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Police charge Evanston teen in shooting at Old Orchard Mall

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

An Evanston teen was charged in connection to the May 17 shooting near Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie.

Rayshawn Taylor, 17, of Taylor the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue, Evanston, is charged with one count of aggravated discharge of

a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. A judge ordered Taylor held on a $250,000 bond and that he also be placed on electronic monitoring if he is able to post bail after his arrest on May 22.

Around 9:45 p.m.

May 17, police believe See SHOT, page 5

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p The shooting happened near the intersection of Golf Road and Skokie Boulevard. t Westfield Old Orchard mall is next to Niles North High School.

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Niles board discusses liquor commissioner position

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

The Niles Village Board held a second meeting May 20 to discuss the qualifications and responsibilities of the village’s yet to be chosen liquor commissioner.

After much debate, the board agreed the liquor commissioner position should be filled by a contract attorney, with a salary range between $150 and $220 an hour, depending on experience, and have a twoyear term.

Previously the board, sans mayor and liquor license holder Andrew Przybylo, voted 5 to 1 in favor of making Village Attorney Joe Annunzio the temporary liquor commissioner. As temporary Liquor Commissioner, Annunzio is charged with advertising the open position and then compiling a list of at least four candidates for the board of trustees to review for appointment.

The four candidates must then be presented to board

by June. The board has told Annunzio to advertise the open position and, once selected, the liquor commissioner will report back to the village board and not the mayor.

Usually, suburban presidents or mayors act as their municipality’s liquor commissioner.

However a new amendment to the Prohibition-era Illinois Liquor Control Act signed into law

by Gov. Pat Quinn on May 6 prohibits Przybylo, part owner of White Eagle Banquets in Niles, from carrying out this responsibility. The revised law states that the mayor of

a village with a population of 55,000 or less that has an interest in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor must direct the board to appoint, by majority vote, a person other than the mayor to serve as the local liquor control commissioner due to the conflict of interest.

Przybylo recuses self Because Niles has a population of about 29,000 Przybylo has recused himself from the previous two board meetings that have focused on the selection and appointment of a liquor commissioner. In his place, Przybylo has made Trustee Joe LoVerde the chair at those board meetings.

The law states the minimum requirement for someone to hold the position is that they be an attorney. Annunzio also said that from his experience, the liquor commissioner’s primary duties are to attend adjudication hearings, weigh in on the ordinance and local liquor licensing laws when necessary and supervise the deputy liquor commissioner.

He said this amounts to about three to five hours a month of work. Additional, more specific, requirements and qualifications are what the board has been debating at both meetings so far.

“Part of the problem we have here are there are no rules created in this particular area,” said Annunzio. He advised looking at candidates with a background in municipal law and at least five years experience, but that overspecifying the position’s requirements is not necessary.

“If they had less than five

years experience I wouldn’t even consider [a candidate’s resume.] That would be implicit in the advertisement, and I wouldn’t even show you those resumes.”

To this Trustee Chris Hanusiak asked why Annunzio would even want potential candidates sending in resumes unless they were already qualified.

“If you already know you aren’t going to accept a resume with less than five years experience why would you put an ad out there without that qualification? You just said you wouldn’t even show us the resume without that experience,” said Hanusiak, who has been very adamant to the rest of the board about clarifying the position’s responsibilities.

Trustee Rosemary Palicki said she agreed with creating a specific job description for the liquor commissioner to limit the scope of applicants before accepting resumes. She said this would keep Annunzio from being flooded with applicants he deems unqualified.

“We don’t need to open it up and make it the Wild West,” said Palicki. “Our attorney has other things to do as well. We’re looking for the best and most efficient way to get this done.”

Cart before the horse?

Trustee George Alpogianis disagreed with this assessment and said that the board was spending too much time focusing on what the commissioner will do before they even have any applicants.

“We’re pushing the cart before the horse,” said Alpogianis.

However he did add that he would prefer an attorney with hospitality or service industry experience, as he believes it would benefit the village and its businesses.

LoVerde agreed, saying he wants someone who understands the liquor control act but will work with businesses as well as fine them.

Palicki disagreed with that assessment, as creating relationships with local

businesses should not be a responsibility of the commissioner.

Toward the end of the meeting, Hanusiak jokingly recommended bringing in former Trustee Jim Hynes as the liquor commissioner, as he is an attorney, from the village and would probably be willing to work a few hours a month since he’s now retired.Whether he was serious or not, it cut the tension in the room and led to a spurt of much needed levity after an intense meeting that lasted over an hour.

“He knows the village and its ordinances,” Hanusiak said.

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MAY 29 Connie Marshall & Johnny Gabor Dining & Dancing.

5:00 p.m. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles. When not performing or creatively putting together new material for the shows, Connie channels her talents into the recording studio.

She has recorded three CD’s entitled, “Connie Marshall - At Last”,“Sway”, and “Inspired”. She was also featured as a vocalist on Frank Pellico’s CD and James Fernandez invited her to sing all of his “original compositions” on his CD. An educational CD for students grades 4 through 8, featured Connie singing songs in Spanish and English. $8.95 Open Communities 4th Rayna and Marvin Miller Housing Justice Award Benefit “Open Doors Open Minds.” 6:30 p.m.

2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview.

Honoring outstanding grassroots achievement in fair and affordable housing in Chicago’s northern suburbs. The event is open to the public and includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and a silent auction.Tickets are $75.

OpenCommunities4thRayna and Marvin Miller Housing

Justice Award Benefit “Open Doors Open Minds.” 6:30 p.m.

2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview.

Honoring outstanding grassroots achievement in fair and affordable housing in Chicago’s northern suburbs, the award recipients are: Gail Schechter, Executive Director of Open Communities, Jan Marsden-Johnson and Gerald (Jerry) Howard of the Deerfield Affordable Housing, LLC. Also celebrated will be as the organization’s first year as Open Communities.The event is open to the public and includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and a silent auction.Tickets are $75.

First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley. 7:00 p.m. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles. Chicago journalist and Huffington Post contributor, Keith Koeneman, profiles “the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend,” the subject of his new book. Register by calling 847-663-1234 or online at nileslibrary.com/calendar.

Aces Workout. 6:00 a.m. Niles Family Fitness Center, 987 Civic Center Dr, Niles. Sign up for one or both days for a tough workout that will improve your Agility,

Calendar Cardiovascular Endurance & Strength. Class in the gym for four weeks. Monday or Wednesday $43 Member, $48 Non-Member | Monday and Wednesday $79 Member / $89 Non-Member FREE MOCK EXAM. 1838 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. For any high school student who wishes to use the service from now until June 1st. To take advantage of this opportunity, call a day in advance with the specifications of your testing needs. This is just in case you want to take only certain portions of the test. The heads up is a way for us to pull the needed material and reserve our testing room for your test!

Free. http://­www.­ilearna­cademy.­ net. Phone 847-834-0791 Email sbozarth@­ilearna­cademy.­net.

MAY 30 St. John Brebeuf McTeacher’s Night Fundraiser. 5:00 p.m.

McDonald’s, 8460 W Dempster St, Niles. St John Brebeuf McTeacher’s Night Fundraiser at Niles McDonald’s. 15% of monies brought in by friends and families with a fundraiser slip will be donated back to St. John Brebeuf P/SA. Use slip attached or get one from school.

5:30 p.m. special appearance by Ronald McDonald.

MAY 31 Route 66 Twin Spin Weekend. 9:00 p.m. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles.

Take a two day trip through the music of the decades. Relive the hay day of rock and roll or do a little disco! Route 66 provides music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s all weekend long! $8.95

JUNE 1 FREE MOCK EXAM. 1838 Waukegan Rd, Glenview. For any high school student who wishes to use the service from now until June 1st. To take advantage of this opportunity, call a day in advance with the specifications of your testing needs. This is just in case you want to take only certain portions of the test. The heads up is a way for us to pull the needed material and reserve our testing room for your test!

Free. http://­www.­ilearna­cademy.­ net. Phone 847-834-0791 Email sbozarth@­ilearna­cademy.­net.

New Release: Robot and Frank. 2:00 p.m. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles.

