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Thursday, October 12, 2017

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76th Year, NO. 41 • 2 Sections

Palos Heights among safest towns in Illinois

COOK COUNTY

By Bob Bong and Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

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Cook County commissioners, including Sean Morrison (closest to camera) discuss on Tuesday a repeal of the Sweetened Beverage Tax.

Beverage tax heads down the drain Commissioners vote 15-1 for repeal

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

The controversial Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax is scheduled to end following yesterday’s anticipated repeal of the controversial legislation.

On Tuesday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ Finance Committee voted overwhelmingly 15 to 1 to support Commissioner Sean Morrison’s ordinance to repeal the tax.

Yesterday, after The Regional’s press time, the full County Board was expected to formally repeal the tax. Following repeal, the tax is set to disappear on Dec. 1.

“I am pleased with today’s outcome. I would like to thank my colleagues for working together so diligently and amicably to come to an agreement on such an important issue to our constituents and to Cook County,” said Morrison of the 17th District, the largest in Cook County A Palos Park resident, Morrison is Chair of the Cook County Republican Party.

The tax was approved late last year after a divided County Board

vote in which President Toni Preckwinkle cast the deciding vote.

The tax went into effect this past August and mandated one centper ounce on all sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages sold at the retail level in Cook County.

Implementation of the new tax has caused confusion and outrage among some retailers.

It also has angered many Cook County residents, some of whom are traveling to stores in other counties to buy groceries.

Retailers in the Will County communities of Mokena, Lockport and Homer Glen have anecdotally reported spikes in sales

of regular and diet soda, sports drinks, lemonade and other sweetened beverages.

Local officials, too, expressed their displeasure at the tax, citing a loss of business within their respective communities.

Last week, as reported in The Regional News. Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz was preparing to dispatch a letter to county commissioners urging them to repeal the tax.

“It’s detrimental to businesses and to small businesses especially,” he said, “and also to the residents.”

See BEVERAGE TAX, Page 2

Palos Park firemen reflect on 30-plus years of service

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

It’s long been said that a buck doesn’t go as far as it used to, and there’s no more evidence of that than the experience of two longtime veterans of the Palos Park Fire Protection District (PPFPD).

“We used to get a dollar a call, and that was to reimburse us for gas,” recalls Capt. Arthur “Chip” Adams of his days as a volunteer with the district. “In 1980, they changed our status to part-time paid-on-call and we started getting paid a salary, minimum wage.”

Adams and District Chief James Graben were honored this summer by the PPFPD Board of Trustees for 30 years of full-time service, but they’ve actually spent much longer in the district. The changes they’ve seen to the department, and firefighting in general, have been substantial.

They started young…very young “I grew up right here in Palos Park and so did Chip,” Graben Photo by Anthony Caciopo said. “We both joined the fire department when we were teenagers.” Chief Jim Graben (left) and Captain Arthur “Chip” Adams of the Palos Park These days, firefighting teens might seem a bit curious at best Fire Protection District have been honored for 30 years of full-time service. and, well, perhaps a really bad idea at worst, but the old friends Both men attended Sandburg High School in Orland Park. say that’s just the way it was.

Adams’ start date was April 1, 1976. They began their careers “Chip was 16 and I was 17,” said Graben. “It was an all-volas cadets, years before their full-time employment started in 1987. unteer department for many years. I joined in June of 1980, just out of my junior year in high school.”

See FIREMEN, Page 2

Palos Heights is one of the safest communities in Illinois, according to a list compiled by the home security website SafeWise.

The web-based company, which provides consumers with information about home security systems, monitoring and techniques, based its current list of the 50 safest municipalities in Illinois (population of 5,000 or more) on the FBI’s 2015 crime report.

Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents as well as any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI were not considered.

Palos Heights ranked No. 17 on the SafeWise list. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Palos Heights in 2016 was approximately 12,400.

The city covers approximately four square miles.

“It comes down to the great family values along with a great police department that we are lucky to have here in Palos Heights,” said Mayor Bob Straz.

As part of the statistics the City of Palos Heights submits to the FBI each year, zero “violent crimes” were reported in the city in 2015, which is mentioned on the SafeWise list.

Violent crimes include aggravated assault, murder, criminal sexual assault and arson, according to Deputy Police Chief William Czajkowski.

The average violent crime rate among the top 50 towns on the SafeWise list was 86 percent lower than the national average. The state’s 50 safest cities reported one murder, 67 robberies, and fewer than 300 aggravated assaults.

Property crime rates were also exceptionally low among these safest communities. No municipality cited more than nine property crimes per 1,000 residents—with the average rate being about six crimes per 1,000 people. That’s 77 percent lower than the national average.

“It’s nice to be recognized,” said Czajkowski about the list. “I attribute it to the men and women of the department. They do a fine job,” he said.

See PALOS HEIGHTS, Page 2

Dist. 230 approves 15th consecutive balanced budget Homeowners likely to see reduction in property taxes

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

For the 15th consecutive year, the District 230 School Board has approved a balanced budget.

“At a time when 70 percent of school districts are in deficit spending, posting a balanced budget every year is an accomplishment,” said School Board President Rick Nogal, following the vote at the Sept. 28 board meeting.

Nogal also noted that for five of the past six years, the school district, which includes Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Stagg High School in Palos Hills and Andrew High School in Tinley Park, has not requested an increase in the tax levy. That trend is continuing this year in the district, which receives roughly 85 percent of its funding from property taxes.

The state provides 10 percent of the budget funding, mainly for transportation and special education, and five percent comes from federal funding.

District officials said details of

the current tax levy are still being worked out, but Nogal said the District 230 portion of the March 2018 tax bills will see a decrease from last year as the district is retiring debt. It was noted that the decrease is partly due to District 230’s upgraded bond rating of AA1 recently awarded by Moody’s credit agency, as well as Financial Recognition from the Illinois State Board of Education.

When the AA1 rating upgrade was first was announced at the June board meeting, officials said that it would mean lower interest being paid on a $4.5 million bond issue, resulting in a reduction of $127 in annual property tax levied on median-priced homes in the district.

No one in the audience commented during the public hearing held prior to the vote on the budget on Sept. 28.

Nogal thanked the administration, teachers and staff for their commitment to providing a high-quality education while also being fiscally responsible to taxpayers. “This is an ongoing commitment by staff who are also actively engaging in focused cost containment and revenue enhancement discussions throughout this school year,” said the board See DIST. 230, Page 2

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Palos Heights Continued from Page 1

“Our department averages between 10,000 and 12,000 traffic stops per year,” said Czajkowski.

“It’s part of Chief (Larry) Yott’s philosophy, the high visibility. If you look at towns around us, their traffic stops are significantly lower, by the thousands.

“We definitely say that making so many stops throughout the year helps deter crime and tends to keep people who are going to do Photo by Anthony Caciopo crimes away from Palos Heights,” People relax at Memorial Park June 15 as they listen to a live music perforsaid Czajkowski. mance from the gazebo as part of the Concerts in The Park series held this Although only a small percent- summer. Palos Heights has been named among the safest cities in Illinois. age of traffic stops result in criminal charges, the number of DUI of such funding over a 15-year many departments in surroundperiod. ing towns, carry Narcan, the trade arrests is relatively high.

“We have the best equipment name for naloxone, an opiate an“We do close to 200 DUIs a year, and that’s a very significant because of that and it really doesn’t tidote.

“We’ve had a couple of ‘saves’ number for the size of our de- cost the taxpayers any money, already this year, he said. “Each partment,” said Czajkowski. There which is nice.”

Typically, per shift, Czajkowski of our officers carries two doses.” are 28 sworn officers in the Palos Czajkowski says the department Heights Police Department, three said that a watch commander and 3 to 4 officers are patrolling the now has Polish-speaking officers, Photos by Kelly White of whom are “detailed out to fedstreets of the city.

Spanish-speaking officers and two Leonard Karpus of Chicago and Cynthia Gregorich of Tinley Park share a kiss after he chose her to be his date on eral agencies,” he said.

“Our officers are seeing a lot that are conversational in Arabic. the Orland Township Senior Dating Game last Thursday at the Orland Chateau.

“Based on that, we receive fedJoining Palos Heights in the eral asset-sharing monies. That al- of different things they didn’t lowed us to build the current police see 10 years ago,” he said. “Of top 50 are more than a dozen station, it allows for (the purchase course, with conceal-carry they’re communities in Cook County, of) much of our equipment and it encountering people now who le- including the southwestern suburbs of Willow Springs (No. 9), allows us to pay the overtime out gally possess weapons.”

Czajkowski said that some Palos Hills (No. 21) and LaGrange of drug asset forfeiture for these traffic initiatives,” said the deputy traffic stops have even revealed Park (No. 19).

Some other southwestern subchief. “The overtime doesn’t come people on terrorist watch lists.

Another sign of changing times urbs made the list of the top 100 out of the city’s coffers.”

By Kelly White Czajkowski estimated the de- affecting law enforcement agen- safest cities including LaGrange Correspondent partment has received approxi- cies is the nationwide opioid-abuse (No. 56), Justice (No. 82) and mately $8 million to $10 million crisis. Palos Heights officers, like Hickory Hills (No. 84).

Cynthia Gregorich has a sassy sense of humor. She enjoys walking in the woods during the fall, and Director of Curriculum Dr. education students in the least going to plays and movies and Stacey Gonzales provided an over- restrictive environment. enjoying an evening out. As a Continued from Page 1 view of the district’s Co-Teaching Gonzales then discussed the divorced senior citizen living in and Blended Learning programs. Blended Learning courses that president.

Tinley Park, she appreciates her Dryier highlighted the profes- took place during summer school.

Superintendent Dr. James Gay time alone and with friends, but sional development that is taking These courses were designed to added, “I would personally like to she’s been looking for companplace with English teachers who provide a flexible learning envithank each member of our district ionship. family who works tirelessly to co-teach, which is when two ronment that blends online instrucOn a search for love or friendkeep a mindful eye on resource teachers provide instruction in a tion with in-person instruction. ship, Gregorich, along with 15 efficiency while providing an out- classroom of 70 percent general She said surveys completed by other senior citizens, decided to standing educational experience education students and 30 percent students who took the courses take part in Orland Township’s special services students. She said indicated that they liked them for our students.” first-ever Senior Dating Game on co-teaching is meant to provide because the flexibility allowed Also at the meeting, Assistant Thursday night.

