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Every Hero Has a Story Art Fest concludes Niles Public Library’s summer reading program

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James Francis, left, watches as Hayden Wendlandt draws his own comic book character - a kid with the power to teleport.

By Igor Studenkov | FOR THE BUGLE he niles Public library marked the end of its teen summer reading program with a celebration of the arts.

The library played home to the every Hero Has a Story Art Fest Saturday.

The Broken, a band founded by Chicago students, also performed during the event. Comic book artist James Francis, who currently lives in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, talked about what it’s like to draw and write comic books for a living. There was a lottery drawing, and the winners of the summer art contest were announced. librarians Mary Miller and donna Block put together the event as part of this year’s teen summer reading program.

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Carolin Moy’s ‘The reader’ winner of every Hero Has a Story contest in the art category.

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Pace holds second public meeting on new Milwaukee Avenue express service New service expected to launch in 2017

By Igor Studenkov for the bugle

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Pace held the second and last public meeting to get feedback about its plans for the new Pulse Milwaukee Line express bus service.

The service would run between Jefferson Park Transit Center and Golf Mill Shopping Center, making only eight stops in between.

Those station stops would have amenities other Pace stops lack, including raised platforms with wheelchair ramps, real-time bus arrival information displays, heat lamps and bike racks. The buses themselves would feature Wi-Fi and USB recharging ports – the latter a first for Pace buses.

The meeting was held Aug. 26, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., inside Coppernicus Center – a Jefferson Park entertainment venue within walking distance of the transit center.

Pace spokesman Patrick Wilmot

said that the agency used feedback from the previous April 2015 meeting to make some minor adjustments to the plan and help finalize stop locations. The new service is still expected to launch in 2017.

Today, Route 270 is one of Pace’s busiest routes, running an average of 10-15 minutes during rush hour, 20 minutes during the day and 3045 minutes after 7:00 p.m. While most buses go between Jefferson Park Transit Center and Golf Mill, for most of the day, one out of every three buses goes further northwest to Glenbrook Hospital.

As previously reported by the Bugle, Pulse Milwaukee won’t completely replace Route 270. It would still make trips between the Transit Center and Glenbrook Hospital at the similar schedule as before, but Transit Center-Golf Mill trips will be cut.

Wilmot said that Milwaukee Pulse would run at the similar frequency as the current Route 270, but it will run longer. While Route 270 buses stop running by 11:00 p.m., the new service will run until midnight.

The Pulse Milwaukee buses will be able to take advantage of the Transit Signal Priority system.

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Members of the public talk to Pace consultants and staff during the Aug. 26 Pulse Milwaukee Line public meeting.

As Wilmot explained, the system can either shorten the red light or make the green light longer to help the buses clear the intersections quickly. The system would only work if the traffic conditions allow it – if the intersection is congested, the buses won’t get signal priority.

The new service will have six stops in Niles, with stations to be located at Touhy Avenue, Harlem Avenue, Oakton Street, Main Street, Dempster Street and Golf Mill.

The Touhy southbound stop will be located at the similar spot as the

current shelter. The northbound stop will be located a little further south, closer to the parking lot.

“We moved [the station location] to the back, where it wouldn’t impact businesses,” explained Pace consultant Sara Hage.

Harlem Avenue’s southbound station will be located on the southwest side of the Milwaukee/ Harlem intersection, while the northbound station will be located north of the spot where the two streets converge.

As previously reported by the

Bugle, the location was chosen to create an easy transfer between a planned Harlem ART express bus service.

However, Hage said that the location was contingent on Pace reaching the agreement with the property owner, the White Castle restaurant chain.

“We had some conversations with White Castle,” she said. “The conversations are ongoing.”

At Oakton Street, the northbound stop would be located southeast of the intersection, between McDonalds and Jerry’s Fruit & Garden store, while the southbound station would be located near the south edge of the Oak Mill Mall.

For Main Street, the stations will be located near the current stops.

At Dempster Street, the southbound stop would be located on the southwest side of the intersection, near the crosswalk.

The northbound stop will be located north of the intersection, on the south end of the Assai Plaza parking lot.

The Golf Mill station would be at the same location as the current stop. Hage explained that it will have two major differences from

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Niles approves Gross Point-Touhy TIF

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The village of Niles board of trustees voted unanimously to approve the proposed Gross PointTouhy Tax Increment Financing District, which will cover the Touhy Triangle and some nearby lots.

According to the approved plan, the village will be able to use the money on building rehabilitation and other improvements, public infrastructure improvements, and job training programs. Niles Mayor Andrew Przybylo described the TIF as the way to improve an area in which the potential hasn’t been fully realized.

But the TIF wasn’t without critics. Former trustees Chris Hanusiak and Louella Preston spoke out against it, arguing that it would place a burden on taxpayers.

They also argued that, unlike the previous TIFs the village approved, the Gross Point-Touhy TIF wasn’t geared toward any concrete plans.