Aging Frank needs help caring for himself. Instead of a nursing home, a robot is programmed to look after him, much against Frank’s wishes. FREE Route 66 Twin Spin Weekend. 9:00 p.m. Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House, 6881 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles.

Take a two day trip through the music of the decades. Relive the hay day of rock and roll or do a little disco! Route 66 provides music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s all weekend long! $8.95 MGPL’s New Film Club: Watch 5 Movies at the Library and Get a Prize.

12:00 p.m. Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove. Great films are being shown at the Library all the time, and now, in adition to ongoing series featturing documentaries and classici films, you can see recent blockbusters such as “Argo” and “Life of Pi.” There is something for everyone and the price is right: admission is always free. For the next six months, you can earn a prize while enjoying these movies at the library. MGPL Reel Film Fan Club cards will be available at all movie showings starting in March. Get your card punched at every movie you attend, and after five films, turn in your “punched out” card to collect your prize: a seat cushion. FREE

JUNE 2 The How-To’s Of Container Gardening. 2:00 p.m. Niles Public Library, 6960 W Oakton St, Niles. Join Athena, one of the founding members of the Garden Club, for this hands-on workshop as she offers tips for container gardening and guides the planting of flowers in the large urns at the Library’s front

entrance. FREE Low Cost Vaccination Clinic. 11:00 am. Wright-Way Rescue Adoption Center, 7136 W Touhy Ave, Niles. Low cost-high quality vaccinations and services offered to all dog and cat owners.

No appointment needed. First come/first served. Please bring a copy of your pets most recent vaccinations if available. All medical care administered by Dr. Perry, DVM. http://­www.­ wrightway­rescue.­net.

Phone: 773-353-9931.

JUNE 3 Aces Workout. 6:00 a.m. Niles Family Fitness Center, 987 Civic Center Dr, Niles. Sign up for one or both days for a tough workout that will improve your Agility, Cardiovascular Endurance & Strength. Class in the gym for four weeks. Monday or Wednesday $43 Member, $48 Non-Member | Monday and Wednesday $79 Member / $89 Non-Member Yarn Gang. 4:00 p.m. Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove.

Grades 1 and up. Want to learn to knit or crochet? Have some skills and want to figure out what to do next? Drop in, no experience needed. Location: Activity Room (lower level). FREE Kickboxing Class. 5:45 p.m.

Morton Grove Park District, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove. The Morton Grove Park District now offers a Kickboxing class every Monday night starting at 5:45pm.

Cost is $60 each week in a six week session.

Culver’s of Morton Grove presents Kid’s Night. 6:00 p.m. Culver’s, 7310 W Dempster St, Morton Grove. Culver’s of Morton Grove Kids Night takes place every Monday from 6pm-9pm.

Bring the family, have a delicious meal, let your kids have fun with Scoopie and don’t forget to take advantage of the kids special. $1 OFF Kids Meals. $3.99.

Monday Night Car Shows at Westfield Old Orchard.

6:00 p.m. 4999 Old Orchard Ctr, Skokie.Take a trip to the past and check out a selection of classic cars parked on display in the West parking lot of Westfield Old Orchard shopping center. Every Monday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., as many as 200 cars will be on display including Classic cars, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Motorcycles and vintage Military vehicles.

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SHOT Continued from page 1 Taylor shot the juvenile in the abdomen with a semiautomatic pistol. They said when officers arrived at the scene, they saw the victim lying on the ground at the 4800 block of Golf Road in Skokie.

The night of the shooting, a 15-ride carnival was operating on the west end of Old Orchard mall parking lot, just across from Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler Ave. Police said it is not clear if the offender or victim attended the event.

Also even though the shooting didn’t occur in the carnival area, mall officials and police requested the annual carnival be closed two hours earlier on May 18 and again on May 19.

Police said the victim was taken to the hospital after the shooting and is in stable condition after surgery. They said that the gunshot wound was non-life-threatening.

Police from Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Wilmette, and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene the night of the shooting, sealing off the entire east side of the parking lot near Nordstrom with yellow caution tape.

Before the arrest, Skokie Deputy Chief Mike Pechter released a statement saying police were pursuing several active leads and said his department believed the

shooting was not “a random act.”

However as of press time officials have not clarified if the shooting was gang related.

“I think it’s gang related,”said Fred Rahbar, a manager at Olson Rug and Flooring, 9540 Skokie Blvd., just south of the intersection where the shooting happened. “It’s a demographic change in the community.

There’s more Section 8 housing here now.”

Skokie officials say that since 2006 the number of Section 8 housing vouchers used Skokie has declined every year, with the village having 429 Section 8 housing units as of 2011.

However according to the Chicago Crime Commission, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the crime in the Chicago area, Skokie has three active gangs in the community. These gangs total to about 75 to 125 members in the area, while neighboring Evanston has about 640 gang members in its area.

A report published last year by the commission said that fractionalization of some of the larger gangs into smaller ones has become one of the driving factors for increased in violence as they fight over the control of territory and the sale of drugs in an area.

Police Chief Tony Scarpelli said that Taylor was apprehended through “good, methodical police work.”Taylor was still in Cook County Jail as of May 22 and will be back in court on May 31 in Skokie.

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Adding injury to insult Niles man struck by vehicle after confronting man performing ‘lewd act’ suspect attempted to cover himself with a piece of clothing and then drove the vehicle in reverse, subsequently A Niles man told police he knocking the victim to the was hit by a car driven by a ground. man he confronted a man The suspect then drove out who was exposing himself in of the parking lot and headed public. west on Dempster. Police said Niles Police said the 34-yearthe victim refused medical old victim was in a parking lot attention and didn’t get the in the 7200 block of Dempster car’s license plate information, on April 19 when his wife but they believe that the car Composite imreported that a white man in age of suspect had a “temporary” tag attached to it. his 20s was sitting in a parked A similar incident occurred in Morton maroon Hyundai Sonata and appeared Grove on April 15 around on the 6900 to be acting suspiciously. block of Dempster.

The victim told police he then went Anyone having information is asked to go knock on the suspect’s passengerto call the Niles Police Department at side window where he saw the suspect 847-588-6500. performing a “lewd act” in the car. The

By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

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Police Blotter

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Morton Grove, Niles, and Park Ridge Police Departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

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Anderia S. Jilo, 18, of the 7900 block of Kostner, Skokie, was arrested May 16 on the 6100 block of Touhy for Retail Theft and Possession of Alcohol by a Minor.

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Kenneth J. Malca, 34, of the 6700 block of Kilpatrick, Lincolnwood, was arrested May 17 on the 7200 block of Central for two counts of DUI.

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David M. Guzik, 57, of the 1900 block of N. Parkside, Park Ridge, was arrested May 19 on the 7300 block of Dempster for two counts of DUI.

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Joseph M.Sershon,21,of the 490 block of S. 4th Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested May 19 on the 6200 block of Touhy for two counts of DUI.

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ArnoldValdovinos,23,of the 5900 block of W. Waveland, Chicago, was arrested May 19 at the intersection of Milwaukee & Albion for two counts of DUI.

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Tomasz Kurzawa, 29, of the 2400 block of Harrison, Glenview, was arrested May 21 at Golf Mill Center for Possession with the Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Retail Theft.

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Grove, was arrested May 14 near the 1700 block of W. Dempster DUI, No Valid Insurance, Disobeyed a Red Light, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid Accident, Driving on Sidewalk.

Rodolfo Jaime-Aguilar, 38, of the 34700 block of Oakwood, Waukegan, was arrested May 11 at the intersection of Touhy & Washington for Failure to Yield Turning Left and No Valid DL.

Daniel Martinez, 40, of the 1400 block of Carol St., Park Ridge, was arrested May 14 at the intersection of Potter & Dempster for DWLS, No Valid Insurance, Avoided Traffic Control Device.

Marcin Bis, 32, of 6500 block of Irving Park Rd., Chicago, was arrested May 13 on the 800 block of S. Crescent for Battery.

Renzo Benavente, 20, of the 8900 block of Robin Dr., Des Plaines, was arrested May 14 at intersection of Ballard & Robin for DWLS and Failure to Wear Seatbelt.