Raymond Knizner, of Orland Park, smiles among a group of young ladies Superintendent Dr. Kim Dryier an inclusive setting for special time for work and other activities.

“I thought it would be fun to at the Orland Township Senior Dating Game. try and to see what would happen,” Gregorich said. “I figured ‘why not?’”

1914, Palos Park was incorporated turkey shoots. To raise funds beShe took the stage in front of a as a village but until the 1950s fore Thanksgiving, the department live audience of 200 people with Continued from Page 1 the community relied on fire pro- sold tickets to people who’d use two other women to compete for a “We were ‘on squad’ as tection from nearby jurisdictions. firearms—including one that used date with one man whom they’ve “There was no fire department to be kept at the department—to volunteers,” said Graben. That never met, Leonard Karpus, of in our area,” said Chief Graben. shoot targets. People who hit the standby status meant it could Chicago.

“The first responding fire depart- bullseyes would be given their interfere with the good times When Karpus asked Gregorich, ment came from across the canal choice of a live or frozen turkey. teenagers and young adults like without seeing her, what kind of (the Cal-Sag Channel) in North The tradition ended, as far as the to have, and it even sometimes spice in a spice rack Gregorich Palos, and from Orland Park, too. men could recall, in the 1980s. interfered with schooling. would consider herself, she re“The chief (at that time) had The ambulance used to come from Firefighting, then sponded with “cinnamon.” KarOak Lawn.” to write notes when I had to go pus, he admitted, knew he was and now Then, tragedy struck. hooked and, shortly after, chose Orland Park residents, Corny Morgan and Joyce Bakotic met at Orland to school late because of a fire,” In 1952, a fourteen-year-old “When we started, it was firesaid Adams, who today also serves her as his date.

Township’s Senior Dating Game. girl, Susan Firalyo, died in a fire fighting,” said Adams. “Then we as one of the district’s shift comThe event gathered 16 singles Contestants agreed with Hast- manders. “I remember sitting in in her home. By 1956, a brand- became EMTs, then paramedics. ranging from 60 to 80 years of Dating Game as a fun opportuings, including Carol Hawrysio class, looking around at the other new firehouse, the first in Palos Then they started adding hazmat, nity for our seniors to network age. It was held at the Orland Park, was opened. water rescue and more. There’s guys, thinking of the fire where I Chateau, 14500 S. LaGrange Rd. and make new relationships,” of Orland Park.

“After that tragic fire in which “It’s very hard to get to know said Paul O’Grady, Orland Park had just come from and saying, the girl passed away, there were so much training that firefighters Volunteers were solicited have to do.” through various forms of media Township supervisor. “I have read people in our age group, so this is a ‘This is really cool.’ ” members of Palos Park who got “Basic firefighting is very simAmong his earliest memories together and decided it was imoutreach to be part of a meet- many studies which conclude that really nice event,” Hawrysio said. ilar, but back when we started, “We know there’s a lot of men laughter and social bonding lowers of life with the department were portant to start a fire protection and-greet casting call in August equipment was very minimalissitting out there doing nothing and blood pressure and may even boost the Clark refinery fire in 1976 at the township. Each volunteer tic,” said Graben. this brings them out for us to meet where he spent two-and-a-half district,” he said. was individually called up to the the immune system.”

A brief history of the district “What the fire department does Inspired by the ABC television them,” said Joyce Bakotic of Or- days helping fight the blaze, as simulated Senior Dating Game and its founders can be found at (in the future) is not going to be so land Park. show The Dating Game, which well as his experience searching stage, where they were asked to much firefighting as EMS (EmerBakotic was lucky during her through rubble for victims in the palosfire.org. tell township staff about them- ran from 1965 to 1973, the towngency Medical Services), hazmat round on stage and landed one of ship’s Senior Dating Game was a aftermath of a tornado that hit The boys, and the selves. They were then scored on and rescue,” said Adams. department, grew their interview and stage presence. fun evening of socializing, with a the men who decided to leave the Lemont.

Currently, the men say, 65 per“It was difficult selecting the chance for longer-term relation- house looking for companionship.

“All that was before my time,” up together cent of calls to the PPFPD are She was chosen above two other ship.

It followed the same format contestants, because they were said Graben, who takes delight in In 1983, the PPFPD went to all great,” said Mary Hastings, as the original television series, bachelorettes by former Budweis- occasionally ribbing his slightly full-time personnel and, when new EMS-related. where an eligible bachelor asked er and Coors Light commercial older friend about their age dif“There have been horrific car Orland Township administrator. employment openings occurred a accidents in Palos,” said Graben, star, Corny Morgan. questions that he had written in adSelected were 12 bachelorettes ference. “I’m teasin’ the old man few years later, Graben and Adams “This was a lot of fun,” Morgan here.” to which Adams added “We were and four bachelors, including vance on cards to each of the three jumped aboard. doing extrications a couple times Gregorich and Karpus, as well hidden bachelorettes in front of a said. “I came out here to have a “They were hiring here in 1987, a week.”

Friends gave them as Joyce Stapleton of Oak Lawn; live audience. The same question good time and I did.” the second wave of hiring,” GraThe other winning couples in- the nudge But when fire strikes, it’s a Gael Plese of Orland Park; Joe was able to be asked to multiple ben said. He, Adams and two cluded Joe Addante and Betty Wilbachelorettes.

This continued until Addante of Romeoville; Betty “My best friend, Pat, was in others joined the department as much different scenario than in years past.

Willis of Merriville, Ind.; Carol the allotted time of 15 minutes ran lis, and John Trickle and Shirley my sophomore English class,” said full-time employees that year.

“Houses burn much faster, Mozwecz of Orland Park; Shirley out. The bachelor then made his Medley. The four winning matches Adams. “He said to me ‘I’m joinGraben, like Adams, worked as Krenkel of St. John, Ind.; Corny choice based solely on the answers received a paid-for date for two ing as a cadet. You should come a shift commander, a position he much hotter and are much more Morgan of Palos Heights and to his questions. Certain questions at Frankie’s Restaurant in Tinley with me and we’ll join together.’ ” held for 19 years before becoming dangerous,” said the chief. He Carol Hawrysio of Orland Park. were off-limits, such as name, age, Park, featuring limousine service.

Graben had a similar experience. chief in November of 2015. Ad- says a primary reason for this is Participants and audience membecause so much plastic is incorAlso, Joyce Bakotic of Orland occupation and income.

“I was also a junior in high “Whether it’s on stage or per- bers enjoyed Papa Joe’s pizza, school,” he said. “My best friend ams is also now the department’s porated into construction materials Park; Carolyn Charz of Orland fire marshal. All members of the Park; John Trickle of Tinley Park; haps even in the audience itself, salads, non-alcoholic drinks and was already a member here and department are trained as EMT/ and interior items, much of which Evelyn Vanek of Blue Island; many seniors enjoy a personal dessert during the show. A cash he said ‘You should come down paramedics. the average homeowner isn’t even Ricarda “Richi” McCulloch of social interaction with one anoth- bar was also available. Tickets and join the fire department.’ ” “I told him he was nuts taking aware.

Ogden Dunes, Ind. and Shirley er,” said Hastings, the township for audience members to attend That friend, Forest Reeder, Jr. that job,” laughed Adams about ’We’re here to help’ administrator. “This is a very fun was $20 a person, with all funds is currently the chief of the Tinley Medley, of Crown Point, Ind. Graben’s position of chief.

“Beginning with Senior Ameri- light-hearted event with chance going directly to benefit the Or- Park Fire Department.

The passion the men have for Graben remembers a departcan Idol to Senior Speed Dating, for romance or friendship being land Township Scholarship Foun“It was something to do,” said ment from his early days that their careers and their service to I am excited to add The Senior the centerpiece of the evening.” dation.

Adams. “It certainly wasn’t my had the same three fire engines the community is apparent even in plan, my career path. I went to from when the PPFPD was es- casual conversation, though both college for aviation. I wanted to tablished. Now, the district has admit a life in the fire department rest of their groceries at the same the lone commissioner to vote be a fighter pilot in the Air Force a fleet of equipment at its two was not a compelling desire when time, shortchanging Cook County for the tax. Commissioner Jerry and then be an airline pilot. fire stations, including three fire they started.

Adams points to a faint scar Continued from Page 1 “But the more I did this, the retailers even more. engines; three ambulances; a ladButler (D-3rd) was absent from more I had a passion for it,” said der truck; a command vehicle; above his eyebrow that he says Entering Tuesday’s hearing, the meeting.

In Orland Park, Mayor Keith Morrison said that there were Public debate about the tax Adams, whose family had an ex- underwater search and rescue he got when playing behind the Pekau was particularly public, at least 12 commissioners who cavating business. “I remember to trailer; three water rescue boats firehouse as a child. early on, with his disapproval of would vote for repeal. With that was amped up further when this day telling my dad ‘I think and other apparatus.

“I think it was from ’67,” he former New York City Michael the tax. said.

“I was a little kid, here at the this is what I’m going to do.’

He many votes secured, it would preStill, maintaining a fleet of “The sweetened drink tax im- vent Preckwinkle from vetoing Bloomberg voiced support for was disappointed but years later, modern, effective equipment is department for an open house. I posed on Cook County communi- the measure. Elven votes were the effort, which was purported a couple years before he died, he no small task, especially when ran underneath a chain-link fence to also be focused on reducing ties—especially those that border needed to override a veto. said ‘I’m really proud of what costs are considered. Graben said a that caught my eyebrow. It was obesity. He also vowed financial collar counties—will have devasHe spoke publicly in Palos Park support to defeat elected officials you did.’ “ fire engine pumper typically costs my first injury in the eight or nine tating effects on local businesses,” recently about his efforts to derail Graben studied business at Mo- $500,000; a ladder truck, $800,000 I’ve had,” he said with a smile. who opposed the tax. he said.

