stage with a new musical and handouts will be provided. cream samples from Oberweis. partner, Jeff Otto. Together, they Students need to bring their own • Eye Makeup - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. will explore Broadway and show watercolors and brushes. Price for Oct. 28, teaches students how to tunes from “South Pacific,” “Rag- the workshop is $95 for members apply natural looking makeup to time,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “My of McCord/$105 for non-members.

The McCord Gallery & Cultural enhance their already beautiful Fair Lady,” and “The Phantom of features. the Opera,” among others. Many Center is located at 9602 W. Creek • Fitness For You: Obstacle duets will be highlighted in their Road (129th and LaGrange Road) in Palos Park. For more informaCourse Challenge - 4:30 to 5:30 cabaret program. p.m. Oct. 29, program with AnyBev Opelka has performed a tion, call 671-0648 or visit www. time Fitness to allow students to varied repertoire, from the Ameri- mccordgallery.org.

Brad Pitt is back killing Nazis just like he did in “Inglorious Basterds.”

But this time it’s in the film “Fury” directed by David Ayer.

Fair or unfair, people will compare the two films and for the film “Fury” that comparison is not deserved. These films are really not all that similar but it’s easy to compare the two and that already sets “Fury” at a disadvantage.

“Fury” is a war drama that is set during the ending days of WWII that stars Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, and Michael Peña. The film is about those five men and their tank “Fury.”

Pitt plays Wardaddy, the leader of this unoriginal group of soldiers. He’s kept his group alive throughout the war until now when his gunner dies and he gets a fresh faced gunner who just happens to be a typist, not a “real solider.”

The movie is sort of about the five and them all learning from each other. It tries to show them becoming better people. Which it wants to do and it does to an extent.

It wants to be more than just a action film, which it really is not.

“Ideals are peaceful history is violent,” is a great saying from the movie because this movie is violent. Most of the film is a violent bloodbath. It seems as if they added all this blood and guts to make up for the lack of a compelling story. Maybe all this blood will keep you in your seat.

What we have here is not a bad movie, but one that seems unneeded. Some people may truly like this movie because it does look and sound great. The cinematography is spectacular and seems award worthy unlike the rest of the movie.

It seems authentic throughout the film, due to the time director David Ayer put into making everything exactly how it would have looked back in WWII. That’s all well and good, but more time working on the story would have done wonders.

The plot seems disjointed and slow moving. You have scenes that go nowhere really slow. You have scenes that bring nothing to the movie, that don’t need to be there in the first place.

The characters are, in a way, lifeless. It’s as if the writer took the easy way out with his char-

Picks

by Tony Pinto acter development. You get the standard over played movie characters. You get the white trash mechanic, the bible basher and worst of all you get the drunken Mexican. How lazy do you have to be to have a character’s only trait is that he speaks Mexican?

Even with all its issues, there could still be a decent movie if it was shorter. At 134 minutes, someone needed to shorten it.

Somewhere in there, you probably have decent 90-minute movie, but you don’t get to see that.

At one point, Pitt’s Wardaddy in reference to the war states, “it will end soon but before it does a lot more people gotta’ die.” The same could be said in reference to the movie, meaning let’s see how many more people we can kill before the credits role. If you want to see people dying for over two hours and awesome cinematography this film is for you. For those who don’t want that, save your time for something original and unique.

—Tony Pinto’s grade: C

Last chance nears to Twist Again at McCord gala at Willowbrook Time is running out on the jukebox to get tickets for McCord Gallery & Cultural Center’s “Let’s Twist Again” fundraiser to be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Willowbrook Ballroom in Willow Springs.

“Don’t miss the event of the season,” organizers said.

The Meteors will be performing all the great hits from the 1950s and ‘60s and there will be a special performance by Michael St. Angel, singing some special hits.

The evening will be filled with fun and surprises, so plan for an outta sight evening of great music, a full dinner with open bar and dancing.

And you never know, Elvis May Be IN THE BUILDING! This event is McCord’s major fundraiser and keeps the McCord House open as a welcoming home for the arts. The event will also include Live and Silent Auctions plus a Raffle. Tickets are $100, call 671-0648.

McCord Gallery & Cultural Center is at 9602 W. Creek Rd. (129th and LaGrange), Palos Park.

For more information, visit www. mccordgallery.org.

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast

by Jeraldine Saunders

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Bow-making workshop The Log Cabin Center for the Arts will offer a bow-making workshop on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., at 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park.

Professional floral designer George Mitchell will help each student create bows from a variety of ribbons. Mitchell will demonstrate and then give each student a bolt of simple floral ribbon. When students master the art of making small bows from their bolt of ribbon, they will move on to wider and fancier ribbons, including the traditional red velvet for Christmas bows. Everyone will go home with a collection of bows, just in time for the holidays.

The workshop fee is $12 plus $12 for materials. Students are asked to bring a basket for carrying home their bows. Registration is required. Call 361-3650

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Focus is on finding your way to a fine future. Be concerned about achieving long-term goals and set aside money to make your future secure. Don’t be extravagant about spending on personal items in the week to come.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Think big. Big thinking precedes great achievement. You don’t need to limit your ideas even if putting them into motion may take time and energy. A partner might not be willing to give you the go ahead in the upcoming week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ask for forgiveness and you will be forgiven. Get a disagreement straightened out before it undermines your future prospects. In the week ahead, concentrate on making dreams a reality and on improving your most cherished commitments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Every hour that passes takes you an hour closer to what is yet to come. You might be smart to investigate your options for college or retirement planning when you have some personal time on your hands in the week ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can check out, but you can’t leave.

Daydreams might take up much of your time in the week ahead.

Some of your ideas may be applicable to financial success in practical ways, but some are simply farfetched.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Something good can come from a simple act of kindness. Go ahead and grant someone a favor even if you feel they don’t deserve it.

You could be asked to make an important commitment of time and energy this week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary in the week ahead.

You may be amazed at what you can accomplish if you set out without preconceived notions. With Venus in your sign, romantic relationships can take top priority.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Turn wounds into wisdom. You can move past hurts and humiliations if you put them behind you and use them as inspiration to do better. In the week to come several people will offer you flattering and positive feedback.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Benefit from good advice. In the upcoming week, you can gather wisdom from traditional sources and use it to your advantage in financial and business planning. You may be inspired to look for more oppor-

tunities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by those you did. The fact is, you don’t have to do them all right now. Hold off launching crucial plans until the end of the week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Winners compare their achievements using the measuring stick of their goals, while losers compare their achievements to those of other people. You can stash away money like a squirrel this week to reach financial goals.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you don’t know where you stand with someone, perhaps you should quit standing and start walking.

By the end of the week, you should receive clear signals about whether a romantic prospect is worth your time and effort.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

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LIGHTS ON Haunted House Best for the young ones.

Actors in costume (without make-up) hand out candy in each scene.

OCTOBER 25, 2-5 PM • $2 FOR ALL AGES

WORTH PARK DISTRICT 11500 S Beloit, Worth (708) 448-7080

If you are between the ages of 4 and 15 and are looking to make some money...have we got a deal for you!

Man a booth at our Kid’s Garage Sale and sell your gently used toys and clothes!

Booth spaces are R$5/NR$10 and include a table

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Costumes may come and go, but here, savings stay. Low prices on the cutest costumes around. And we’ll pay $$$ on the spot for last year’s costume.

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