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Jose Rodriguez, 35, of the 7400 block of N.Winchester, Chicago, was arrested May 13 at the intersection of Oakton & Delphia for No Valid DL.

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Bonanno, 46, of 13 Marianna the 4800 block of N. Knight, Norridge, was arrested May 17 on the 200 block of S. Vine for Aggravated Identity Theft and Theft (Over $5,000, Victim 60+).

A 16 yr old M/W of Park Ridge was arrested May 16 on the 800 block of S. Chester for School Curfew.

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Matthew Calabrese, 17, of the 600 block of S. Fairview, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on the 600 block of S. Fairview for Zero Tolerance and Use of Premise for Consumption of Alcohol.

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Matthew Villano, 18, of the 100 block of Michael John, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on the 600 block of S. Fairview for Zero Tolerance.

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Ryan McGuire, 17, of the 1000 block of S. Cleveland, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on the 600 block of S. Fairview for Zero Tolerance.

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Andrew Yates, 17, of the 400 block of S. Knight, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on

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the 600 block of S. Fairview for Zero Tolerance.

Nikola Zejevac, 58, of the 8500 block of W. Gregory, Chicago, was arrested May 18 on the 2900 block of Cherry for Improper Lane Usage, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid a Crash, DWLS.

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Nicole Zawistowski, 19, of the 4900 block of N. Oketo, Harwood Hts., was arrested May 18 on the 900 block of Touhy for Zero Tolerance.

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Czernecka, 19, of 21 Paulina 600 block of Sylviawood, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on the 900 block of Touhy for Zero Tolerance.

Patricia Wypych, 18, of 100 block of Boardwalk, Park Ridge, was arrested May 18 on the 900 block of Touhy for Zero Tolerance.

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Ana Trecker, 17, of the 0-100 block of Third St., Park Ridge, was arrested May 19 on the 0-100 block of Third St. for Zero Tolerance and Use of Premise for Consumption of Alcohol.

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Sergio Marin, 44, of the 1000 block of E. Market, Salinas, CA, was arrested May 20 on the 1800 block of Parkside for No Valid DL, No Valid Insurance and Illegal Transportation of Alcohol.

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A 15 yr old of Niles was arrested May 22 on the 2600 block of W. Dempster for Battery and Disorderly Conduct.

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Manuel Champo, 30, of the700 block of Bode Circle, Hoffman Estates, was arrested May 23 at the intersection of Touhy & Third for No Valid DL, No Valid Insurance and Disobeyed Traffic Control Device.

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Guest Columnist

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Blame school closures Illustrated Opinion on liberal economics

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hicago just completed the largest American school closure in decades.

The irony is that the Chicago Teacher’s Union was declared the winner after their strike and now they’re down another 49 schools after seeing about 100 schools closed since 2001. Even more ironic was that teachers, after returning to the classroom, had the gall to tell their students that they “did it for the children.”Why are these schools closing?

Liberal economics.

That’s the actual blame.

Policies that discourage the free market dynamic and the ability of people to live their lives as they see fit.Want proof.

There are 145,000 fewer school age children in Chicago over the last decade.Yet, school taxes continued to escalate.They rise, not because school performance has improved, but because no politician wants a public union strike. Of course, teachers struck right at the time of most misery, forcing parents to either leave kids at home or put them up at

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day care or with relatives. More like they did it to rather than for the children.

The few schools that parents really want to get their children into are dolled out to political cronies and insiders with taxpaying parents wondering if they wanted to even send their kids to a Chicago Public School.The population loss would be even greater if Chicago government contracts didn’t force city employees to actually live in Chicago.

If that clause were undone Chicago real estate prices would drop by half and it would look more like Detroit than Hiroshima.

Hiroshima is the Japanese city upon which an atomic bomb was dropped during WW2. It’s a thriving metropolis today.

Sadly, most of the school closing debate missed the generations of corrupt, socialist politics and policies. Daley’s was the latest, most high profile See DUBIEL, page 9

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Letters to the Editor Niles lucky to have Callero as mayor I would just like to say that the residents and businesses of Niles have been fortunate to have my brother Robert serve them as trustee and mayor, especially during these tough economic times.

With his financial background and being a Niles business owner for over 50 years, he was there when our Village needed it most.

It was shameful to see that a number of trustees put their own egos and personal agendas ahead of what was best for our village and the vast majority of our residents.

I guess, by the overwhelming win by the New Niles Party, that the residents saw through the dog and pony show, got it right and brought forth a new team of trustees that will work as a team with our Mayor. Maybe next election, we will get a few more needed changes, but I have confidence that they will get it correct again. I’m sure all are glad that they will be seeing unity on our board and hearing “we” instead of “I.” My family wishes the new Board, as well as newly elected Mayor Andrew Przybylo, the best. And remember to work as a team, not individuals.

James R. Callero and family Niles

Voice opposition to medical marijuna bill On April 17, 2013 the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as “Medical Marijuana” legislation, by a vote of 6157 in favor. The legislation is next expected to be called for a vote in the Senate sometime during the next few weeks. With our collective 90 years + of law enforcement experience and being the Chiefs of Police in Des Plaines, Niles and Park Ridge, we find it imperative to voice our concerns concerning this pending legislation with members of our community.

As proposed, the legislation includes the following provisions; Allows 18-year old children (high school seniors) to get medical marijuana cards without a parent’s permission, allows qualifying medical marijuana patients to get 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14day period or 13 “joints” per day (with this much marijuana, diversion of the extra will become problematic), allows a qualified medical marijuana patient to drive under the influence of marijuana unless found to be “impaired” (enforcement of “impaired” becomes very problematic) and HB-001 does not allow

local government to prohibit the cultivation, dispensing, and use of medical cannabis as authorized (a dispensing site could come to your community). These points are just some of the “high” lights proposed. Our communities of Des Plaines, Niles and Park Ridge have long been advocates of programs designed to teach and educate students and parents about drug use and the potential pitfalls and addictions that can result. Our departments have partnered with MCYAF, Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation, which has been a recognized leader in sponsoring prevention programs like Parents Who Host Lose the Most and “Talk to Your Kids. Early and Often” in order to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. Passage of such legislation is contrary to what members of the Maine Township community have strived to achieve for years concerning the use of illicit drugs. We strongly urge all members of the community to contact their local State Senate and House representatives to voice opposition to this proposed legislation.

Park Ridge Police Chief Frank Kaminski Des Plaines Police Chief Bill Kushner Niles Police Chief Dean Strzelecki

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Horoscopes The week ahead may begin with several serious concerns that occupy either your time or your mind but by the end of it, you will have gained experience and learned that you can handle almost anything.

You can pinch plenty of pennies in the upcoming week, but just be sure you don’t sell yourself short.

Don’t let a passing criticism, or a lack of support and appreciation from others, undermine your confidence.

The darkest night may be a bridge to the brightest tomorrow.

Although the week might have a slow start that makes you fear you’ve come to a dead end, you will be able to rekindle your enthusiasms.

You will be amazed at what you can accomplish if you do not let other people set limits on your happiness.

Watch your pennies and be thrifty in the week ahead, but remain generous with yourself.

The sun sets every night, but rises the next morning.

Don’t allow a few setbacks or obstacles in the early part of the week to break your spirit. Rally your energies and look to the future.

Apply mind over matter. During the coming week, you may be challenged to keep your spirits up when subjected to depressing headlines or a barrage of dull routines. You can rise above it all.

Money isn’t everything.

In the week ahead, you may learn that simplicity, patience and compassion are the greatest treasures. Attend to the necessities of life, but don’t let them become your sole purpose.

The world sometimes changes so fast that you are challenged to keep up. Use your imagination to overcome obstacles. Be sure to honor your commitments this week to sidestep disapproval.

Judge your level of success by the seeds you can sow, not the harvest you can reap. Unless you exercise self-discipline, you may be challenged to make all the ends meet this week.

The only thing to fear is fear itself. In the week ahead, you could teeter-totter between feeling somewhat insecure and retreating from situations to dynamic micromanagement of all the minute details.

Problems won’t bother you unless you let them. Don’t let criticism or passing unpleasantness get under your skin early in the week. Wear a hard shell like a turtle and protect yourself from troubles.