Hanusiak also argued against the possibility that the TIF would be used to fund repairs to the Leaning Tower of Niles, arguing that its value as a tourist attraction was overrated and that fixing it would be a waste of taxpayer money.

The Gross Point – Touhy TIF has been in the works for the past two years. It will cover the entirety of the so-called Touhy Triangle – an area bound by Gross Point Road, Touhy Avenue and Lehigh Avenue. The TIF also includes two lots between Gross Point Road and Caldwell Avenue, 21 lots to the west of the triangle between Touhy and Jarvis avenues and a few lots west of the northern tip of the triangle.

When a TIF district is created, the property tax levies inside it are frozen. When the levies increase, the extra money that would normally go to the taxing bodies gets deposited into the TIF fund.

Once the TIF district expires, the tax rates return to normal.

While the Gross Point TIF redevelopment plan doesn’t mention any specific project, there are plans in place for the Touhy Triangle. In August 2014, the village unveiled a “vision” for the area that included a businessclass hotel, expanded park around the Leaning Tower of Niles, a

convention center and a Metra station.

Since the plan was introduced, Niles officials repeatedly emphasized that the “vision” didn’t represent a concrete plan. Furthermore, under the proposed new zoning code, the Touhy Triangle would be rezoned from manufacturing district to entertainment mixed-use district.

Permitted uses would include “art studios, entertainment facilities, bars, restaurants and offices.”

Because the zoning code would not be retroactive, the change wouldn’t affect the area’s current industrial and wholesale businesses, but it would affect any new development.

While he was a trustee, Hanusiak repeatedly expressed reservations about the Gross Point-Touhy TIF proposal and the Touhy Triangle “vision.” During the public comment period, he urged the board to vote against creating the TIF. “This board will be voting on a ‘vision,’ which is not really a plan,” he said. “Bee Sales [wholesales company] and other companies invested millions. We have vibrant manufacturing areas and we’re going to be taking them off the tax rolls.”

Hanusiak noted that a TIF was used to help fund Leaning Tower

repairs before, when the board established the Leaning Tower TIF in 1993– and argued that Niles didn’t have much to show for it.

“This is the second time TIF money is being spent on something that won’t generate property taxes or sales taxes,” he said.

He also said he felt that when it came to TIFs, Niles was following Chicago’s bad example – to its own peril. “Chicago is 32 percent TIFed,” he said. “Do we want to be like Chicago? Do we want to have a junk credit rating?”

Preston, who lost her seat on the board during 2013 election, acknowledged that she voted to approve three TIFs. But what made her votes different, she argued, was that each TIF was “projectbased.” Indeed, most of the TIFs the village created in the past were geared toward specific projects, including the then new civic plaza, the Leaning Tower rehabilitation, the redevelopment of Niles College site into condominiums and the construction of new Niles Police Department building.

Preston also argued that the new TIF would lead to tax increases.

“If you pass this TIF, there are 10 taxing bodies that are going to raise your taxes,” she said. “Don’t vote for this TIF. Don’t raise mine or anybody’s taxes for 23 years.”

Preston complained that neither

the governing boards of the Niles Public Library or the Niles Park District looked at the proposed TIF, mentioning trustee Joe LoVerde, who serves as the Park District’s Executive Director, and Trustee Danette Matyas, who sits on the library board, by name.

LoVerde addressed the board as a Niles resident, responding to both Hanusiak and Preston. He argued that building deterioration along Touhy Avenue has been documented in the Gross Point-Touhy TIF qualification documents. LoVerde also called out Preston on her voting record.

“You voted for three TIFs, so you voted three times to raise property taxes on us,” he said.

When the Bugle asked Preston about the accusation, she said that all of the TIFs she approved served some public good.

“I was concerned about tax raise, but it was used for the benefit of all residents of Niles,” she said, adding that she was not convinced that Gross Point-Touhy TIF would benefit anyone expect private businesses.

Shortly before the meeting wrapped up, Przybylo defended the TIF, saying that it was an important for village economy.

“This is to stimulate the economy,” he said. “What we have is old and decaying.”

www.cookcountycrimestoppers.org • 800.535.stop Thursday, Septem ber 3, 2015 | ni lesbug le.com The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Niles, Park Ridge and Morton Grove police departments.

Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

Niles Anthony D. Watson, 39, 2500 block of West Medill Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 10:20 a.m.

Aug. 20 in the 8200 block of Golf Road for battery.

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Park Ridge Michael Tortorello, 31, 1800 block of Fargo, Des Plaines, was arrested at 6:55 a.m. Aug. 13 in the 200 block of South Vine for theft.

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Christian T. Delgado, 29, 6400 block of North Harlem Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 1:57 p.m.

Aug. 18 in the 400 block of South Northwest Highway for fleeing or eluding police officers, speeding and no insurance.

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Jeffrey M. Harvey, 33, 3500 block of North Linder, Chicago, was arrested at 7:22 p.m. Aug. 17 at Devon and River Road for no valid driver’s license, no front registration plate and no proof of insurance.