“I had no inkling I’d ever do raine Valley Community College, to $1 million; and a four-wheel the tax, saying “From the time it Preckwinkle had proposed a then went to the fire academy drive ambulance, approximately this,” Adams said. “It was just “The media has been filled with passed a year ago, it’s a completely stories of small businesses fearing different scenario now. I think a lot new budget last Thursday that re- through the Palos Heights Fire $250,000. a way of being involved in the the impact the tax will have on of the commissioners who voted lied on $200 million a year she said Department. After that, he said, The department’s back-up am- community. It was just our mindtheir restaurants, neighborhood to put the tax in have realized it would be raised through the bev- “I went through EMT (Emergen- bulance, a two-wheel drive model, set at that time. A lot of that has grocery stores and diners. Now was a very poor choice, not only erage tax. Preckwinkle had warned cy Medical Technician) school, has to have chains installed on changed these days.” that it has been enacted, businesses from the public outcry but also that eliminating the beverage tax went through paramedic school, its rear wheels during the winter Still, he says, “We’re here to would result in 11 percent county and I’ve been a paramedic since due to the village’s many twisting, help the community with whatever both large and small are seeing because it’s a terrible policy.” the impact that they feared.” emergency they have. Whatever As Tuesday’s hearing continued personnel cuts across the board. 1983.” inclined streets.

The 2018 Cook County BudOpponents of the tax pointed past the three-hour mark, three Graben and Adams also remem- happens in our world that needs out that when people travelled more commissioners also voted get process begins on October 23. Department was founded ber something department-related to be addressed is given to the fire The annual process typically lasts following tragedy outside Cook County to buy their for repeal. that will ring a bell with long- department,” said Adams.

Larry Suffredin (D-13th) was about four weeks.

“It’s left all to us.” beverages, they’d likely buy the More than 100 years ago, in time Palos Park residents: annual

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Security cams soon to keep watchful eyes at Palos Park Recreation Center

By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

The marquee sign outside the Palos Park Recreation Center currently promotes an upcoming country western line dancing and dinner program, but in the future it may very well read: “Smile, You’re On Camera.”

Palos Park officials Monday voted 3-0 to approve two expenditures totaling approximately $19,300 for the purchase and installation of security cameras at the village’s recreation center, 8901 W. 123rd St. Commissioners Dan Polk and James Pavlatos were absent.

The first contract in the amount of $6,700 with the Orland Parkbased Dav-Com Electric is for the furnishing and installation of the cable for the security cameras.

Village Manager Rick Boehm said the contract was “a little high” because the wiring will need to go through the Recreation Center’s block walls.

“That’s very thick walls at the recreation center,” Boehm said.

“The building was built back in 1938.”

Dav-Com has previously completed electrical work at several buildings in the village, including the Metra station, public works building and the Kaptur Administrative Center – all facilities that currently have security cameras, Boehm said. “[Dav-Com] is very familiar with our buildings and our staff is

very familiar with them,” Boehm said.

A companion contract OK’d Monday was with Chicago-based Clear Loss Prevention, Inc. in the amount of $12,604 for the purchase of nine infrared security cameras and a DVR. Palos Park has never contracted with Clear Loss Prevention but Boehm said village staff researched the company, met with their representatives and had nothing but positive things to report.

“We haven’t worked with them before but we heard many good things about them,” Boehm said.

“We had them out along with some other [security camera] companies to look at our building and we felt most comfortable with them.

“We are pleased with their price.

Obviously we wish it could be less but overall we’re happy with it,” he said.

Cameras will be placed inside the recreation center as well as outdoors to capture certain areas of the parking lot and Village Green.

“This is a system that is set up so we can expand [in the future],” Boehm said. “It captures part of the parking lot and part of the Village Green and we’d like to see more in the future, but it gets a lot of the inside including the gym, hallways and gym doors.”

Commissioner G. Darryl Reed expressed his support of the security cameras during the meeting.

“It is well-needed,” Reed said.

“This is for the protection of the village’s residents and the village

itself. I’m certainly not adverse to anything that will provide this type of service.”

Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters echoed Reed’s sentiments.

“I’m glad this is finally happening because it has been a few years that we have been trying to get these cameras in there,” she said. “I’m really happy [the village has met with Clear Loss Prevention] and the coverage will be great.”

Boehm expected the installation work to be completed within the next month and the cameras to be live by the end of the year.

“We’ve never had any security cameras in that building, and, well, we’ve never had an issue over there so this is kind of a liability matter,” Boehm said. “The building is old and there are certain areas that are not always visible or we don’t have enough building attendants to be in all areas at all times, so this is a security measure for that building and the grounds around it.

“We have an increasing amount of activity in the Recreation Center and we want to be sure we protect our guests,” he said.

Select members of the Palos Park staff will have access to and be able to monitor the cameras, Boehm said. Any matters of a criminal nature will be turned over to the Palos Park Police Department for review.

Hurricane relief got boost from Orland and Tinley residents, businesses, officials Three local governments pooled their resources to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

The Villages of Orland Park and Tinley Park, along with Orland Township, brought all their donations together for a first load headed to Texas on September 12.

“This is a great example of three organizations working together to help the people of Texas,” said Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau.

“I know those affected by this tragedy will feel its impact for years to come, and Tinley Park will continue to help in any way we can,” said Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg. “In the short term, my hope is that the goods donated by our residents will bring a little bit of comfort to such a catastrophic situation.”

Pekau, Vandenberg and Tinley Park Trustee Brian Younker helped load the semi-tractor trailer with the pallets of donations.

“We collected at the Tinley Park vs. Oak Forest football game and had people from throughout the community help us sort and load,” Younker said.

“We’re especially grateful to KR Drenth Trucking in Lynwood; ZForce Transportation in Chicago Heights and Airy’s, Inc. from Tinley Park for getting everything down to Texas,” Younker said. “We’re also grateful to the many businesses that helped both Orland and Tinley with their collections.”

Orland Park’s portion of the first load included a pick-up truck full of water and sports drinks purchased by Orland Park police personnel with the donation matched by Costco Orland Park.

“Our village employees have gone above and beyond to help any way they can,” Pekau said. “The

Photos by Kelly White

Pride of Palos pet-dom on parade at Passarelli Park

Clockwise from top: Two- and four-legged parade participants walk though Passarelli Park in the annual Palos Heights Pet Parade. Matt Besenhofer, of Palos Heights, walks his one-year-old boxers, Sonny and Bell, alongside his wife, Kera, at the 12th annual Palos Heights Pet Parade Saturday afternoon at Passarelli Park in the Navajo Hills subdivision at 124th Street and Oak Park Avenue. Gatson, a French bulldog, is dressed as a hamburger for the annual parade. Meg Burmeier, of Palos Heights, and her husband, Will, walk their French bulldog, Gatson, at the annual pet parade. Kaybree Kaptur, 7 (left) and her sister, Finley, 5, hug their nine-year-old schnauzer, Boots.

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Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau (left), Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg and Tinley Park Trustee Brian Younker recently pooled resources to deliver the first load of donations to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

police collected within their department. The Public Works staff has been great with sorting all of the donations and employees at each of our collection sites have been very helpful.”

“We also want to send our thanks to the many local businesses that have helped with this effort in particular the Orland Park Lowe’s and Jewel Stores that have provided boxes and pallets to prepare the donations for transport,” Pekau added.

7-Eleven is the first Orland Park convenience store to get liquor license

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Granting a liquor license to a convenience store is typically not a big deal in many communities, but it is in Orland Park, where until now liquor sales in such stores have not been allowed.

After discussion at the Oct. 2 village board meeting, trustees approved a request by Mayor Keith Pekau as liquor commissioner to grant a Class D packaged liquor license to a 7-Eleven convenience store at 9985 W. 151st Street. This will make it the only convenience store in the village with a license to sell packaged liquor, and only the fourth packaged liquor license in total.

“I don’t even drink but there is no reason why packaged liquor cannot be sold there,” said Pekau, pointing out that a liquor store is already located in the same strip mall.

Trustee Patricia Gira questioned why residents living near the store were not informed. “Usually, we notify residents living within 300 feet when a change is being made,” she said.

Pekau said notifying residents was not required, and there are not likely to be any problems.

“7-Eleven stores are part of a corporation,” he said, asserting that the international corporation sets rules regarding liquor sales that are often stricter than those

at the municipal level.

“I do happen to know the owner of the strip mall,” Pekau acknowledged. But he said that was not why he wanted to allow the liquor sales.

“My concern is it will snowball, and every convenience store will be in your office (looking to sell liquor),” said Trustee Kathy Fenton.

Although several other trustees expressed similar concerns, they agreed that as liquor commissioner, Pekau has the right to set the number of liquor licenses allowed.

“I’m going to support you on this. I am going to put my faith and trust in you to make sure this town doesn’t turn into packaged liquors all around,” said Trustee Dan Calandriello.

“I don’t particularly like the idea of packaged liquor stores, but I agree that it is part of your job as liquor commissioner to make these decisions,” said Trustee Mike Carroll.

“Yes, this is within your purview,” he said.

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Old hands depart, newbies on the way If it seems to you that more legislators are announcing their retirements than in the past, you’re right, at least about the House.

With last week’s retirement announcement by Rep. Rep. David Harris (R-Arlington Heights), a total of 24 House members have either resigned or announced that they weren’t running for reelection.

That compares to 16 state representatives who retired or resigned during the 99th General Assembly, a two-year period which ended this past January.

Seventeen House members retired or resigned during the 98th General Assembly. Sixteen retired or resigned during the 97th, and 17 resigned during the 96th. Members who lost reelection races and those who died aren’t included in these figures.

So, that’s an average of 16.5 retirements/resignations every two years. And we’re already at 24 after only nine months of the 100th General Assembly.

Now, there are some caveats here. Two House members (Juliana Stratton and Litesa Wallace) are leaving to run for lieutenant governor, but that’s unusual because they’re really just beginning their legislative service. Another, Scott Drury, is running for attorney general, but he’s clearly dissatisfied with the House.

Even so, statewide bids by House members are pretty rare, mainly because their two-year terms require giving up their seats.

If House members do run statewide, it’s usually because they are nearing the end of their careers.

So, I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Statehouse’s toxic atmosphere and the political exhaustion it has caused are the main reasons why we’ve seen so many House retirements.

But that hasn’t necessarily been the case in the Senate, which has so far seen seven retirements/resignations since January. Nine senators retired or resigned during the 99th General Assembly.

Then again, just one retired during the 98th. And 12 retired or resigned during the 97th, while six did so during the 96th GA. Unlike the House, the Senate’s retirement rate has been all over the place.

The House has twice as many members as the Senate, but more than three times as many House members have resigned or retired so far. What gives? Senators have longer, staggered terms, so that may be part of it.

The one senator we know for sure who quit because of the dysfunction was also the most high-profile resignation of the year: Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno. Leader Radogno sparred with the governor’s campaign apparatus during the 2016 campaign season and then was repeatedly undercut by the governor and his team during her ultimately unsuccessful “grand bargain” negotiations with Senate Democrats.