Diamonds glitter brightest after being polished. Don’t be too concerned about occasional abrasiveness in the world around you this week. Challenges give strength of character a chance to develop.

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News Community Briefs Alert issued for man impersonating cop A 17-year-old Maine East High School student was handcuffed and had money stolen from her car by a man pretending to be a police officer on Des Plaines authorities said.

The student was driving near Ballard and River roads when a man in a white Crown Victoria stopped her.The student told police the car had red and blue flashing lights like a police car. She says the man was white, about six feet tall, wearing a brown uniform that had no clear police markings. He reportedly searched her glove compartment, center console and trunk before approaching the student, removing the handcuffs from her wrists, and walking back to his own car to drive away.

Both Maine Township High School District 207 and East Maine School District 63 issued alerts to students and parents after the incident.

New trustee will continue to serve on two boards in Niles Newly elected Niles Trustee Danette O’Donovan Matyas does not plan to step down from the library board, a position she has held since 2011, until she knows what the duties of her new position entail.

Matyas said the village board hasn’t yet assigned duties and responsibilities and she will wait until they do to see what her time commitments will be before making a decision.

The law allows Matyas to serve on both the library and village boards. In contrast Trustee John Jekot, who was elected to the village board alongside Matyas, was required to step own from serving on the East Maine School District 63 board as serving on a school board and village board are incompatible, according to The Illinois Attorney General.

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Comcast to offer free public Wi-Fi As part of a rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots in the northwest suburbs Comcast is offering community members’ free wireless internet access in a variety of eateries and other settings through July 4.

After that Comcast subscribers will be able to access the Wi-Fi hotspots for free while non-subscribers will be offered two free 60-minute sessions month. Many of the hot spots are located in Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Oak Park, Palatine, Skokie and the surrounding areas.

Oakton wins grant to introduce to study in nanotechnology

Niles Public Library Food for Fines Drive June 1 to 15

The National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency responsible for enhancing the progress of science, has awarded Oakton Community College a $374,279 grant to introduce community college and high school students throughout the state to nanotechnology and potential careers in this emerging field. Oakton’s Board of Trustees approved the funding, channeled through NSF’s Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program, on May 21.

Nanotechnology is the science of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale.

Contingent on Oakton’s successful progress toward meeting the goals of the grant, NSF could provide up to three years of funding, totaling $820,583.

Niles residents can exchange canned and packaged food to clear overdue library fines form June 1 to June 15. Items especially needed include peanut butter, canned meats (tuna, fish, beef stew), canned vegetables and fruit, macaroni and cheese, rice and pasta.

“We’ve been doing it for a couple years.

A food for fines drive and it’ll benefit the food pantry across the street from us,” said Sasha Vasilic, Digital Marketing Coordinator with the Niles Public Library.

“Patrons rack up fines and they might not want to come back to the library because of that.”

Vasilic said that donating is also a smart way for residents to clear their fines before the summer reading festival that starts June 1.

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DUBIEL Continued from page 7 taxpayer rip-off. He now works at the law firm hired to help those crony capitalists loot the City’s Chicago Skyway.Talk about irony.

Those that can leave, do.

Chicago is at its lowest population since 1920. Is it any wonder that people don’t want to live in a place that tickets you as you drive, raises fees and fines to astronomical levels – uncut grass fines are $600, rat infestations and trash dumped only cost $100200? You can tell you’ve entered Chicago by the sudden rattling in your brain – there are now more potholes in Chicago than residents.

If the goal of liberalism is to depopulate cities, then it’s working.Another liberal bastion, California, is also bleeding jobs, businesses and inevitably people.

Trouble is they bring the same dumb ideas that caused the original problem with them.

Liberalism doesn’t work, never has and nearly always makes a bad situation worse or creates a new problem that then calls for more liberalism to fix.At some point Illinoisans need to learn from history, otherwise she’s a harsh disciplinarian.

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Locals reach reach new heights at state meet

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Coming into the state meet, Maine South pole vaulter Joey Yonkoff had two goals, the first was to make it to the finals on Saturday and the second was to be an all-state vaulter.

Nothing like pushing the limits.

The senior missed his first two attempts at 14-feet, the height needed to job qualify for the finals, giving him only one more attempt to advance.

Not only was Yonkoff down to his final vault, the 14-feet needed was the highest height he had ever cleared.

What he needed was a perfect final vault on Friday and that was exactly what he got.

“I just brought it,”Yonkoff said.

“I did everything right. That was probably the best vault I have ever had. I had troubles with 13-3 and 13-6. Making the finals was my goal all season.”

In the finals Yonkoff missed the opening height of 13-6 and placed 12th, three places away from an all-state bid.

Also advancing to the finals in field events was Niles West’s Dennis Gargovic in the shot put.

Gargovic, a junior, placed sixth in the shot with a put of 5504.50.

“Coming in, I wasn’t seeded very high, I knew I could only improve, ” he said. “This was a good day, getting my best throw ever. It was a great day.”

On the track, Niles West’s Matt Henry placed eighth in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles 40.09.

“It was a decent race,” Henry said.“I tripped on the rail a little, but I recovered.”

Henry said a medal was nowhere near on his mind a few weeks ago.

“I was just happy to make it to

state,” he said. “I didn’t know if I was going to make it here. Even at sectionals, making state was unreal. I just got more confidence as I went along.”

A pair of Niles West seniors competed in the 800 run, but did not advance to finals.

Yandiel Cardenas completed the race in one minute, 57.45 seconds.

“This is a great way to end our careers,” Cardenas said.“We have been running together for four years and this was everything I dreamed it would be. I think I could have gone a little faster. I am very happy with how I ended, this was all I could ask for.”

George Webb ran the race in 1:58.46.

“It was an amazing race,” Webb said. “It is a great way to end my year. It was great to have (Yandiel) out here with me.”

In the 200 dash, Maine South’s John Hader finished the race in 22.41 and was fourth in his heat.

“I thought I got out to a good start, I closed in a little bit at the end and finished fourth,” Hader said. “It was a fast heat. I run faster when I chase someone, it gave me a good time and the best chance I had.”

Tim O’Hara of Notre Dame ran the 200 in 22.76.

“My best time all year is a 22.46 and I ran a 22.76, so it was not that far off,” O’Hara said. “It was a good time I just wish I could have placed better.”

In the relay events, the Niles West 4x200 team of seniors James Williams and Jeremiah Jordan and sophomores Brandon Constantino and Jackson Denley ran the race in 1:32.59, while in the 4x400 Constantino, Webb and Cardenes teamed with senior Justin Atwal to finish in 3:26.21.

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Joey Yonkoff advanced to the finals in pole vault at the state meet.

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‘Momentum-breakers’ factor into Hawks’ loss

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

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Maine South’s Tim Mizdrak (left) and Andy Wawrzyniak position themselves for a block attempt.

It’s often been said volleyball is a game of momentum, and Maine South experienced not one, but perhaps two, such momentumdraining incidents that may have cost it a victory in Game 2 of the Hawks’ eventual 25-23, 2523 Niles West sectional semifinal loss to Glenbrook South last Friday.

After bowing to the Titans in Game 1, the Hawks took a 2-0 lead in the second game on kills from Andy Wawrzyniak and Nate Wolf, who led the club with 11.

But officials started the game over, determining that Hawks’ players weren’t lined up on the floor correctly when it began, thus wiping out the 2-0 advantage.

Hawks coach Gary Granell said the officials’ decision was partly his fault. Nevertheless, he added, officials could have pointed out the infraction before the game got under way.

“They took the points away because the wrong server

served, and it was the wrong lineup,” Granell said. “I’ve never seen anything like it, and usually the officials will catch something like that right away, and they won’t let the match start. That’s why I thought it was kind of a raw deal just because they have the final say on who’s out there on the floor.

“If the wrong lineup is out there, then we fix it before the match starts.”

The Titans, who faced off against Loyola for the sectional championship on Tuesday, went ahead 4-1 following the ruling.

“That was very critical,” Wawrzyniak said. “We were coming off of two very big points at the beginning of the game, and I think that just killed our momentum early on.”