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Leyda P. Zepeda, 20, 800 block of East Oakton, Des Plaines, was arrested at 9:19 p.m. Aug. 19 at Greenwood and North Terrace for no valid driver’s license, no proof of insurance and driving without headlights when required.

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Erik D. Johansen, 44, 800 block of Sherman, Evanston, was arrested at 8:02 a.m. Aug. 18 at Dempster and Robin for no valid-expired driver’s license and following too closely.

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Kazimierz Kurzeja, 60, 4500 block of West Sayer Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 11:31 a.m. Aug. 18 in the 1200 block of North Western for driving while license suspended, driving under the influence and no seat belt.

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Matthew A. Bernat, 33, 3200 block of Arthington St., Chicago, was arrested at 11:24 a.m.

Aug. 20 in the 1400 block of Miner, Des Plaines, for four counts of burglary.

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arrested at 6:08 a.m. Aug. 21 in the 200 block of North Dee for domestic battery and interfering domestic violence.

Michael T. Ludwig, 28, 900 block of South Hamlin, Park Ridge, was arrested at 10:55 p.m.

Aug. 21 at Greenwood and Busse for driving while license suspended, expired registration and no proof of insurance.

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Vito A. Montana, 49, 200 block

Byung K. Lee, 44, 3400 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, was arrested at 5:29 p.m. Aug. 17 in the 1000 block of Busse for no valid driver’s license.

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Orlando R. Gonzalez, 66, 2700 block of West Roosevelt, Chicago, was arrested at 11:58 p.m.

Aug. 21 at Vine and Glenlake for burglary, attempted burglary and two counts of disorderly conduct.

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Luiz F. Delrio-Sanchez, 25, 800 block of East Oakton, Des Plaines, was arrested at 3 p.m.

Aug. 22 in the 200 block of South Vine for no valid driver’s license, no insurance, following too closely

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and leaving scene of an accident.

David A. Mueller, 23, 100

14 block of Juliann Drive, Wood Dale, was arrested at 12:59 a.m.

Aug. 23 in the 1100 block of West Devon for aggravated battery to police officer, unlawful possession of cannabis, resistance of a police officer, obstruction of a police officer, DUI-alcohol and driving under the combined influence of drugs/alcohol.

Colby M. Sabia, 21, 200 block of Bay Street, Wood Dale, was arrested at 12:59 a.m.

Aug. 23 in the 1100 block of West

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Devon for obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest.

Morton Grove Antonio Mendez, 39, Chicago, arrested Aug. 22 at Dempster and Waukegan for DUI and driving while license suspended.

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Monica Levy, 30, Chicago, was arrested Aug. 22 at T.J. Maxx, 7250 Dempster, for retail theft.

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Jose Torres, 43, Skokie, was

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Chase A. Malloe, 22, Wheaton, arrested Aug. 24 in the 9100 block of Waukegan for failure to register as registered sex offender.

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L. Cruz, 46, Chicago, was 20 Jami arrested Aug. 25 in the 8000 block of Austin for DUI. Timothy Walley, 20, Rolling Meadows, was arrested Aug. 20 in the 8600 block of Waukegan for battery.

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This year, our nation celebrates the opportunity, independent living and 25th anniversary of the Americans with economic self-sufficiency.

One of the largest disability groups Disabilities Act. The date was July 26, 1990 and it had been the largest gathering of is those with intellectual disabilities. people in the history of our country for I am among this group. According to Special Olympics, the largest the signing of a bill at the White global movement for people House. All kinds of disabilities with intellectual disabilities, were represented that day there are approximately 200 — from physical disabilities million in the world who have to intellectual disabilities to an intellectual disability. A mental illness. A huge audience week after the ADA25Chicago of people with disabilities, celebration, I had made the including their family, friends trip across the country to Los and congressional supporters Angeles, California. had come to celebrate the special voices with daniel It was here, as America victory over prejudice. smrokowski hosted the Special Olympics One of the supporters who 2015 World Summer Games, was on the south lawn of the White House that historic day was the that a groundbreaking poll was released.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (retired), one of the Together with the Special Olympics World Games and the celebration of original sponsors of the ADA bill.

“I will never forget the words of George H.W. Bush when he signed it,” “The more we can increase said Senator Harkin.

“Let the shameful wall of exclusion contact, the more we can finally come tumbling down,” said increase experiences young former President George H.W. Bush as people will go on to start he signed the ADA bill into law. to work, they’ll hire people Fast forward 25 years later, I had with intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to be in the front row they’ll have them as their in Daley Plaza when Senator Harkin addressed a crowd at the 2015 Disability friends, [and] they’ll be in Pride Parade, part of the ADA25Chicago their social circle.” celebration.