Just one Senate Republican, Dale Righter, voted for the income tax hike, and he is in the middle of a four-year term. But 15 House Republicans voted for that bill, although some didn’t vote for the veto override.

All of those Republicans were immediately denounced as essentially being Speaker Madigan supporting traitors by the Illinois Republican Party. Gov. Rauner has since said that support for the education funding reform bill would cause him to forget the tax hike vote, but the damage was already done. The blowback from the folks back home was horrific.

Nine of the 11 House Republicans who’ve so far said they’re not running again voted for the income tax hike.

Gov. Rauner has been focused like a laser on defeating as many of Speaker Madigan’s House Democrats as possible. But he’s also said publicly that he doesn’t really care if the Senate Democrats retain their majority, as long as he can topple Madigan.

Twelve House Democrats have so far either quit or announced they aren’t running again. Several of those faced tough general election races next year if they ran again. Others said they’d just had enough of the war and wanted the heck out.

Now, I’m an agnostic when it comes to term limits. I can see the good and the bad either way. Fresh ideas and a clean slate would be welcomed in this state. But some fresh ideas can also be stupid ideas. And term limits on legislators make governors more powerful — and that may not be a good thing when you look at Illinois’ history of gubernatorial elections.

But this sort of turnover (on top of any electoral losses next year) means that a higher percentage of House members will be newbies. So, remaining legislators with more experience (along with lobbyists and staff) will gain even more influence and power, unless those who are elected next year take much more independent stances — and that doesn’t seem all that likely to me.

OPINION

The Regional News

RICH MILLER

Soda pop tax war sends shockwaves through Cook County Let’s begin with the hypocrisy of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. What a pathetic hypocrite. Thank God he’s not mayor of Chicago.

This guy spent $13 million to buy pathetic advertising to promote a punitive soda and sweetened drink tax on suburbanites.

His assertion is that soda harms public health. Really? Why not spend the $13 million on creating a program to improve the health of Cook County residents and let Americans chose for themselves whether they want to drink soda pop, smoke cigarettes, drink booze, or put their lives at risk by going from one violence-prone city to one even worse in New York.

Toni Preckwinkle, through one of her propagandists, Laura Washington, complained that the criticism of her oppressive soda tax was “too personal.”

What a whiny baby! This from the same politician who pummeled her predecessor Todd Stroger with an endless string of personal attacks.

The hero is Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison who, like his predecessor Liz Gorman, refused to rollover after Preckwinkle steamrolled the one cent-per ounce Sweetened Beverage Tax Ordinance on almost every drink imaginable in Cook County. Morrison organized a rebellion that has shaken up Illinois’ political establishment.

The protests by voters against the soda pop tax is so powerful it shook up political stalwart John Daley.

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As of this writing, as many as 14 commissioners were expected to repeal Preckwinkle’s soda tax this past Tuesday, making it veto-proof. Morrison’s movement, with the support of seven colleagues, helped convince as many as six commissioners who voted for the tax to reverse themselves, including Daley.

Morrison only needed 11 to ensure a veto-proof repeal.

The battle over the soda tax exposed how amateurish Preckwinkle is as a Cook County political leader. It also showed how suburban voters can have an impact when they flex their muscles, not on a partisan basis, but as a suburban voter movement.

I argue Preckwinkle chose to impose the tax on soda pop and sweetened drinks because it automatically excluded SNAP (low-income) recipients who don’t pay taxes when they make food purchases.

There are 1.1 million SNAP recipients in Cook County — one in six residents, or one in three adults — and most live in Chicago’s poorest communities, the largest in Preckwinkle’s Chicago-based county district.

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Funny thing is that ever since the tax went into effect and the diabetes ads started hitting the TV screen, every time I reach for a Coke, generally one to three times a day, I think about the obvious fact — it’s not good for me.

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RAY HANANIA

Her consultants are not stupid. They knew Preckwinkle’s constituency would avoid the bullet. Instead, it put the tax burden onus on suburban grocery shoppers.

The tax backfired because many suburbanites significantly reduced their grocery spending in Cook County, buying soda pop and groceries from neighboring Will and DuPage counties. Soda pop is often the key factor for consumers in deciding where to buy groceries.

Preckwinkle’s claim her tax would add millions to the county’s coffers in August proved to be millions off its mark, according to Morrison.

The key now is to not let Preckwinkle’s allies off the hook. Keep the pressure on them in the upcoming election.

Suburban voters need to take charge over Cook County because so far, the Chicago-based Machine there doesn’t know how to control its wasteful spending.

Hold their feet to the fire.

Many insiders believe one of the biggest losers is billionaire J.B. Pritzker who seemed slow to appreciate the soda tax issue. Pritzker is coming across like a Bloomberg clone, and that’s giving big momentum to Christopher Kennedy who may not be the first choice of the professional politicians, but he is a favorite among everyday voters.

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their bite into limited Cook County revenues. And $200 million a year in soda tax balances the budget and that bite, responsibly and thoughtfully.

Toni Preckwinkle’s reward?

Fellow commissioners, who initially approved the tax because they knew the county needed the revenue to pay vested pension obligations as old as County Commissioner John Daley’s Cook County Board tenure, are feeling the heat from voters. Choosing between re-election and saving some constituents from diabetes is a simple choice of survival — me or them.

Fortunately, Cook County commissioners have recreational marijuana revenues lying in the weeds to save the budget down the road.

In the meantime, pop… fizz… Here’s to Cook County’s Profile in Courage, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

James Gierach Palos Park

Mr. Hanania, I agree with every single thing you wrote.

Your words echoed my thoughts exactly. Maybe some of these people with such anti-American protests should go to another country.

What is especially alarming, in my view, is that even high school and grade school children are doing the same thing. What could they really know about that which they are protesting?

We all should know and support this great country of ours!

Also, whether or not a person likes President Trump, there should be respect for the position he holds.

I am sick and tired of all the mocking and badmouthing going around. We as a nation need to start respecting each other and be kind and helpful.

It used to be that way years ago.

God bless America!

Celine Wojcik Riverside

Columnist Hanania spoton about ‘disgraceful American athletes’

We currently have problems with countries who could threaten our national security.

Evidently, Russia meddled in our election for president, and continues to hack into U.S. and European government and industry systems. Also, Russia occupies eastern Ukraine.

China laid claim to the South

Dear Editor, After reading Ray Hanania’s opinion column “The disgraceful conduct of American athletes” in the Sept. 28, 2017 edition of The Regional News, I just had to respond.

Tweeting away the presidency

China Sea and is constructing bases on islands claimed by other countries. The Chinese military has confronted U.S. naval vessels and aircraft.

North Korea tests ballistic missiles which are capable of reaching the U.S. It is working on developing ballistic missiles outfitted with nuclear warheads by 2018.

Iran is involved in the Syrian War and is a backer of Islamic terrorist organizations. It keeps challenging our naval forces in the Persian Gulf and continually threatens to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

A dictatorship in Venezuela is causing instability in the country.

Given these situations, what are Trump’s priorities?

He is focusing on repealing Obamacare, building a border wall, banning transgender people from our military, worrying about news leaks, undermining the media, replacing White House Staff, pardoning a convicted criminal sheriff, attacking NFL and NBA players, and showering Putin with platitudes.

Trump is fraying the fabric of American society, tweeting away the Presidency and jeopardizing our security.

Trump is our disastrous president.

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, N.H.

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POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Charge Orland driver with using cellphone Orland Park resident Ameer F. Jaber, 18, was charged with driving while using an electronic communications device, as well as driving on a suspended license, after police stopped his car in the 16300 block of South LaGrange Road at 9:25 p.m. Sept. 14. The vehicle was turned over to a friend, and Jaber was expected to appear in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 6.

Michigan man charged with identity theft Police charged Leonard Richard White, 22, of Romulus, Mich. with one count of identity theft after he allegedly used personal information of a 53-year-old Hayden, Ala. man to purchase an $869 iPhone from the Apple Store in Orland Square Mall at 2:55 p.m. Sept.

17. A security officer at Apple told police that White has been involved in about 75 fraudulent transactions this year, according to the police report. White was due at a bond hearing on Sept. 18.

Charge four with retail theft Calumet City resident Michael X. Nguyen, 22, was charged with misdemeanor retail theft after he allegedly stole seven pairs of Sketchers shoes and other items, with a total retail value of $548, from the Sears store in Orland Square Mall at 12:22 p.m. Sept.

19. An OPPD request for a felony charge was denied by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The police report did not indicate a court date.

Markham resident Roderick Johnson, 59, was charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole

$435 worth of merchandise from the Jewel-Osco at 9350 W. 159th St. at 3:43 a.m. Sept. 7. He was due in court in Bridgeview on Oct. 6.

Police charged Challyn A. Gmeinder, 49, of Summit, and Lukasz P. Glaz, 35, of Hickory Hills, with retail theft after each allegedly stole more than $200 worth of merchandise from the JCPenney store in Orland Square Mall at 2:54 p.m. Sept. 19. Based upon her 10 prior convictions for larceny, the charge against Gmeinder was made a felony, according to the police report, which gave no court dates.

Venice Lane home ransacked Burglars smashed the rear glass door of a home in the 10400 block of West Venice Lane, ransacked two bedrooms and a home office, and stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry, a checkbook, bank statements and various other documents. The crime was discovered by a neighbor, who called the victim at about 2 p.m. Sept. 27. No one is in custody, and police are investigating.

Carnival worker charged with battery Police charged Worth resident James R. Lowell, 51, with misdemeanor battery after he allegedly punched a 30-year-old Orland Park man in the face during an argument at a carnival at St. Michael Church, 14327 S. Highland, at 10:39 p.m.

Sept. 15. The victim told police that he argued with Lowell, a carnival game operator, over whether a game was rigged. The victim refused medical treatment. Lowell was given a court date of Oct. 6 in Bridgeview.

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK Unlicensed driving Bogumila Belanska, 53, of Burbank, was charged with driving without a license following a traffic stop at 3:26 p.m. Oct. 1, in the 9600 block of West McCarthy Road. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic control signal. She is due in court on Nov. 9.

Suspended license Ricky Simpson Jr., 37, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a two-car rollover accident that occurred at 3:29 p.m. Oct. 4, in the 12300 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said he was taken to Palos Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. He is due in court on Nov. 9.