The Hawks found themselves within a point of the Titans, 5-4, when another stoppage of play developed. A Hawks’ player accidentally knocked over the team’s water cooler after getting See LOSS, page 15

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Ramblers get their (penalty) kicks at Hawks’ expense

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Maine South coach JJ Crawford was thinking upset after his star senior,Alli Curry, rocketed a shot past Loyola goalkeeper Brittany San Roman for a 1-0 lead just five minutes into the Hawks’ sectional semifinal game at New Trier against the top-seeded Ramblers May 21.

“I thought, ‘All right; it’s our night. We’ve got this,’ ” Crawford said.

Maine South’s Lexi Kiotis netted the game’s final goal with 3:10 left, but in between those tallies, it was all Loyola, which scored five unanswered goals—including two on penalty kicks—for a 5-2 victory.

It marks the second time in as many years that Loyola has ended the Hawks’ season in the sectional semifinals, but fourthseeded Maine South (14-5-5) didn’t go down without a fight.

“I give them credit. They’re an amazing team,” Crawford said.

“Player for player, they’re better than us, but we fought. We got an early goal, and we wanted to obviously upset them.

“We didn’t back down, and we came out swinging the whole game. I think they thought maybe early that they’d just walk through us, but they knew they were in a game, and they earned it, so good for them.”

Loyola, which went on to win the sectional championship last Friday (1-0 over New Trier) tied it a 1-1 with 17:43 to go in the half on the first of the two penalty-kick goals—this one

by Tori Iatarola. The penalty kick was called after officials whistled a Maine South player for committing a foul in the box.

“Unfortunately, we had those two PKs,” Crawford said. “The second PK I thought was legit; the first one, I beg to differ. And I think that really turned the tide for us mentally, not that we would have won, but that really hurt.”

Curry acknowledged that the first Loyola penalty kick was a momentum-changer.

“The first one, we were definitely a little upset about

that,” she said. “I feel like everything was (going) more for us before that, and that kind of shifted it. But it is what it is, and you can’t change that.”

Though Loyola went on to score four more goals, Crawford lauded the play of goalkeeper Emily O’Grady, who came up with a great save in the first half to deny Iatarola another goal, and then stopped Devin Burns twice in the second half after Burns got behind Maine South defenders.

“Did you see some of those saves Emily had?” Crawford said.

“She made three amazing fastbreak saves. You take out that first PK, we probably don’t win the game, but we’re in it until the end.”

O’Grady echoed her coach’s sentiments.

“This game, if they didn’t get those PKs, it would have been 3-2 and then it’s like any other game,” she said. “Not a lot of teams can say they scored off of Loyola.

“I’m actually really proud of our team this year. It was really hard to beat us. We only lost five games out of over 20.”

Curry, who won’t be playing soccer in college (she’ll be attending Boston College this fall), is one of six senior starters the Hawks will lose to graduation.

“It’s a lot to take in right now,” she said. “It still really hasn’t hit me yet that this is my last actual competitive season. I’m really proud of my team this year.We’ve battled very hard. I was really motivated this year to come out and put everything out there and give everything.”

That group also includes Celeste Carlson (who’ll be playing at Xavier), Brianna Conway, Rachel deMarigny, Christina Kiotis and Claire Raphael.

“They’re awesome,” Crawford said of his senior class. “They’re such hard workers, and they’re positive people. You want great soccer players, and they are that, but they’re better people and that’s what I appreciate at the end. Can you say,‘Hey, am I going to miss them not only from a soccer perspective, but am I

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Maine South senior Celeste Carlson tries to move past Loyola’s Natalie Joyce during the Hawks’ 5-2 New Trier sectional semifinal loss to the Ramblers May 21.

going to miss them as people?’

And I totally am.”

But the Hawks will return, among others, O’Grady, Lexi Kiotis and midfielders Jessica Schmidt and Britt Bruce (all juniors) for the 2014 season.

Schmidt missed the entire season this spring after tearing her ACL last May. “We’ve got a strong junior class,” Crawford said. “We had a real surprise this year with (freshman defender) Taylor B(orzowski) who we brought up after four games from JV. She’s been amazing. The core is there.

“What we need is for Lexi to step up and fill in some of Alli’s goal shoes; we need Jessie to get back healthy from her knee surgery and grab that midfield spot.And I really believe if we can get some girls from the younger programs and some freshmen coming in, that we’re going to be competing with the New Triers and the Loyolas again.”

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Wolves, Demons bow out of volleyball postseason

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Glenbrook South had Niles West’s number all season, defeating the Wolves in three prior meetings—twice in the CSL South, and once in a tournament.

The Wolves dropped the first game of their regional title match at Chicago Senn, 25-16, to the Titans on May 22, but played the Titans even throughout most of the second game. However, the end result of meeting No. 4 between the two squads was the same as the previous three.

Glenbrook South ousted the Wolves, 25-22, in Game 2 to win the regional crown.

Niles West coach Drew Roche referred to the Wolves’ 26-24, 2523 loss to the Titans on May 8 as evidence that his team could match up with Glenbrook South in the regional final.

“We were right there with them, and we didn’t even play our best volleyball,” he said. “We knew that we had the ability to

beat them (today), but they’ve beat us four times. They’re the better team.

“There’s nothing else you can say. The unfortunate part is we really couldn’t do what we wanted to against them because we couldn’t get out of our own way. Game 1, out of their 25 points, I think I counted at least 14 unforced errors.”

The Titans led 10-3 at one point in Game 1, and the Wolves never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

“They didn’t even need to show up, and they would have won (the first game), unfortunately,” Roche said.

But the Wolves matched Glenbrook South point-for-point in Game 2, which featured nine ties.The Wolves opened up their biggest lead of the night, 14-10, following a Glenbrook South hitting error and a diving dig by senior defensive specialist Chris Tomuta that ended up dropping over the net and out of the reach of Titans’ players for a point.

“We knew after playing them

three other times that they were a very good offensive team, especially running their middles,” said Tomuta, who finished with eight digs. “So our biggest strategy was to block the middles. I think we did a pretty good job with them.

“That second game, we really came out. We knew that it was all or nothing.We gave it our best shot and we fell a little short.”

The Titans took over for good after tying the game at 22, scoring the last three points of the contest—two on kills from Wes Blodig.

On paper, the Wolves should be one of the teams to beat in the CSL South next season, with juniors Jordan Moy (21 assists, three blocks vs. Glenbrook South); the Gelfand twins, Eli (11 kills) and Zach Gelfand (four blocks); and Sebastian Ahn (five kills) all returning from a team that finished 25-12 this season.

However, Roche said the Wolves’ returnees had better work hard See BOW, page 15

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Chris Tomuta, a senior, passes to a teammate during the Wolves’ 25-16, 25-22 loss to Glenbrook South for the Chicago Senn regional title May 22.

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Hawks, OPRF on collision course for sectional rematch

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

The Blue Monster at Evanston High School’s baseball field was an inviting target for Maine South hitters in the Hawks’ 10-0 win over Taft to capture the Evanston Class 4A regional crown.

Adam Depkon blasted a threerun homer over the Monster in the third inning, and Frank Perrone added a solo shot in the fourth for Maine South (22-9), which meets Elk Grove Thursday in its first-round game at the Niles West sectional.

Mike Virgilio experienced little difficulty mowing down Taft’s lineup, recording 10 strikeouts.

Gehrig Parker had two RBIs, and John Cerniglia added a runscoring single. Zach Jones also tripled for the Hawks.

If the Hawks defeat Elk Grove, it could set up a rematch of last season’s sectional championship on Saturday with Oak Park-River Forest, the defending Class 4A state champion, should OPRF beat New Trier in Wednesday’s other sectional semifinal.

On May 23, the Hawks marched to a 12-2 triumph in their regional semifinal game against St. Patrick, which lasted only five innings

BOW Continued from page 14 during the off-season if they want different results during the 2014 postseason.

LOSS Continued from page 12 a cup of water, and several gallons of water spilled onto the floor. It took over 10 minutes to clean up the spill.

“Between that (starting the game over) and the water delay, there was a lot of stuff that was going on in that game, and I think any of those things are momentum-breakers,” Granell said.“It is what it is.”