- Maria Shriver As a person with special needs, I was among the crowd witnessing another the 25th anniversary of the Americans historic day. There are one in 10 of us in with Disabilities Act, The Shriver Report Illinois who have some kind of disability. Snapshot: Insight Into Intellectual In America, there are approximately 43 Disabilities in the 21st Century had million people who have a disability. revealed that we are a nation in the midst The day was this past July 18, 2015. A day of change. Together Shriver Media and where we looked at how far we’ve come Special Olympics International released in the disability rights movement and this groundbreaking poll that was supported by the Richard and Cecilia the work that still needs to be done.

Senator Harkin shared that, before the Attias Foundation and was conducted ADA, it was extremely difficult for people online by Harris Poll in July 2015.

The Shriver Report Snapshot revealed with disabilities to go to sporting events, cross the street, ride public transportation that we are a nation divided. It also or even get into buildings. Today, that has says that, while exposure to those of us changed. Harkin also shared about the with intellectual disabilities increases work in the disability rights movement acceptance and positivity, it is a lack that still needs to be done. For example, of exposure to us that drives fear and he shared that in London, England, every misunderstanding of what it is like to live taxi is fully accessible. Harkin stressed with an intellectual disability.

One of my missions through this the importance that every taxi in every city in the United States needs to be fully Special Voices Column and through the podcasts on Special Chronicles is to help accessible.

Harkin described the early progress build more understanding about those that is being made. A car company called, of us with disabilities.

“Daniel is very sincere in trying to MV1, has already begun this process and Chicago has about 100 of these cars in help bridge the gap in how people without any disabilities see others with use today.

There are four goals of the ADA that either an intellectual and or a physical are each vitally important for all people disability,” said Daniel Hayes, a member with special needs. These goals are of the Knights of Columbus in California, that we have full participation, equal adding “and realize that everyone is

different in some way, but, despite these differences, we can all strive for our own dreams and aspirations, and help each other to achieve them.”

It was in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ADA that Special Olympics International launched a new campaign and challenge called PLAY — Let’s Change The Game. At a press conference that I attended at the Special Olympics 2015 World Games in Los Angeles, Maria Shriver, founder of Shriver Media and a board member at Special Olympics International, discussed this campaign.

This campaign is simple, she explained. Its mission is encourage all people to play, learn, accept, and say “yes” together. The goal is to change the world to have common ground among people of all abilities.

“This Shriver Report Snapshot reveals that experience, inclusion and intervention are the ways to combat isolation, intolerance and injustice,” said Janet Froetscher, CEO of Special Olympics, adding, “all of us have the ability to change the game and create inclusion in our communities.”

It is this inclusion and acceptance that is the game-changing ingredient that will lead to changing attitudes toward those of us with intellectual disabilities.

One of the goals of the ADA is for us to have economic self-sufficiency and to live independently.

The Shriver Report Snapshot reports that there are only 56 percent of Americans who personally know someone with an intellectual disability, and 42 percent of Americans have no personal contact with someone with an intellectual disability.

“The more we can increase contact, the more we can increase experiences young people will go on to start to work, they’ll hire people with intellectual disabilities, they’ll have them as their friends, [and] they’ll be in their social circle,” said Maria Shriver.

Those who personally know someone with an intellectual disability have a 92 percent chance of having their children in the same class with a child with an intellectual disability. At the same time they have a 53 percent chance of having their child date and a 47 percent chance of marrying someone with an intellectual disability, according to the Shriver Report Snapshot.

This shows us that, although the ADA helps toward self-sufficiency, we still have more work to do to encourage others to accept us. As Maria Shriver explains we need to figure out how others can accept us. Once we have acceptance, we can break down the barriers and therefore

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Hawks look

to rebound Maine South hopes to bounce back from opening loss to Montini

Brian Collis was 17-of-22 passing for 157 yards and a touchdown, however, he was intercepted three times as the Hawks fell to Montini 20-17.

Sean McNulty had a pair of first-quarter field goals for Maine South and a third in the second half.

After battling from behind most of the game, the Hawks tied it at 17-17 with 8 minutes, 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter when Collis hit Jonathan Arenas for a 41-yard touchdown and the ensuing two point conversion to tie it at 17.

Then, with 5:36 remaining in the game, Montini’s Michael Cooney kicked a 31-yard field goal that broke the tie and gave the Broncos the win.

The road does not get any easier for Maine South as it hosts Loyola Friday night.

Loyola is coming off a 35-0 win over Marquette (Wis.) where it allowed only eight yards and two first downs in the game.

NIU-bound Ben LeRoy leads the defense and is the unit’s only returning starter.

Offensively, senior running back Dara Laja ran 11 times for 37 yards and scored three touchdowns in two quarters in the opener, while senior Jack Loper posted 46 yards on six totes.

Senior quarterback Emmett Clifford completed 7-of-11 passes for 80 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

The game between Loyola

and Maine South may seem odd coming early in the season. That is because it is the first time the teams will play in the regular season, although they have played five times in the state playoffs since 2008.