Graffiti vandalism Police discovered graffiti on the 123rd Street bridge at 82nd Avenue at 8:54 p.m. Oct. 3. They said

the graffiti in red and yellow paint did not appear to be gang-related.

It included the slogans “Everybody’s somebody’s something” and “Checks to the miles it took to get here.”

Identity theft An identity theft incident was reported at 4:59 p.m. Oct. 5. Someone opened an AT&T account in the name of a Palos Park resident and racked up a bill of $865.92.

Hit-and-run crash

Seven vehicles were entered into during the overnight hours of Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in the 11700 block of Southwest Highway. A small amount of change taken from one of the vehicles was the only thing reported missing.

Suspended license Megan Carasotti, 28, of Crestwood, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 3:14 a.m. Friday, in the 7600 block of Route 83.

Throughout the month of October, Orland Park police will be out in the community to ensure drivers and pedestrians safely follow traffic-safety laws.

OPPD will be out three separate times to conduct its second “Cop on a Bus” awareness campaign.

Patrol officers will ride along on Orland Park school buses watching for vehicles passing school buses when the stop arms are out and the stoplights are flashing.

When the officer spots a violation,

he or she will report it to a partner working the area who will then initiate a traffic stop.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, children are at the greatest risk when they are getting on or off the school bus.

Most children killed in bus-related crashes are pedestrians, 5 to 7 years old, who are getting on or off the bus. These children are hit by the school bus or by motorists illegally passing a stopped school bus.

According to the Illinois State Police, it is unlawful for a driver to pass a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children when its stop signal arm is extended.

School bus drivers may call police with the license plate numbers of vehicles that illegally pass them. In those instances, state statute provides that the owner is responsible for identifying the operator of the vehicle if they were not the driver when the violation occurred. Otherwise, the owner

faces the charges.

As residents prepare for Halloween, OPPD will conduct numerous pedestrian crosswalk safety checks at various crosswalks within the village, including Ravinia Avenue by the Orland Park Public Library, on 151st Street by Lakeview Plaza and by Catalina Drive. OPPD reminds drivers that they must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in the marked crosswalk.

Palos Park Police Department offers fall safety tips The Palos Park Police Department is offering residents tips for the fall that will let them enjoy this time of year and still be safe.

When fall weather comes, individuals open their windows, but as the PPPD noted, with open windows, homes become more accessible to burglars.

The PPPD said that like most crimes, burglary is a crime of opportunity. Eliminating the opportunity can sometimes eliminate the crime.

Here are a few tips given by the PPPD: • Never leave a door or window

opened when not at home.

• Keep windows and doors locked that are not in use.

• While out in the yard cleaning up leaves, or doing yard work, identify those areas of the home that are accessible by standing on any object, the top of a fence or lower roof. Residents are advised to be creative and imagine where someone may climb to gain entry to their home and block off all points of access by keeping everything locked.

• Consider purchasing surveillance equipment, or putting up additional lighting with timers for

when no one is at home and when it gets dark.

The PPPD also noted that with the fall season comes shorter days, and longer nights. They asked residents to remember these few tips when it comes to preventing other crimes of opportunity.

• When walking, individuals should keep their heads up and pay attention to their surroundings.

• The PPPD recommends that individuals should not wear headphones while walking home from work or out exercising.

• Individuals should take note of where they park, and have their

car keys out and readily available prior to arriving at your vehicle.

• When exiting a vehicle be sure to put the windows up and lock the doors.

• Do not leave valuables in the vehicle. If items need to be stored in the vehicle for any reason place them out of view or in the trunk.

• Keep electronics out of site in the vehicle; remove car chargers and GPS mounts from view and clean suction cup marks from your windows and dashboards.

Cardiac arrest survivor thanks OFPD first-responders Five members of the Orland Fire Protection District were recognized recently for their fast action in saving the life of a suburban man who was suffering from cardiac arrest.

Michael Owens of Orland Park and his sister, Patricia, said that they called 9-1-1 on July 17 when Michael had an apparent heart attack.

The Orland Fire Protection District responded quickly and provided emergency medical services on the scene. Briefly, firefighters said, Owens was unresponsive.

But the fire department paramedics were able to revive Owens and they treated him for cardiac arrest. He was immediately taken to a local hospital where his care continued, and he quickly recovered.

Owens contacted the Orland Fire Protection District to say he wanted to personally thank the first-responders who came to his aide. And on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at a meeting of the Orland Fire Protection District board, Owens and his sister, Patricia, were able to meet the first responders and thank them personally for saving Owens’ life.

“This is something that is so important obviously and it reminds

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From left Lt. Joseph Moore, Firefighter Brian Paliga, Firefighter Bryan Kluever, cardiac survivor Michael Owens, Patricia Owens, Engineer Michael Meyrick and Firefighter Mark Hogan.

us about the duties that we have as emergency first-responders,” said EMS Administrator Lieutenant Mark Duke.

OFPD Fire Chief Michael Schofield added, “We pride ourselves in the high level of professional training that our men and women receive and the medical care that we are able to provide to those in need at the scene.”

Duke and Schofield allowed the Michael and Patricia Owens to present Certificates of Achievement to the five first-responders.

They are Firefighter Mark Hogan, Firefighter Bryan Kluever, Lt. Joseph Moore, Engineer Michael Meyrick and Firefighter Brian Paliga.

“This can be very emotional for everyone,” said OFPD Board

Chairman Chris Evoy. “We’re talking about the ability to save someone’s life. Our firefighters and first-responders are the best qualified and best trained. And they take this responsibility very seriously.”

Owens thanked the firefighters and the board for their service to the community in presenting the certificates.

Public can vote online for Orland Park Police K-9 Unit grant Maverick has begun a training regimen to help the department track suspects and missing persons, in addition to detecting drugs.

If awarded, the grant would contribute to Maverick’s yearlong training and maintenance.

Maverick and his handler will be introduced to the public when the police department takes ownership next fall.

“The police department is always looking for grants to help offset the cost of programs and initiatives,” said Police Chief Tim McCarthy. “This grant that we’re asking people to vote for specifi-

cally benefits canine units.”

Voting is currently open at www.

Aftermath.com/k9-grant and vote for OPPD. People can vote once per day.

The department receiving the most votes will receive the firstplace prize of $5,000. Second place receives $4,000, third place $3,000, fourth place $2,000 and fifth place earns $1,000.

Voting closes at 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

“Social media helped the department name its dog and we’re hoping that everyone who helped name the dog will vote for Orland

Park for the grant,” Calandriello said.

The Aftermath K9 Grant was founded to showcase, support and reward the unique contributions made by law enforcement and their K9 units across the country.

More than 3,000 law enforcement organizations participated in the 2016 K9 Grant, earning a combined 152,000 votes from officers and community members. The Alamogordo Police Department in New Mexico won the $5,000 grant and used it to build the city’s first K9 unit.

Be cautious of phone scam demanding payment of ‘college tax’

Palos Park Police officers adopt pink patch on uniforms Over the next year, all Palos Park Police officers, inspired by a fellow employee who was off work over the summer to care for a family member with breast cancer, will show their support by adopting the pink patch as the patrol uniform patch.

Chief Joe Miller said, “Our officers don the pink patches for all those who are currently battling cancer and to support those in recovery. We are wearing the pink patch to support our coworker and his family as a small token of support.”

Miller noted that often times the pink patches are noticed not only by residents but when the department is assisting other towns. The pink patches stimulate

Orland Park Police to conduct safety campaign

Frederick Craig, 39, of Calumet City, was charged with leaving the scene of a hit-and run property damage accident at 3:54 p.m. Sept.

30, in the 8600 block of Route 83.

Owners of the damaged vehicle reported seeing Craig’s vehicle strike their unoccupied car. He was arrested shortly afterward The Orland Park Police Departfollowing a traffic stop in Palos ment is asking the public to vote Heights. He is due in court on online for the department to win up Nov. 14. to $5,000 to help with the training and maintenance of the agency’s newest K9 officer, Maverick. The department welcomed the Hanoverian Hound in September and the community helped name the dog.

Police said she was also cited for “All 13 schools in Orland Park having one taillight. She is due in were involved with naming the court on Nov. 14. department’s new dog,” said Trustee Dan Calandriello, chair of the village’s Public Safety Committee.

DUI “Each school submitted its chosen Michael T. Rose, 26, of Palos name, the public voted online and Hills, was charged with driving Maverick was chosen.” under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:30 a.m.

Saturday, in the 12300 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he failed field sobriety tests. He Police on the east coast are seewas also cited for driving with a suspended license and only one ing a new phone scam involving headlight. He is due in court on someone pretending to be an IRS agent who claims the victim owes Dec. 1. a “college tax.”

The caller states that the victim owes money for an unpaid college tax and that he/she must pay it

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Vehicles burglarized

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conversation and encourage public awareness of early detection and the ongoing fight against this disease.

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation: • One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.

• In 2017, an estimated 246,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and more than 40,000 will die.

• Although breast cancer in men is rare, over 2,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 440 will die.

during the phone call or face arrest, according to Palos Park Chief of Police Joe Miller.

The victim is also instructed not to tell anyone about the phone call, and is guided through the process on how to make payment via gift cards or store green cards.

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Palos Heights Marist student aces ACT Marist High School senior Samantha Reidy earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT exam. Reidy, of Palos Heights, is the fifth Marist student to score a 36 in the past thirteen years, and the second female student at Marist to do so.

On average, less than onetenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earns the top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2014, only 1,407 of nearly 1.85 million students earned a composite score of 36.

Reidy, a graduate of Independence Junior High, said she took the exam six or seven times with the goal of attaining a 36. While Reidy has carried a heavy Advanced Placement course load, she has balanced it with participation in National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, basketball, volleyball and the math team, which is the number-one Catholic school team in the state and fifth overall (Catholic and private).

She is considering University of California at Berkeley, University of Texas at Austin,

Marist President Br. Hank Hammer, FMS (left) and Principal Larry Tucker, Class of ’79, pose with senior Samantha Reidy of Palos Heights after learning she scored 36 on the ACT.

Colorado School of Mines and California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She hopes to pursue a degree in chemical or biomedical engineering.

The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1 to 36, and a student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT’s optional writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not

included within the ACT composite score.

ACT test scores are accepted by all major U.S. colleges. Exceptional scores of 36 provide colleges with evidence of student readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.

Marist High School, 4200 W. 115th St. in Chicago, offers test preparation classes on campus for all standardized tests, along with a strong curriculum that readies students for exam content.