The Hawks later grabbed the lead on two occasions—13-10

in the seventh, and had Whitney Young base runners at second and third with two outs. But the Dolphins benefited from a runscoring single, an outfield error and the game-winning hit—a single by Sam Berghoff.

Regan Carmichael drove in one of the Hawks’ two runs with a sacrifice fly. C.C. Budzynski hit an RBI single to plate Courtney Richardson (who doubled) with Maine South’s second run.

due to the slaughter rule.

Brian Jones and Zach Hinkamp teamed up for a two-hitter and eight strikeouts, and Marty Balow came through with two, two-run singles to pace the offense. Zach Jones also doubled and singled and drove in two runs, while Depkon had two hits.

Niles West spotted New Trier a 7-1 lead in its Oak Park regional final with New Trier last Saturday, and then tallied three runs in the fifth and four in the sixth to regain an 8-7 advantage, but allowed the tying run in the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

New Trier scored twice in the top of the 10th.The Wolves rallied with a run, but fell short as New Trier ended Niles West’s season with a 10-9 victory.

The Wolves (18-8) were at the plate by senior Joe Younan, who tripled and knocked in four runs in his final game. Kyle Colletta also closed out a stellar career with two hits and an RBI.Tommy Williams chipped in with three hits (one a double), while Cody Pazik (RBI) and Matt Delavega each had two hits. Seth Rosenberg also drove in a run.

On May 23, Delavega threw a five-inning no-hitter with six strikeouts while the Wolves

flattened Von Steuben, 10-0, in their Oak Park regional opener.

The Wolves led 4-0 after four innings, but scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth to win by the 10-run rule.

Younan (double) and Rosenberg (two singles) each drove in two runs. Delavega, Matt Tan, and Adam Olen (three hits) had an RBI apiece.

Notre Dame’s Adnan Sator pitched brilliantly through seven innings of the Dons’ battle for the championship of their own regional versus Elk Grove last Saturday.

Sator, who struck out eight, went into the bottom of the eighth inning with the contest tied 1-1. Unfortunately, the Dons surrendered the winning run that inning and suffered a 2-1 loss.

The Dons outhit Elk Grove, 115, as Joe Kukla went 3-for-3 with a double. Danny Hyde and Dion Ursino, playing their final games at Notre Dame, had two hits and a double, respectively. Zach Koziol recorded Notre Dame’s lone RBI. The Dons moved into the regional championship game thanks to a strong performance by pitcher Ryan Nikolich, who struck out eight and scattered five hits in a 5-1 victory over Lane

Tech May 24.

Hyde drove in two runs, and Ursino added an RBI. Matt Segovia’s double was the Dons’ only extra-base hit of the game.

“We’re in such a tough conference, and our sectional is pretty much the same every year,” Roche said. “If we want to sit there and go ahead and think we’re great and not do any work in the off-season, we’re going to get beat just like we did this

year.

“We peaked early in the season, we got complacent and we got a little cocky. We never could get that fire back in our belly that we had at the beginning of the year.

I’m hoping these guys aren’t going in (to next year) with a big

head, and they understand that they’ve got a lot of work to do.”

• Maine East crushed Northside Prep 25-16, 25-13 in a quarterfinal game of the Hersey regional on May 20, but lost a semifinal matchup to Glenbrook North the next night, 25-17, 25-

12, ending its season at 11-25.

Maciek Otfinowski slammed down 10 kills to lead the Demons against Northside Prep, and Joe Swoboda finished with five kills and five service aces. Otfinowski had six kills vs. Glenbrook North.

and 14-12—but fell behind and never were able to regain an advantage. Maine South did tie it up twice—15-15 and 17-17—and also crept to within a point three times (22-21, 23-22 and 24-23).

Senior outside hitter Mike Hopkins added nine kills, and senior libero Joey Pompei had 12 digs. Setter Tim Mizdrak, a junior, finished with 26 assists and six digs.

The Hawks can only dream of what could have been following the loss. The Niles West sectional was there for the taking after Maine South’s dramatic upset earlier in the week of top-seeded

New Trier at its own regional final, and No. 2 seed Glenbrook North being eliminated, as well.

“We were feeling very confident today after coming off that big win against New Trier,” Wawrzyniak said. “We came (in) very confident, but we saw that these guys (Glenbrook South) were really good competition.”

Maine South split its two CSL South contests with Glenbrook South during the regular season.

“I never like to start to think about the matchups down the road,” Granell said. “I only like to look at one game at a time, but once the one and two seeds

went down, I started looking.

“Maybe I jinxed myself and I jinxed the team for kind of looking ahead, but I don’t think they were looking ahead. They were confident; we had beaten GBS once before, and the other match was right there, three games, and it was close.We knew that we could do it; they were just a little better than us.”

Maine South pulled the upset on May 22 over New Trier— which had won 30 games coming into the match—25-23, 15-25, 25-19, to take its own regional championship.

New Trier led 11-10 in the

deciding third game, but a 5-0 Maine South run, bolstered by two Wolf kills, put the Hawks en route to the win.

The Hawks, aided by strong defensive play throughout the match, saw Wolf pound down 14 kills, while Wawrzyniak finished with nine. Mizdrak added 32 assists.

The Hawks started regional play May 21 by disposing of ninth-seeded Prospect in a tough, three-game match 19-25, 25-21, 25-16. Wolf topped the Hawks with seven kills; Wawrzyniak and Evan Walsh had six kills each, and Mizdrak collected 30 assists.

SOFTBALL Niles West bowed out of postseason after getting handed a 10-0 defeat at the hands of host Oak Park-River Forest at the OPRF regional on May 23. The Wolves (11-16) managed only two hits— from Lindsey Aybar and Atorena Michael—off of OPRF starter and winning pitcher Emma Baldwin and committed six errors.

Krista Dawson, who’s pitched well for the Wolves all season, was roughed up for 12 hits by the Huskies.

Maine South and starting pitcher Jenna Christie were cruising along in its York regional semifinal matchup against Whitney Young May 23 with a 2-0 lead going into the seventh.

Then everything unraveled.

Whitney Young pushed across three runs in the bottom of the seventh and stunned the Hawks, 3-2, who finished the 2013 campaign 16-19.

Christie, who struck out seven, recorded one of her strikeouts

TENNIS Maine South seniors Dragan Trivanovic and Patrick Daleidon— the Hawks’ first representatives at the state tennis tournament in 13 years—each lost their openinground matches last Thursday and were eliminated from further competition after losing in the first round of consolation play.

Trivanovic was defeated by Deerfield’s Jack Kasbeer in the first round, 6-0, 6-1, and played Jake Bennett of Triad tough before falling 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the consolation round. Daleidon was ousted from the championship round by St. Ignatius’ Bobby Alter, 6-1, 6-2, and fell to Joliet West’s Tom Carney, 6-0, 6-3, in consolation round play.

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The sun sets every night, but rises the next morning.

Don’t allow a few setbacks or obstacles in the early part of the week to break your spirit. Rally your energies and look to the future.

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Business & Real Estate

Move or set family boundaries? Respect always trumps popularity in the workplace Dear Dave, I live outside Houston with my wife and our 9-month-old daughter. I’ve received a job offer from a company on the other side of the city that would pay, with bonuses, $25,000 a year more than I’m currently making.This would require moving to a new house and away from our extended family.

My wife wants to move because my mom can be a little overbearing.

I understand how she feels, but I’m not certain I want to move or take a new job.

What’s your advice?

David Dear David, I’m not so sure this is a job change question as much as it is about the state of your relationships. I know it’s hard to keep the grandparents away when there’s a baby in the house; that kind of goes with the territory. But I can also understand how lots of unexpected visits and unsolicited advice can wear on a person.

If it were me, I wouldn’t

change jobs just to run from something. My advice is to try setting boundaries in your relationships with your parents instead of installing geographical boundaries.You might want to pick up a copy of Dr. Henry Cloud’s great book Boundaries.

Remember, your mom may not realize she’s intruding on your lives.

This book is full of insight, and it will give you both some good advice on how to manage relationships in a healthy, loving way.

Like I said, I really don’t feel this is a job-move issue. I think you guys just need to establish some fair and reasonable emotional distance between yourselves and your family.