NOTRE DAME After the first four minutes of its season opener, Notre Dame had a 13-0 that it would not lose, defeating McHenry 27-7.

Eric Harper (8 carries, 134 yards) got the Dons on the board with 11 minutes, 30 seconds left in the first quarter on a 30-yard run, followed by a four-yard scamper with 8:17 remaining in the quarter.

Notre Dame would post a pair of third quarter scores as well as Tyler Tsagalis found Tim Simon from nine-yards out at the 9:46 mark. He was 12-of-20 for 100 yards on the game.

Tsagalis would then run a TD in from 21 yards out in closing minute of the quarter.

The Dons host Evanston Friday night.

The Wildkits opened the season by doubling up Proviso West 4221.

Wide receiver Travian Banks paced Evanston with a school record-tying four touchdown passes on eight catches. He totaled 166 yards with his scores covering 17, 45, 24 and 17 yards.

On defense, Banks recovered a fumble, one of four turnovers

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Dylan Burdelik makes a tackle for Maine South in their 20-17 loss to Montini Friday.

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Great setup

Overview WHitetail Ridge Location: Yorkville best feature: Each hole provides different challenges and opportunities. Multiple short par-4s but multiple difficult holes as well.

Course provides different challenges throughout A relatively new course in the the wind. There is water on the right for the last 150 yards of the area is Whitetail Ridge Golf Club.

Established in 2007, the course hole. That is followed by a par-3 is located in Yorkville, but isn’t a far over water, with a large bunker in front of the green as drive from many of our well. communities.

Next is a 340-yard parThe course seems to be 4 that gives you options. aging well and is another A dogleg left, you can cut of the many links courses off some serious distance in the area. by cutting the dogleg This one though is and can get close to the shorter than most (just green. However, you will 6,019 from the blue), have to carry water that with plenty of trouble on taylor’s take by scott taylor goes the length of the most holes. hole.

The first hole plays at A more drivable hole is just 313 yards and the green is slightly right of the tee. If the sixth, playing at just 281 yards you can carry a fairway bunker on and is straightaway. However, the right, you can get pretty close there are water hazards to both sides of the fairway and bunkers to the green.

Next is a difficult 522-yard par- line the right hand side leading to 5. The tee shot has to be carried the green.

The seventh hole is a par-3 with more than 100 yards over water.

You aren’t done with the water water short and right. It does play there though as there is a pond just 133 yards. The eighth is the to the right of the fairway, which hardest hole on the course and for comes into play off your second good reason. There is a split fairway shot. You have to aim left to keep it that is separated by water. Playing left leads to a long approach shot out of the water.

The third hole is a 396-yard par- over water and with water to the 4, which is generally played into left. The biggest of hitters can try

quick tip: If you are accurate, you can be aggressive on short holes. If not, would be wise to lay up.

PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR The 17th hole at Whitetail Ridge is a downhill par-3 over water.

to carry the water at 250 yards.

The ninth hole is a 502-yard par-5 with water on the right and comes out farther than anticipated off your second shot to the right.

The water runs all the way down and behind the green, making it a difficult approach and possible fourth shot to the left of the green.

The back nine plays even shorter than the front and begins with an uphill par-4. Next is a slight downhill par-3 with water on the left and is followed by a short par4 with water in front of the green.

A driver could be a dangerous club here.

The 13th hole is a 508-yard par5, which normally plays shorter and is reachable in two. After clearing the water with your drive, a fairway drive can allow you to

go for the green if you are a longer hitter. It is a tough driving hole though with trees on both sides and there are bunkers to the front right of the green for those who are going for the green in two.

The 14th is a long (198) par-3 over water to a large green. A 414yard par-4 follows with bunkers on the right of another large green.

The 16th is a 517-yard par-5 with bunkers to the right of the green and a fairway bunker that comes into play off the tee. If you can carry it, you can reach in two.

A strong finishing stretch begins at No. 17, a 148-yard par-3 that has a big drop off the tee and plays over water to a triangle green.

The final hole is a par-4, which has a fairway that rolls downhill, allowing short approach shots if

played to the left. There is water behind an elevated green.

When I reviewed the course, it was the third time I have played it. And, I have enjoyed it more and more each time. It does offer its challenges, but is a fair course and allows you the potential to score well if you can keep the ball in play.

The course is in good shape and it is in a quiet place in the middle of nowhere with just a few nice houses around it.

The rates are very reasonable at $50 during the week and just $35 after 2 p.m. Weekend rates are $65 and just $40 after 2 p.m.

If you are looking to play a scenic course that is challenging but allows for scoring potential, this is your course.

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Volleyball teams start season strong Niles West volleyball defeated Maine West 25-21, 25-15.

Dominique Krason has two aces, eight kills and four digs. Kaila Johanson had nine kills and Eleni Balourdos had 22 assists and 2 aces.