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Dist. 118 holds English Learners Parent Night

English Learners (EL) Parent Night was held Sept. 27 at Palos East Elementary School for Palos Dist. 118 parents of English language learners. Stations were geared to help parents understand their child’s learning environment and curriculum, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, math); website; reading and writing. Five vendors contributed to the successful evening including the Palos Heights and Palos Hills libraries, Moraine Valley Community College and Lake Shore Learning. The vendors were available to answer questions, offer coupons and hold raffles.

SCHOOL NOTES Chicago Christian to host free pizza night Chicago Christian High School will host a free food and football night for all middle school students from any school from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 at the high school, 12001 S. Oak Park Ave., Palos Heights.

All sixth, seventh and eighth grade students are invited to Chicago Christian High School in the Slager Gym for a free pizza dinner from Aurelio’s pizza, and then the guests are invited to stay and watch the Chicago Christian Knights varsity football team play Aurora Central Catholic at 7 pm. All middle school students will attend the game for free and will receive a free Chicago Christian rally towel. There is no pre-registration required for this event.

For more information, call Tim Schnyders at (708) 388-7656 or email him at tschnyders@ swchristian.org.

Trinity Christian hosting upcoming events

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Band students hit high note with pumpkin patch Top: Independence Jr. High School’s band students held a pumpkin and mum sale on Saturday, raising money for the purchase and repair of instruments and for the purchase of sheet music. Funds will also be used for the band’s educational activities. Left: Madison Muthart, 12 (left), of Alsip and Megan Begley, 12, of Palos Heights, share a laugh on Saturday morning at Independence Jr. High’s pumpkin patch at the school, 6601 W. Highland Dr. in Palos Heights. Right: Jake Cachor, 10, of Palos Heights, lays out mums for sale.

STUDENT NEWS Palos Heights man earns advanced degree Eric Johnston of Palos Heights has earned a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Johnston was among approximately 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 253rd Commencement exercises this spring.

Orland Park students graduate from Augustana Augustana College held its spring commencement ceremony and included in the spring graduates were five Orland Park residents.

Guadalupe Gallegos majored in biology, Spanish for professional use and Latin American studies, Meghan McLean majored in business administration and marketing and communication studies, Hanna Gobeille studied biology, psychology and public health and Justin Joy studied biology.

Barrie Chileen majored in geography and environmental studies and was awarded her degree cum laude.

Area students graduate from University of Alabama The University of Alabama awarded approximately 5,000 degrees during spring commencement and included in those numbers were two students from Orland

Park and one from Palos Park.

Degree recipients included Jinnie Christensen of Orland Park who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Sahiti Madireddy of Orland Park who received a Bachelor of Science degree.

Daniel Walkowski of Palos Park earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Shepard students make foreign-language NHS Shepard High School recently honored its students who met the standards for induction into the foreign language national honor society for students of French, German and Spanish.

Criteria included completing three semesters of language study, a grade point average of 3.6 in foreign language classes, and an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Shepard students qualifying for Spanish NHS included Giselle Abarca, Hanin Abuzer, Daniel Becker, Brenna Braasch, Casey Bruce, Millisent Caballero, Kelli Callahan, Kevin Callahan, Maura Callahan, David Castillo, Paula Clohessy, Breanna Cordova, Grace Culver, Frankie DiDio, Tyler Divis, DeAni Dunigan, Matthew Dykstra, Farah Elhoumaidi, Nicole Fleck, Raine Folk, Paulina Goryl, Isabella Gorzelniowski, Cristian Guerrero, Rebecca Harkala, Arthur Hernandez, Nadia Hernandez, Tania Hernandez, Valeria Hernandez, Brandon Herrera, Meghan Hill, Emma Horstmann, Scott Huston, Joe Iaquinta and Veronica Janik.

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Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, is hosting several events in October and November.

For more information, call the college at (708) 597-3000.

• Trinity Christian College will present one-act plays which several seniors have selected, casted and directed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 in the Kallemen Theatre in the Art and Communication Center.

Tickets are $5 each. For more ticket information and where to purchase them, call the college.

• As part of WorldView, Trinity is hosting two lectures about the impact of the Reformation.

Dr. Suzanne McDonald of Western Theological Seminary will speak 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Dr.Eduardo Echeverria, class of 1973, of Sacred Heart Major Seminary will speak at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 18. Both lectures are free and will take place in the Grand Lobby of Ozinga Chapel.

• Trinity will host its annual fall instrumental concert at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 20 in the Ozinga Chapel Auditorium. The concert is free and will feature the Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble.

• Trinity’s free fall choral concert will take place at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Ozinga Chapel Auditorium. The concert will feature the Concert Choir, Gospel Choir and the Honors Ensemble.

• Fall Fest, combining homecoming and family weekend, is coming to Trinity on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4. Everyone is invited to attend. More information can be found on the college’s website.

hosting a panel discussion about Intimate Partner Violence at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in Warde Academic Center’s McGuire Hall on the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Admission is free and open to the public.

Registration is preferred by Tuesday, Oct 17. For more information, call the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (773) 298-3316.

The discussion will highlight how to identify abuse and available resources for survivors.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.

Intimate Partner Violence is a serious problem to public health that affects millions of people in America. Physical, sexual and psychological abuse all fall under the umbrella of harmful behaviors.

The panel will be moderated by Father Charles Dahm, the Chicago Archdiocesan director for Domestic Violence Outreach, will moderate the panel. Featured speakers on the panel include: • Jacklyn Boekeloo, sexual assault nurse examiner • Maria S. Cedeno, director of Victim Services, Crisis Center for South Suburbia • Cara Smith, chief policy officer for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart • Jennifer Greene, policy director, Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy • Savana M. Martin, strategy analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois • Aileen Robinson, interim Domestic Violence Operations coordinator, Domestic Violence Program, Chicago Police Department.

Invite job seekers to free Moraine Valley to host employment fair Students, alumni and community members who are seeking hourly or salaried jobs, or paid or non-paid internships, can network with a variety of employers that have job openings during Moraine Valley Community College’s Fall Job Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.

The free fair will be held in the Moraine Business and Conference Center (Building M), on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy. in Palos Hills.

Professional business attire and résumés are required for entry.

Registration is not required.

A complete list of companies expected to attend the fair, as well as additional information, can be found at morainevalley. edu/events/job-fair, by calling the Job Resource Center at (708) 9745737 or emailing jrc@morainevalley.edu.

day, Oct. 28 at St. Charles Borromeo Center, 101 Airport Road, Romeoville.

All community members are welcome to attend the annual conference, where women network, educate, mentor, inspire and motivate each other. The one-day, female-focused conference offers career development opportunities, ways to help attendees achieve personal goals, and a chance for Lewis alumnae to meet and network with fellow graduates.

Pre-conference activities will start at 10:15 a.m. and at 11:30 a.m. conference participants will eat lunch and hear the keynote speakers Mary Lancaster, partner at Wermer, Rogers, Doran and Ruzon LLC and State Rep. Natalie Manley (D-98th), hosts of WJOL Radio’s “Friday Mornings with Lynne, Mary and Natalie” show as they present, “Don’t Pull Up the Ladder: How Women Can Give Other Women a Hand Up in the Professional World.”

Some of the topics of the breakout sessions include Eliminate the Fear of Leaving Your Comfort Zone, Embracing the Roller Coaster Ride of Life, Persisting for Positive Results- 5 P’s, Staying Healthy and Fit on a Busy Schedule, and Live Your Dreams. The day will conclude with a wine and cheese reception.

Before the conference begins, there will be optional activities for attendees including one-on-one resume reviews. Attendees will go home with an Isaac Mizrahi clutch. Early registration is recommended, as supplies are limited.

For more information, call Dennisa Walker at (815) 836-5882 or email her at walkerde@lewisu.edu.

Marist High School to host open house Marist High School invites grammar school students and their parents to its open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29.

Open house gives grade school students and their families the chance to tour the school, meet with teachers, coaches and students, and review the academic, athletic and extracurricular programs available at Marist.

The day will also allow visitors to see Marist’s entrepreneurial center, broadcast center, design studio and other facilities across its 55-acre campus. There will be classes in session, performances by the band and chorus and a number of interactive events throughout the day.

Additionally, the opportunity to shadow at Marist as part of the Fridays at Marist program is available through Dec. 1. Sixth through eighth grade students can register in advance online at the Marist website.

For more information, call (773) 881-5363.

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Final outdoor Palos Heights Farmers Market set for Wednesday Oct. 18

Market raffle to take place at noon

Revelers disembark from the hayride at Lake Katherine.

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Lake Katherine hosts October activities A number of activities are coming up at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights.

• The annual fall hayride and campfire returns on Friday, Oct. 20, between 7 and 9.30 p.m.

The hayride will be followed by pumpkin painting, treats and songs around the campfire. Preregistration is required.

Registration is also open for Lake Katherine’s October children’s programs: • Children in kindergarten to third grade are invited to join the Junior Explorers for the Who Lives In A Tree program, set for 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Fee is $6 per child. The activity includes a walk outdoors and a small craft project.

• A homeschool program, Birds & Migration, for children in kindergarten to sixth grade, will take place between 1 and 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 19. The program will investigate why birds migrate and include a game to help understand the risks and adversity they face. The cost is $6 per child.

• Lake Katherine’s Eco-Explorers program, Pumpkinpalooza, for children in grades 3-5, will take place from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25. Children will decorate a pumpkin, take a fall hike and enjoy a pumpkin snack. The cost is $6 per child.

• Three options for Little Explorers, ages 3-6, are offered at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27 and 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28. The hourlong Tree-mendous programs will invite kids to look at roots, branches and falling leaves to help understand the giant plants. The program costs $6 per child and includes a walk outdoors and a small craft project.

• Families are also invited to attend a free program of Stargazing with astronomer Joe Mayer at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

Attendees are asked to meet near the entrance bridge. The program will be cancelled in the case of cloudy skies, rain or snow.

COMMUNITY NOTES Palos Lions to participate in Candy Day The Palos Lions Club will participate in Lions International Candy Day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14. Palos Lions Club members will hand out rolls of mint candy at busy intersections in Palos on that day.

Some local stores will support this effort by displaying Lions Candy Day counter trays that allow for a donation in exchange for candy rolls.

Palos Lions President Herb Schumann announced that the local share of the donations would go to the Lions International Hurricane Relief fund, which is channeling funds to all the hurricane relief efforts.