—Dave

Altering a baby step Dear Dave, My husband and I are debtfree except for our mortgage, and we make $65,000 a year.At this point, we have only $17,000 left to pay on the house.We haven’t fully gotten into all the

retirement planning you say should come before paying off your home. But with so little left on the house, should we attack this last bit of debt and pay it off as soon as possible? We can have it done in five or six months.

Nancy Dear Nancy, I don’t see anything wrong with going ahead and knocking out the house, especially if you’re that close to making it happen.

Normally, the people I talk to still have $100,000 to $200,000 left on their mortgages.This is a little bit different story.

Usually, I’m pretty hardcore about sticking with the proper order while doing the Baby Steps. Even in my book The Total Money Makeover, I didn’t leave room for people to go ahead and pay off a tiny, little mortgage ahead of investing for retirement.

But in this situation, I think that’s exactly what I’d do.

Think about it, Nancy.You could be completely debt-free by year’s end, and you’re still underway with retirement planning.What a great Christmas gift for you and your husband to give each other!

—Dave

Q. I am very nice at work and starting to suspect that nice is a bad idea as a workplace strategy. I bring goodies for coworkers’ birthdays, volunteer to help people when they are overwhelmed, and stay late if a customer has a crisis. I’ve also been passed over for three promotions and given tiny raises and not much appreciation.

Am I doing something wrong?

A.Yes, you are failing to realize that the workplace is a contest about respect, not popularity.You can win the popularity award at work and fail to get any of the prizes because people do not necessarily respect the people that they like.

At work, what you need to demonstrate is competency, boundaries and authority.

Notice that these traits are not about having everyone in your workplace approve of you.

Women are more likely to assume that if they are liked, people will promote them, give them raises and promote their “brand” in their workplace.

Keep in mind that salary differences between women and men are still about 30 cents on the dollar. Women tending to go for approval may have a lot to do with this ongoing difference.

Being able to navigate workplace politics effectively doesn’t mean swinging to

the other side of the “nice” spectrum and campaigning to be the office bad ass.The office jerk may win a workplace battle here and there, but in the long run everyone will make sure they get even, not mad.

Consider the actual jungle next time you walk into your workplace jungle.

The most effective animals are those that command respect, exude authority but don’t make a point to attack unless provoked. Pin one of these animals up in your cubicle and may it your new role model.

Celebrating birthdays and being helpful are fine occasional choices.You do earn interpersonal chips when you are nice that you can spend when you need favors.You may also enjoy the emotional rewards of being nice. However, day to day, it is more important to solve problems, bring in money and make it clear you are not a doormat.

Realize it is simply a common belief in business that nice people are synonymous with “people who don’t want anything.”Your coworkers and boss may indeed decide you don’t want or need anything at work beyond what you already have. If you actually want to move up the food chain, make niceness the salt you sprinkle on your work not the main course you present to others.

The last word(s) Q. I’d like to have more authority at work. Is there a way I can confront my boss about not giving it to me?

A. No, authority is a byproduct of doing what makes your boss’s job easier not something you demand.

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

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Senior Style Niles Senior Center For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, please check the Naturally Active Program Guides or call the Niles Senior Center at 588-8420.

Information about the Niles Senior Center can be found on the Village of Niles Website at www.vniles.com. Click on “Departments” (upper left), and then Click on “Senior” You can now see what’s new at the Senior Center.

Advanced registration is required for programs.

For a detailed description of programs & activities or to ask about membership or registration requirements, call the Niles Senior Center at 847-588-8420 Individuals must be a registered member of the Niles Senior Center to receive the member price.

Non members are invited to participate in programs at the non-member price.

For more information about membership and programs, contact the Senior Center.

Issues in the News • 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays This dynamic, refreshing class is led by long time leader of this program, Arlene Golub.

This group is filled with folks from all walks of life, retired or not, who want to keep abreast of a broad spectrum of what is occurring locally and worldwide.

Issues for discussion are brought up by class participants, and everyone’s opinion is valued.

Please call the NSC at 847-5888420 for more information.

Got the dot? It may save your life Assist first responders with the information they need. Become part of the Illinois Dot Program. The Illinois Dot Program is a statewide initiative designed to provide vital medical information on vehicle drivers and passengers.

Information contained on the medical card can assist first responders in the “Golden Hour” immediately following a serious crash. This can very well mean the difference

between life and death. For more information, please contact the Niles Senior Center (847 588-8420).

Poker Tournament • Noon to 3 p.m. Friday, May 31. $5M/$7.50NM Play 7-Card Stud and 5-card Draw. Cost includes lunch and prizes.

Lunch to Benefit Heather’s House • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, June 3, while supplies last. $2, paid at the door.

Everyone is welcome! All proceeds go to Heather’s House, which provides a place where single pregnant women can stay for up to two years. More than just a shelter, Heather’s House offers mothers a twoyear opportunity to develop the life skills, education, and job skills necessary to live independently. Lunch is a hot dog, chips, and a cookie.

Beautiful Summer Strings • 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.,Wednesday, June 12. $6M/$9NM With Jim Kendros. Enjoy beautiful string music for a summer day!

Experience Bach’s wonderful Air for Strings, Mozart’s Romance from a Little Night Music, Beethoven’s Romance #1 for Violin and Orchestra, and much more!

Relay for Life American Cancer Society Event • 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 28, Maine West High School, Wolf & Oakton, Des Plaines.

Free admission Help us cheer on the NSC Cancer Survivor Group as they walk victory laps on the track. Join us as we celebrate birthdays for those who have beaten cancer. There will be food, face painting, games, and activities. A Luminaria Ceremony takes place after dark, so we can remember people we have lost to cancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support those whose fight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and are placed around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve been affected by cancer.

Spring BBQ • Doors open at 11:30 a.m.;

11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 7, $15M/$20NM Presented by the NSC Men’s Club. Help us celebrate the return of warm weather!

Lunch will be burgers, brats, bean salad, coleslaw, and dessert; then be entertained

by Enzo Encandela. Raffle – reserved seating.

Men’s Club Meeting • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, June 17, $5M/$7.50NM Speaker: Barb Chalko from the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office. Lunch features a ham & cheese sandwich on rye, chips, and dessert.

Nature Photography • 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.Tuesdays, June 18 & 25, $30M/$35NM Capture nature through your lens.

Nature photography allows you to document and express your delight in a season, flower, or the natural beauty outdoors. Discover the beauty of plants, animals, landscapes, and gardens. Learn how to capture and communicate those discoveries through photography.

Focus on photographic strategies and skills while expanding your awareness and appreciation for the outdoors.

Beautiful Summer Strings • 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 12, $6M/$9NM With Jim Kendros. Enjoy beautiful string music for a summer day!

Experience Bach’s wonderful Air for Strings, Mozart’s Romance from a Little Night Music, Beethoven’s Romance #1 for Violin and Orchestra, and much more!

Exploring America’s National Parks – Luncheon & Presentation • Noon to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26, $12M/$17NM Presented by Jim Rowan, Photographer.

The United States began the national park idea with the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872. Today the park system maintains nearly 400 sites including parks, monuments, seashores and lakeshores, preserving remnants of the original ecosystems of the

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United States. In this program, we’ll visit some of these areas and see some of America’s most beautiful places. Before the journey begins, we will indulge with a BLT sandwich, coleslaw, and dessert.

Relay for Life American Cancer Society Event • 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 28 Free admission. Maine West High School, Wolf and Oakton, Des Plaines Help us cheer on the NSC Cancer Survivor Group as they walk victory laps on the track. Join us as we celebrate birthdays for those who have beaten cancer. There will be food, face painting, games, and activities. A Luminaria Ceremony takes place after dark, so we can remember people we have lost to cancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support those whose fight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and are placed around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve been affected by cancer.

Park Ridge Senior Center The Park Ridge Senior Center is now accepting halfprice memberships that run through June 30, 2013. Cost for a single resident is $22.50; resident couples, $34.00: nonresident single, $31.50 and non-resident couple, $48.50.

There are special rates for those members 90 years of age and older. Call the center at 847-692-3597 for further details. Non-members can drop in and pay a $2 fee to participate at the Center.

This is a good way to become familiar with all the activities.