•Maine East defeated Leyden 25-19, 25-23. Niki Ahlstrand had four kills and three digs, Gloria Majka had 14 assists, Maggie Chwieralski had three kills, four digs and two aces, Courtney Depa had seven digs and Annie Turbak had three kills.

•Maine East defeated Vernon Hills 25 - 16, 25-18 to open the season. Ahlstrand had eight kills, Chwieralski had eight digs, Miranda Duro had seven digs and Majka had 15 assists.

GOLF Maine East golf fell to New Trier

football | from page 7 forced by the Wildkits.

Notre Dame will have to pressure quarterback Matt Little who was 13-of-19 for 217 yards and five TDs. His five scores broke another Wildkit record.

NILES WEST Niles West traveled to Buffalo

165-212. The Demons got scores from Catherine Valeroso (48), John Basnik (53) Robert Kanczuga (54) and Ryan Sands (57).

The Demons fell to Elmwood Park 212-217. They got scores from Kanczuga (51), Basnik (54), Sands (56) and Valeroso (56).

OAKTON Coming off a 13-2-1 season, Oakton men’s soccer team holds the distinction of being nationally ranked in two polls before the start of the 2015 campaign. The college’s men’s soccer program comes in at No. 19 in both the most recent National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Men’s Soccer National Top 20 Preseason Poll (released Aug. 3) and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Men’s Junior

Grove and on several occasions had a lead, but the Bison rallied back for a 45-41 win.

On the final possession of the game, Trey Cervantes connected on a shovel pass to Eddie Walker for a 2-yard touchdown with 9.4 seconds remaining.

Niles West junior quarterback Johnny Pabst had given the Wolves

College Division I Preseason Rankings (announced Aug. 10) “Being ranked in two preseason polls is a nice testament to last year’s squad,” said Head Men’s Soccer Coach Steve Brody, who enters his 16th year at the helm of Oakton’s illustrious program with an impressive 169-84-16 record.

“That was the team that earned these preseason rankings. All this does is set the bar higher for our players this season.”

The 2014 Oakton men’s soccer program won the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) Men’s Soccer Championship (its seventh in 11 years) and advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA Region IV Championships. The team’s stingy defense allowed just 20 goals on the season.

Brody is confident that this year’s squad can go as far, if not

further, than the 2014 edition in the postseason. “We’ve been fortunate enough to put together, what is top to bottom, the strongest recruiting class we’ve ever had,” he said. “These players bring a skill level and athleticism that makes each one a potential starter.”

One of the standouts of that class is Francisco Arellano, a defender from Wheeling High School. As a senior, Arellano was team captain for the Wildcats and tallied 14 points (six goals, two assists). He helped anchor a defense that posted eight shutouts in 2014 for the Mid-Suburban East League title winners. He also garnered numerous postseason soccer awards in his final season including being named the MidSuburban League East Player of the Year, as well as making

the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team, Mid-Suburban League All-Conference Team, and Daily Herald Northwest All-Area Team.

Another stellar recruit includes forward Tony Mosqueda (Leland High School, Michigan). A threeyear starter at Leland, Mosqueda led the Comets to a 20-4-1 record in 2014.

Other incoming players include goalkeeper Luis Sedano (Steinmetz College Prep); defender Sebastian Bielecki (Maine South); and midfielders Daniel Silva (Maine West High School), Charlie Tolayo (Foreman High School), Maksym Andronenkov (Maine South), Armin Ogorinac (Mather High School), and Aidan Donaldson (Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario).

the 41-37 lead with 3 minutes, 26 seconds left when he hit Matthew Galanopoulos with a five-yard scoring toss.

Pabst had a hand in five touchdowns, as he passed for three and ran for a pair, while Galanopoulos caught eight of

those passes for 95 yards The Wolves host Chicago Lane Friday night.

-compiled by Mark Gregory

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pace | from page 2 other Pulse Milwaukee stations. Its platform would be long enough to accommodate two buses at once, and the station will have Ventra ticket machines.

The residents that attended the meeting told the Bugle that they looked forward to the plan becoming a reality.

Dan Feltes, of Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood, who has been taking Route 270 buses to work for the past 10 years, said he was looking forward to a faster commute.

“I’m excited about the plan, the fact that it will save commuter time and improve the afternoon rush hour,” he said.

Robert Daniels, of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, said he used to regularly take Route 270 to Red Apple Buffet’s Norwood Park location. While he doesn’t do

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it as regularly as he used to, he still wanted to make sure the option was there – and he said that Pace addressed his concerns.

“So long as [Pace] maintains the local service, it’s okay, and if the local service is late enough,”said Daniels.

Megan Patel, of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, said she never took Route 270 – but Pulse Milwaukee’s new amenities might encourage her to use the new service.

“There is the park [along the route] that uses bike trails,” she said. “So if I want to go ride a bike out there in the park... This may also encourage me to explore that area as well.”