“We share our local contributions with The Lions of Illinois Foundation, to be used for services for the blind and deaf,” said Schumann.

“Camp Lions for visually-hearing impaired children and the mobile screening units for hearing and sight are great examples of the work of the Lions of Illinois Foundation.”

During the week before Candy Day the counter trays will be displayed in local stores. Palos Lions will be collecting donations throughout that week at stores, train stations and at community events.

Fall fishing derby coming to Horsetail Lake The Village of Palos Park and the Forest Preserves of Cook County are offering residents and their families a day of fishing. Rods will be available to borrow on a first come, first served basis.

Check-in is at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at Horsetail Lake, McCarthy Road (123rd Street) and 104th Avenue. The fishing derby will run 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Prizes for first and second place in four age groups will be awarded at 11:30 a.m. This is a free event for all ages For more information, call (708) 671-3760.

Crisis Center to host ‘Dance 4 Awareness’ An off-duty Chicago police officer who was wounded by gunfire along with her daughter, will highlight the Dance 4 Awareness event from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at Moraine Valley Community College Business and Conference Center, 9000 Old 88th Ave., Palos Hills Officer Samella Ramirez was shot several times in the face, neck and both arms and her daughter was wounded in the thigh. Anthony Gates who fled from the scene and was later arrested.

Prosecutors disclosed that Gates had a history of domestic violence with his ex-girlfriend and took the action because he was “upset because he felt that he had not been seeing his son as much as he wanted.”

Ramirez will be speaking about her experience at D4A with a goal

to help raise funds for victims of domestic violence.

Dancers who register and raise at least $200 for the Crisis Center for South Suburbia will have an all access pass to the event including, two each of food and (non-alcoholic) drink tickets, a D4A T-shirt and goody bag and a personalized online fundraising page.

Proceeds from the event go toward services and education programs offered by CCSS. Fundraised donations are tax deductible.

For those not raising funds, time on the dance floor can be purchased the night of the event. Food, beverages and concessions will also be available for purchase.

For more information, call (708) 429-7255.

Hurley to hit coffee shops State Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) is inviting area residents to meet with her to discuss state and local issues during her Coffee Stop Shop Half Marathon on Saturday, Oct. 14. She will be visiting 13 locations throughout the day; locally, her stops include: • 10:40 a.m. at Starbucks, 7202 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.

• 11:20 a.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 13029 S. LaGrange Road, Palos Park.

• noon at Blissful Banana Café, 15447 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park.

• 12:40 p.m. at Starbuck’s inside Jewel-Osco, 9350 W. 159th St., Orland Park.

• 1:20 p.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 11309 W. 143rd St., Orland Park.

• 2 p.m. at Starbucks at 14209 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park.

• 2:40 p.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 6707 W. 111th St., Worth.

For more information, contact Hurley’s office at (773) 445-8128.

Orland police hosts ‘citizen academy’ Adults who have an interest in law enforcement are invited to register for the Orland Park Police Department’s Citizens’ Police Academy set for Saturday, Oct. 14.

The one-day class runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Orland Park Police Department headquarters, 15100 S. Ravinia Ave. There is no charge for the class, and lunch will be provided.

The class is limited in size and is open to adults age 18 and older.

A criminal history review will be conducted on each registrant prior to acceptance into the academy.

The academy curriculum includes the functions of the department’s Patrol and Investigations Divisions. Participants will also meet officers serving in the Traffic Unit, DARE Program and schools. The department’s K-9 Unit will conduct a demonstration, and students may participate in mock traffic stops along with other simulations.

Registration forms can be downloaded and printed from the village’s website at orlandpark.org/ DocumentCenter/View/28431.

For more information, call Sgt. Wayne Lee at (708) 349-4111.

Orland Grassland to host bird walk A bird walk, led by two Orland Grassland Volunteers, Mike McNamee and Marnie Baker will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at Orland Grassland South.

Bird watchers are asked to join them in the parking lot on 104th Avenue south of 179th. The group will be looking for warblers and ducks at the newest Audubon Important Bird Area. Migrating shorebirds and other important sightings have been made recently. It is strongly recommended that those going on the bird walk wear long sleeves, long pants and sturdy shoes for walking on natural terrain. Participants should also bring bug spray binoculars.

For more information, contact Baker at marnie.baker@gmail.com.

Cancer Society to host Harry Potter night Harry Potter fans will come together for a night of trivia and more at the Harry Potter Trivia Night event to benefit the American Cancer Society at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the American Legion Hall, 17423 67th Court, Tinley Park. The evening will include Harry Potter trivia, costume contest, raffles, shopping the vendors of Wizards Lane, pizza for purchase and a cash bar. The donation is $10 per person. This is a 21 and over event.

The event is being held to benefit the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society provides free information and support for people facing the disease today, and funds cancer research that will help protect future generations.

For more information, tickets, sponsorship or vendor opportunities, call Karen Bruck at (708) 633-7771, or email her at karen. bruck@cancer.org.

Seek input on Orland advisory groups The Village of Orland Park will host a community workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. The workshop is being held “to foster an open dialogue about the structure of the village’s advisory boards and commissions,” according to a statement from village officials.

The public’s input is sought for how the village should move forward with its advisory board structure. Current commission and advisory board members have been invited to participate.

The workshop will include the history and current purpose of the advisory boards and commissions.

It will include breakout sessions analyzing the current work and future of the boards focusing on how to effectively improve the groups. The morning will end with a summary of the breakout sessions presented to the village’s Board of Trustees.

Refreshments will be served.

The final outdoor Palos Heights Farmers Market of the 2017 season will take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 12217 S. Harlem Ave. Make sure to stock up on all your favorite products.

Celebrate fall with delicious autumnal produce and flowering plants available in this final week.

Examples of available produce include a large variety of apples, cider, plums, peaches, multiple varieties of pears, berries, tomatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, radishes, kohlrabi, beets, summer and fall squashes, carrots, multiple colored cauliflowers, broccoli, cucumbers, mushrooms, green beans, various onions, green and red cabbage, cucumbers, many colors of peppers, eggplant and more.

Other food products available include breads, bakery, pies, noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils, vinegars, jams, local honey, beef, pork, bacon, sausages, chicken, salsas, pasta sauces, Italian peppers, three different varieties of ready to-eat-tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready-to-bake pizza, pesto, organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties as well as wraps, soups, desserts and peppers.

Beautiful cut flower arrangements are also at the market, along with decorative small squashes and gourds. Finally, here’s your last chance to pick up everything you need for fall gatherings and football tailgate parties at the Pampered Chef.

We also have all the outdoor fall decorations you need. Gourds, decorative squashes, corn husks and beautiful large mum plants in a large variety of colors are available while supplies last. The mums and many other fall perennial plants can be found at the Hiemenz Nursery tent.

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

Shop early for best selection.

The Palos Heights Farmers Market will be moving indoors starting Nov. 18. The market will be located in the Orchard Room at the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St., from

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The vendors of the Palos Heights Farmers Market say “thanks” for another great season! The market will move indoors Saturday, Nov. 18th from 8 a.m. to noon at the Palos Heights Recreation Department.

8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16 of 2017, as well as Saturdays, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 10 and April 21 of 2018.

Many of the current vendors will be participating, along with a few new ones. Mark your calendars now. More information will be available at the City Tent.

The year-end Market Raffle will be held at noon on Oct. 18.

All completed Frequent Shopper Cards are entered into the drawing.

Make sure to have yours turned in by noon on that day. Double credit is given on a weekly basis when either a canned food or fresh produce donation is received.

Canned donations are given to the Palos United Methodist Church Food Pantry, and fresh produce donations are given to Operation Blessing in Alsip. LINK cards are accepted at the Palos Heights Farmers Market. Recipients must stop at the City Tent to start the process.

Camille’s Confections, located at 12216 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights will be the guest in the Community Tent. Camille’s sells homemade toffee in half- and fullpound packages, made with real butter in a variety of flavors. The original handmade English toffee will be available at the market, but many other varieties are available.

They include Coconut Macadamia Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate Cranberry Almond, Nutty Buddy, Sassy Sea Salt and Maple Bacon Pecan. Camille’s is now taking orders for Thanksgiving and Christmas, corporate gift-giving, gifts for hostesses, teachers, families and more!

The Palos Heights Library will also join the Community Tent on

from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 18..

Thank you to the library for joining the market twice monthly the entire season, giving out information and entertaining and educating the children of our community. While at the Oct. 18 market, representatives will have information about the Fall Fest Week at the library, from Oct. 15 to 21. In addition, all the October and November programs for adults and children, including movies, story hours and book clubs will be highlighted.

The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe, M.D. of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2017 “Recipes of the Week.”

Thank you to Dr. John Principe MD for his commitment to the Palos Market with the weekly recipe and promotional assistance.

This week’s recipe is “Creamy Kale and Pumpkin Soup.” Stop by the City Tent to pick up this week’s recipe along with previous market recipes. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD.com and at www.palosheights.org.

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

Additional information about the market can be found at palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights.org, calling (708) 361-1800 or visiting the market’s Facebook page.

Traditional spelling bee is back in Orland A long-standing Orland Park tradition returns on Sunday, Oct. 15 when the Presbyterian Church of Orland Park and the Village of Orland Park co-host the 39th annual Orland Park Open Spelling Bee. Children ages 8 to 10 compete at 2 p.m., followed by those 11 years old through high school age at 2:45 p.m. Adults compete at 3:30 p.m. and the awards presentation is at 4:30 p.m. The competition is held at the church, 13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park.

There is no charge to participate; however, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information or to register, call (708)

448-8142 or email pcorland@ gmail.com. Include the name of the speller, home address, phone number, age and school attending.

Participants need not live in Orland Park. Ribbons and trophies will be awarded to top finishers.

Winners are determined according to age groups with 12 trophies and 24 medals presented to the winners. First, second and third place trophies are awarded for four categories, three divided according to age and the fourth category of overall winners.

Orland Park village officials serve as judges for the contest each year.

Retired School Superintendent

Dr. Bill Smith has been overseeing the annual contest for nearly four decades. He credits Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” for prompting the idea of a community wide spelling bee.

“In the story, they had an all town spelling bee in 1882 in the Dakota Territories. I held my first spelling bee during our nation’s bi-centennial in Oak Lawn in 1976 and have held more than 100 since then,” Smith said.

He added, “The Orland Park Open Spelling Bee affords an opportunity for inter-generational competition,” Smith said, “You don’t find many things that do that.”