Bridge If bridge is of interest there

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are several opportunities to enjoy the game. Groups meet on Friday mornings, Sunday afternoons, and Couple’s Bridge meets the first Thursday of the month. Call the Center at 847-692-3597 for more information or to be put in tough with one of the group moderators.

Membership dues Membership dues for the 2012- year are being accepted.

The dues are: single $45 resident/$63 non-resident and couple (must reside in the same household) $68 resident/$97 non-resident.

Bring in a new member and receive a $5 gift card. Ask the front desk for more details.

Exercise class Jo Buck continues her exercise classes at 9and 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This class covers a variety of movements including stretching, strength training and floor exercise.

The first class is free. After that it is $2 each time you come.

Ongoing activities Following are number of ongoing activities at the Center: • Woodcarvers meet Thursdays at 9 a.m.…a free activity: See CALENDAR, page 21

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Travel

Seeking roots in Europe’s emigration museums

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hen traveling to Europe, I sometimes crank up the voice of my grandmother telling stories of her journey from Norway to Canada.The boat ride was miserable.The only thing she could keep down was beer - she became a teetotaler the day she saw the Statue of Liberty. Having entered North America like a bad traveler - not speaking the language, packing too much luggage and not enough money - she navigated the immigrants’ road to Edmonton, Alberta, where she eventually met her Norwegian husband.

Today, I zoom across the same ocean that took her weeks to cross. I enjoy my glimpses of the Old World, while remembering that millions of Europeans left it behind forever in search of the New World.

For those who want to take a closer look at this exodus, visit Europe’s emigration museums, which chronicle the flood of departures in the 19th and 20th centuries.

If you have Norwegian roots like I do, a trip to the southern Norway port of Stavanger should include the Norwegian Emigration Center (www. emigrationcenter.com).This fine facility is in an old warehouse near the wharf where the first boats sailed with emigrants to “Amerika” in 1825.

Its exhibits trace the story of the Norwegian diaspora - why they left, their journey, and what life was like in the New World.You’ll learn how the Norwegian population boom in the early to mid-19th century led to a critical shortage of basic resources, forcing 677,000 Norwegians to leave during the steamship era (1865-1915).

At the museum’s study center, the staff can help answer genealogy questions.You don’t need to be in Stavanger to use this service, but searching for your roots in the place where your ancestors took their last steps on Norwegian soil has a certain romantic appeal.

For Swedish Americans, the House of Emigrants in Vaxjo - located in Sweden’s Glass Country - offers powerful insights into the lives of Swedes who sought refuge in North

America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (www. utvandrarnashus.se).

As economic woes wracked Sweden (even a potato famine hit at one point), the country was caught up in an “American Fever.” Nearly 1.3 million Swedes endured long voyages and culture shock to find prosperity and freedom in the “promised land.”

The museum’s life-size Snusgatan exhibit re-creates the main street in a Swedish American neighborhood (like in Chicago’s “Swede Town” or Minnesota’s Twin Cities). Other displays cover Swedish lifestyles, religion, women’s experiences, and prominent Swedish-Americans, including Charles Lindbergh, and the second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin.

Don’t miss the display about the Titanic, which takes pains to point out that - after Americans - Swedes were the second-largest group to perish on that ill-fated vessel. On view are a few items that went to the bottom of the Atlantic with one of those Swedes.

In Germany, Hamburg’s BallinStadt Emigration Museum depicts European emigration from the mid-19th century through World War II (www. ballinstadt.net). Especially after 1890, many emigrants from the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires went first to Hamburg, by train or even on foot, before crossing the ocean.The museum is in dormitory buildings that once housed sick emigrants until they were healthy enough to leave.

Ireland offers two good choices.The Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh (about 70 miles west of Belfast) is a combination museum and folk park commemorating the many Scots-Irish who left their homeland, most settling in the southern United States (www.nmni.com). In Cobh, near Cork on the island’s south coast, travelers can view exhibits on the potato famine, Irish emigration, and Australiabound prison ships at the Cobh Heritage Centre (www. cobhheritage.com).There’s even a statue of the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island.Those with

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Stavanger’s Norwegian Emigration Center is in an old warehouse near the wharf where passenger ships left for “Amerika.”

Irish roots can use the Heritage Centre’s genealogy search (costs about $13 for 30 minutes of research assistance, email ahead to genealogy(at)cobhheritage. com).

Belgium’s major port of Antwerp is putting the finishing touches on a new emigration museum that will open in September - the Red Star Line Museum (www.redstarline.org).

Between 1873 and 1935, this shipping line brought some 2 million emigrants to New York -

including Jews escaping eastern European pogroms.The exhibits will trace the history of the line and its passengers, display artifacts from the emigrants, and show evocative artwork depicting passengers poignantly waiting for a steamship to whisk them off to the New World.

Visiting an emigration museum can make you a happier American, as well as a citizen of the world. While I have kept my grandparents’ religion and eat fish balls and

goat cheese, I can barely say hello in Norwegian. I’m proud of my heritage - and I’m proud to be an American. The physical hardship, uncertainty, and risks my grandparents endured became the foundation for a big, happy, typically American family.

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. Email him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.

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CALENDAR Continued from page 21 • Gamers, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Fridays play dominos, hand and foot, scrabble for rummikube … also free.

• Ceramics students meet 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays and work on projects of your choice. There is a charge of $7 per class.

• Pinochle players meet the second Monday, Third Thursday and every Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

• Table tennis players start play at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All abilities are welcome for this free activity.

• Bocce ball players gather just north of the Center at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Ken Hewelt is bocce master and will explain how the game is played.

• Have you ever thought of tap dancing? This is a fun way of exercising. The class is at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

Open house and food drive • 9 a.m. to noon Thursday

May 30, 100 S. Western Ave., Park Ridge This event is a show and tell of the activities and programs the Senior Center has to offer.

Light refreshments will be served.

We will also be collecting goods for the Maine Township Emergency Food Pantry.

Morton Grove Senior Center North Shore Senior Center offers programs, classes, activities, and travel opportunities for adults at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street. You may register for all programs at the Center or call 847-470-5223.

North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Location North Shore Senior Center offers programs, classes, activities, and travel opportunities for adults at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center at 6140 Dempster Street You may register for all programs at the Center or call 847-470-5223.

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Obituaries Evelyn Burba Evelyn R. Burba, nee Hoyle, age 84, of Niles; beloved wife of Ray; loving mother of David Burba and Denise (Geoffrey) Block; cherished grandmother of Alyson,

Casimir Pulawski Casimir Pulawski,, age 84. Beloved husband of Emily nee Mikolowicz, loving father of Gregory J. (Suzanne), and Christina A. (Ken Skupien). Dear grandfather of Brian G., fond brother-in-law of Alina Lunch & Bingo Join us Wednesday for lunch from a local restaurant and a lively Bingo session with prizes.

Senior Center membership Become a member of North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus and enjoy opportunities to live

Andrew Block and Matthew Burba; dearest sister of Nancy (John) Dodge and the late Ruth and Olive; dear sister in law of the late Josie; fond aunt of many Nieces and Nephews; she was lying in state Wednesday May 23, at

11 a.m. at our Lady Of Ransom Church, 8300 N. Greenwood Ave. Niles; Mass was at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations to Compassionate Care Hospice appreciated. 847 966 7302 or sign a guest book at www.

(Konstanty) Krylow, and Stefan (Ewa) Mikolowicz, cherished uncle of Elizabeth and the late Andrew Krylow. Visitation was at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles on Tuesday May 14 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral

was Wednesday May 15 at 10 a.m. to St. John Cantius Church for 11 a.m.

Mass. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to Rainbow Hospice Ark or The Canons Regular of St. John Cantius appreciated. Funeral info 847-966-7302 or www.

longer, happier, healthier lives through an array of programs, activities, trips and services.

Members receive a discount on all programs, activities, and trips, Lifelong Learning Program Catalog, information on local, state, and federal issues affecting seniors, and invitations to special events and presentations.

Membership dues are $20 for an individual and $35 for a couple/household for a full year. Everyone welcome! Call North Shore Senior Center’s Morton Grove Campus at 847-470-5223 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or stop by the Senior Center, 6140 Dempster Street in Morton Grove, to become a member.

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