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Morton Grove Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noon at 6210 Dempster St. Enjoy delicious fresh produce, baked goods and more and show support to your local community. Oct. 17 will feature the last day of the Farmers Market and include a Halloween Costume Contest. Special hours for the last market are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Park Ridge Farmers Market. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prairie Avenue, between Main Street and Garden. Rain or shine, this market is host to a great selection of fruits, vegetables and other food products available every week. Kids events and music are scheduled every week. Fore more info, go to www. parkridgefarmersmarket.com.

SEPTEMBER 9

Cruisin’ Park Ridge. 6-9 p.m. in the Park Ridge Public Library parking lot on Prospect and Summit avenues. The free monthly shows feature classic cars, live music, a children’s car bounce house, vendors, food, drinks and more.

For more information, visit www. parkridgechamber.org.

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Sew Simple. 4:30-5:30 p.m. at

special voices | from page 5 hearts and minds will be opened.

Together we will then have common ground among all people.

Those of us with intellectual disabilities, desire to have full participation in all parts of life, including being able to vote in elections. More than one in five Americans, or 22 percent, believe that adults with intellectual disabilities should not be allowed to vote in elections, the Shriver Report Snapshot reports.

Maria Shriver said that she is hopeful that people will remember those statistics and the simple acronym, “PLAY,” a call to action to people across the country to Play, Learn, Accept, and say “Yes” to including those of us with intellectual disabilities, and talk to their children about it.

Shriver had mentioned that in most other parts of the world, these numbers are much smaller.

Together Special Olympics International and Shriver Media hope that this snapshot will ignite change because of the information and inspiration that it provides. It has a clear call to action. To change the game so that the world knows: we bring value to humanity.

I hope that you will join me in

the Niles library. Make your own lanyard or ribbon headband using our KidSpace sewing machines!

See how simple it can be to make something usable or wearable. All materials will be provided. Fifth and sixth grade only.

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Backyard Campout. 5 p.m.

(Friday) to 10 a.m. (Saturday).

Wildwood Nature Center, 529 Forestview Ave., Park Ridge. Camp out with your family in the Park District’s backyard, outside at the Wildwood Nature Center. Enjoy a campfire dinner and s’mores on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning. After dinner, say hello to the Wildwood critters, borrow a fishing pole and visit the pond, and enjoy a family friendly movie before turning in for the night.

Participants are required to bring their own tents and bedding. Fee is per person. Register online at www. prparks.org. Ages: 2-10 Cost: $10 R/$15 NR. Ages: 11 & up Cost: $14 R/$19 NR.\

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Morton Grove Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noon at 6210 Dempster St. Enjoy delicious fresh produce, baked goods and more and show support to your local community. Oct. 17 will feature

advocating for those of us with special needs that we be accepted and included.

Join me and let’s change the game for acceptance and inclusion.

To hear more of my coverage, tune in to Special Chronicles at http:// specialchronicles.com/ADA25.

Daniel Smrokowski is an Athlete and Global Messenger with Special Olympics Illinois on the Southeast Association for Special Parks and Recreation team.

Daniel was born three-and-a-third months premature and was diagnosed with learning disabilities and a severe language disorder. He is the founder of Special Chronicles nonprofit new media company, a pioneering network that gives respect and voice to people with special needs.

the last day of the Farmers Market and include a Halloween Costume Contest. Special hours for the last market are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Park Ridge Farmers Market. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prairie Avenue, between Main Street and Garden. Rain or shine, this market is host to a great selection of fruits, vegetables and other food products available every week. Kids events and music are scheduled every week. Fore more info, go to www. parkridgefarmersmarket.com.

Second Saturday Breakfast Bingo. 9:30-10:15 a.m. at the Niles library. Kids and families are welcome to enjoy some breakfast treats as we play Bingo. Enjoy a kick-start to your weekend with a morning of family fun at the Library. Grades K-8.

World Language Storytime: Russian. 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Niles library. Join us for stories in Russian! Craft and snack included.

For ages 3 and up with a parent or caregiver.

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Second Sunday Special: Stars on Strings. 2-2:45 p.m. at the Niles library. Bring the whole family to check out this traveling zoo! Enjoy an up close and personal

encounter with some very cool animals. For all ages.

SEPTEMBER 14

Minecraft Monday. 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Niles library. Drop in on the second Monday of each month to play Minecraft! All levels welcome; griefers need not apply. Grades 3-5.

SEPTEMBER 15 Dating Photographs from Clothing. 7-8 p.m. at the Niles library. Family photographs are hard to date as generations pass away.

Many people have unidentified photos in their collection. This is where costume dating can be helpful.

Become familiar with certain popular silhouettes to assign a date range to a photograph. Basic facial recognition will also be covered. Please bring photographs with you to the lecture.

Presented by Ellie Carlson.

SEPTEMBER 16

National Play-doh Day. 3:304:30 p.m. at the Niles library. What’s fun to play with, not to eat? Playdoh! Celebrate the 50th birthday of creatable, colorful, makeable fun on National Play-Doh Day.

SEPTEMBER 17

Movies in the Underground: The Maze Runner. 4 p.m. It’s Throwback Thursday! Revisit popular

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high school movies from the not-toodistant past. Pizza will be served during “intermission.”

SEPTEMBER 19

Morton Grove Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noon at 6210 Dempster St. Enjoy delicious fresh produce, baked goods and more and show support to your local community. Oct. 17 will feature the last day of the Farmers Market and include a Halloween Costume Contest. Special hours for the last market are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Park Ridge Farmers Market. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prairie Avenue, between Main Street and Garden. Rain or shine, this market is host to a great selection of fruits, vegetables and other food products available every week. Kids events and music are scheduled every week. Fore more info, go to www. parkridgefarmersmarket.com.

25th Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Adventure. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hodges Park, 101 S. Courtland, across from City Hall. Exhibitors located on grass along sidewalks, which wind around and through the park. Located in busy upscale Park Ridge in the uptown shopping/ business district.

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T h ursday, Septem ber 3, 2015 | ni lesbug le.com art fest | from page 1 This year’s theme was “Every Hero Has a Story.” Miller added that a short story contest for students in grades 7-12 has been part of the program for several years. But this year, she and Block decided to expand the contest, allowing students to submit poetry, short stories, artwork and movies. They also decided to put together an art festival that would showcase different types of art.

“We wanted to celebrate art in its many forms,” said Miller.

They saw the fest as an opportunity to celebrate the winners of the contest and a way to encourage teens to pursue their own talent.

Block recruited The Broken, a band started by guitar player and singer Matthew Buck, trumpet player Veronica Kass and drummer Kevin Williams when they were students at Lincoln Park High School. Originally, it was part of the project dealing with bullying.

“It was meant to be a one-off, but we thought we worked well together, so we decided to keep going,” said Kass.

Williams has been involved with Playbill, the Niles Library’s

playwriting program run by Block. When a gig in Park Ridge fell through due to weather, Block invited them to play at the Art Fest.

Kass told the Bugle that The Broken will be playing this year’s Chicago Fringe Festival on Friday, Sept 4.

Francis told the Bugle that Miller recruited him, explaining that she knew that he frequents Pastimes, a Niles comic books and gaming store near Golf Mill Shopping

of creating believable, complex characters.

“You need to know how your characters feel and react in any situation,” said Francis. “You got to know people around them and how [the characters] react to them.”

While he said it was important to know how the story ends, there is nothing wrong with changing the story as the characters develop.

He also touched on how, in a visual medium like comic books, it was important to be able to depict

“You have to watch out for yourself in this business, because it’s predatory. They will take advantage of you. The best thing you can do is create your own thing you are in charge of.”

- James Francis

Center. He said that he was happy to do it, because he relished an opportunity to tell teens about comic book storytelling and what it’s like to be a professional artist – something that he never got when he was their age.

The Art Fest opened with The Broken performing two songs.

Francis was the next to speak.

He talked about the importance

complicated, detailed worlds the readers can immerse themselves in. And, just as importantly, artists need to be able to depict emotion and body language is important.

“Drawing is not hard, but drawing people who have real emotions and real feelings – that’s difficult,” said Francis.

He encouraged the audience to keep working on their ideas, even

when they are discouraged.

“Just do it – it’s important that you do it,” he said. “What’s horrible is that there are so many creative people who don’t do it.”

At the same time, Francis didn’t shy away from the darker aspects of the comic book industry.

“You have to watch out for yourself in this business, because it’s predatory,” he said.”They will take advantage of you. The best thing you can do is create your own thing you are in charge of.”

Francis used Robert Kirkman as an example of the comic book creator who found great success in something he co-created and owned the rights to.

Francis gave the audience an opportunity to look at pages from his current project – a Western comic that he’s writing and drawing – and handed out prints of a panel he drew for a canceled Batman project. Miller then announced the winners of the art contest.

There were two video entries.

Lacey Lighting, a short film about a girl who gained an ability to shoot lighting out of her hands, won first place. The film was created sisters Mary and Vernica Fischer, and Mary accepted the first place award on both of their behalf.

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The art category also saw two video entries. Umar Moeen submitted three colored pieces of fanart drawings depicting American and Japanese comic book characters Naruto, Deadpool and Detective Conan.

Carolin Moy drew a sequential water color piece telling the story of the Reader, a superhero who she said she partially based on herself.

And what’s the Reader’s power?

“Whenever someone is border, she will give them a library card, or a book,” said Moy. While Moy got the first place prize, the librarians decided to give Moeen an honorary second place prize to acknowledge his effort and skill.

Hailey Jacques was the only person who entered the writing category, submitting two poems, so she won by default. But because she wasn’t at the festival, she didn’t claim it.

The Art Fest ended with The Broken performing two more songs.

After the fest ended, Francis told the Bugle that he was glad how it turned out. “I’m happy to help,” he said. “It’s good to see everyone so enthusiastic about the art.

Everybody has a story.”

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