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Dog-calming drug prompts caution JOHN FLEMING

DVM • PrairieStateVet.com

Dear Readers, Just a brief note of caution about a new product for dogs called Sileo. We have a client who told us how much she likes her dog’s calmer behavior during thunderstorms. Somehow, she got this prescription drug (a gel) off the internet. We were detailed by our rep on the product and decided we have enough safer meds to use. We decided not to carry it in our pharmacy.

The FDA is warning veterinarians about the risk of accidental overdose with Sileo (dexmedetomidine oromucosal gel), manufactured by Pfizer (Zoetis).

This product is a prescription given to dogs to treat noise aversion (anxiety and/or fear).

The drug is packaged in an oral dosing syringe with a ring-stop on the plunger that must be “dialed” and locked into place in order to set the proper dose.

Overdose can occur if the ring is not fully locked.

In some cases of reported overdosing, the entire contents of the dosing syringe were administered to dogs. In these reported cases the dogs experienced clinical signs which included lethargy, sedation, sleepiness, slow heart rate, loss of consciousness, shallow or slow breathing, impaired balance or incoordination, low blood pressure and muscle tremors.

At this time, the FDA has not conclusively shown that the problem is with the dosing ring. If it is not a problem with the ring, then I would be concerned that some dogs are just too sensitive to this product or people are too dumb to use the ring properly.

We use this drug (Dexdormitor) as one of our IV injections to induce general anesthesia and love it.

It is really potent. There is no way I would dispense this product to a client, especially if they have kids.

Dear Dr. Fleming, I have a new Rottweiler puppy and my friend who knows a lot about dogs says I need to supplement her with calcium for her bones. Do you recommend this? He also says to give her 200 units of vitamin D3 a couple of times weekly.

Roxie, Worth Dear Roxie, Follow your friend’s advice only if you want to

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Contestants (from left) John Simon and Janet Almen, Nancy Norkiewicz and Arthur Murray Owner Bobby Mrowiec and Patti Parker (foreground right) and Joe Boyle go over some dance lessons. More than 30 area senior citizens and high school seniors displayed their dance skills that night.

Meet Andy, Joy and Emma from Tinley Park. Emma is an 11-year old torti-shell.

create problems for your new dog. Over-nutrition of large and giant-breed puppies during their rapid growth phase can result in developmental orthopedic disease (DOD). Excess energy supplement-intake results in rapid growth and obesity, which are associated with DOD. Excessive intake of calcium (greater than three percent of the dry matter content of the food) also increases the risk of DOD. Adding in synthetic vitamin D worsens the problem.

Free-choice feeding of large dogs has been shown to increase the risk of DOD. DOD can manifest itself as hip dysplasia, osteochondrosis dissecans, joint laxity, ligament laxity or hyperextended joints. A common clinical sign is lameness.

Treatment of DOD depends on the specific orthopedic problem present and may include medications and/or surgery. Diets formulated for large-breed dogs during growth are worth looking into. Although the calcium intake is important, the dietary calcium-to-phosphorous ratio is even more important.

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— Martin Luther King

Dancing with ‘senior stars’ coming up Senior citizens paired with high school senior dance partners will compete for fame and fun at Dancing With the Senior Stars, set for Thursday, Oct. 19 at Georgios Banquets, 8800 W. 159th St., Orland Park.

The event, now in its sixth year, is sponsored by Orland Township government. This is the first year that young and old are being paired.

“We’re excited to re-imagine this event to spotlight the dancing flair among both of our ‘senior’ communities,” said Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady.

“Dancing With the Senior Stars always makes for an entertaining

time and it benefits a very worthy cause.”

The winning student and senior citizen will receive, respectively, a $1,000 college scholarship and a cash prize. Participating students also will earn service hours. Proceeds benefit the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships to high school seniors based on academic achievement and community service.

For details on the event, call township headquarters at (708) 403-4222.

Contestants gathered for a meet and greet on Sept.5 at Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 16131 S.

LaGrange Road, Orland Park.

Professional dancers provided instruction to each contestant team.

“I’m really thrilled about doing this,” said Sandburg High School senior Joe Boyle at the Sept. 5 event. “I work with the Orland Township Youth Commission, and I just thought it would be great to be a part of this.”

“My senior counselor emailed us about Dancing with the Senior Stars, and it looked like a real fun experience,” added Providence Catholic High School senior Athena Okrie.

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HEALTH BEAT Orland Township offers flu, pneumonia shots Adults 19 and older can get their flu and pneumonia shots together at Orland Township’s 2017 clinics at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. Both Pneumovax 23 and Prevnar 13 will be available at all clinics.

It is recommended to those getting the shots consult their doctor to find out which one is needed. An appointment is needed for a pneumonia shot. For more information and an appointment, call (708) 403-4222. Proof of residency is required.

Medicare cards must be presented at the time of vaccination.

Those with a Medicare Advantage plan are not eligible for a free vaccination.

Flu shots will be administered from 3 to 6 p.m. every Monday and from 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday until Monday, Oct. 30.

Pneumonia vaccine prices vary depending on whether the patient has Medicare Part B. • Pnuemovax 23 for adults 50 to 64 and 65 and older without Medicare B is $100.

• Prevnar 13 for adults 19 and older and 65 and older without Medicare Part B is $195.

• Adults 65 and older with Medicare Part B will receive the shot for free.

There are also fees for the Quadrivalent flu vaccine. Quadrivalent protects against four different flu viruses.

Children six months of age to 18 years old who meet eligibility requirements will receive the vaccine free of charge. Adults 19 to 64 will pay $25. The senior high-dose flu vaccine will be given free of charge to adults 65 and older who have Medicare Part B. Those adults 65 and older who do not have Medicare Part B will be charged $40.

The next flu vaccine drive-thru clinic is schedule from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Orland Township office.

Palos Park Rec Dept. hosting Western night The Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St., will host a Western night line dance and dinner beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21.

A buffet of baked chicken, pork chops, sides, dessert, and beverages begins at 6:30 p.m. A DJ will entertain the crowd and a Touch of Country’s Ms. Dee will lead the steps until 9 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the Recreation Center for $30 each.

For more information, call (708)

671-3760.

Palos Hospital celebrates cancer survivors Palos Hospital, 12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights, will host Survive and Thrive, a free event for cancer survivors and their loved ones from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26.

The event will celebrate moving through survivorship with a focus on wellbeing, spirituality and support. Presentations include a discussion of the late effects of cancer treatment, resources available in survivorship and a cancer survivor discussion panel, all moderated by medical oncologist Shadi Latta, M.D. The morning will also features a talk by Second City-trained humorist and cancer survivor Tracy DeGraaf.

Light refreshments will be served. This is a free event, however registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, call (708) 226 2300.

Sportsplex offering free events for all area seniors Healthy lifestyles, physical fitness and medical screenings are just some of the activities that will be offered during Sportsplex Senior Week hosted by the Village of Orland Park Recreation Department.

Seniors need not be Sportsplex members or village residents to participate in the free activities that are open to all area seniors.

Offered October 16-19, the fourday health and fitness festival will offer healthy activities for seniors age 55 and older. All activities will be held at the Village of Orland Park Sportsplex, 11351 W. 159th St. Senior oriented events will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 18 and from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.

Opportunities include the walking club, workouts, pickle ball, bocce ball and more. Light and Healthy Moves will be held Oct. 17 to get participants moving.

Flu shots will be available for a fee and are free for seniors with Medicare insurance coverage.

Total cholesterol checks will be available for a fee and the Sportsplex will offer light refreshments and breakfast on different days.

Information tables with healthy living, home health care, senior medical care and more will be on-hand all four days during the event.

Raffle prizes from area businesses will be awarded at the end of the night on Oct. 19. Winner does not need to be present to win.

T-shirts can be claimed Oct. 19 after participation in the exercise classes from 4 to 5pm. Walking club will begin at 5 p.m. T-shirts and raffle will be at approximately 6:30pm.

Pre-registration is required for many of the free events. Registration is ongoing and all events are free except for the medical screenings. Seniors who bring a friend will receive an additional raffle ticket.

Further information and registration is available at the Village of Orland Park Sportsplex or by calling the Sportsplex at (708) 645-7529.

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Park Ace Hardware to open its third location in Frankfort Park Ace Hardware, which has locations in Tinley Park and Orland Hills, is getting ready to open its third location near Lincoln Highway and LaGrange Road in Frankfort.

The company has an October opening planned in the former Duke’s Ace Hardware at 21150 S. LaGrange Road in the Jewel-Osco plaza.

Duke’s closed that location in August because of a rent increase.

It still has stores in Palos Hills and Burbank.

Deanna Steinhauser, one of the four co-owners of the store founded in Tinley in 1978, said they wanted to give Frankfort its own hardware store.

“Frankfort needs a hometown hardware store,” she said. “We all live here. We want to make it a friendly, hometown store.”

She said the hours at the Frankfort store would be the same as the Tinley and Orland Hills locations, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

She said there would be some new staffers hired and workers from the Tinley location would be coming over to help get the new store started.

For information, call 708-4292770 or visit parkacehardwarestores.com.

Barraco’s reopens in Evergreen Park A little more than a year after a kitchen fire caused Barraco’s

BOB BONG to close its flagship location at 95th Street and Lawndale Avenue in Evergreen Park, the restaurant reopened last week bigger and better than ever.

The location at 3701 W. 95th St. is much larger than its original footprint because Barraco’s added the space from the adjoining Naples Bakery, which closed at the end of last year.

The new restaurant is open seven days a week 24 hours per day. It offers dine-in, carry out, delivery, a sports bar, banquet and party room and catering.

The location closed after a fire broke out early in the morning hours of Sept. 24 that caused extensive damage to the kitchen.

Evergreen Park Fire Chief Ron Kleinhaus said that the fire began when an oven caught fire in the kitchen. Flames spread to the ceiling and vents, he said.

The company continued to operate from its other six locations while the Evergreen site was being rebuilt.

For information, call 708-424

Plaza shopping center.

The shop specializes in frozen treats including sundaes, milkshakes, ice cream sandwich cookies and Italian ices available in more than 65 flavors.

The Burbank location is the Pennsylvania-based chain’s first shop in Illinois. It was started in 1984 and has more than 600 locations worldwide.

Store hours are from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

For information, call 708-4231745.

Checkers opens in Alsip Tampa-based Checkers DriveIns opened a new restaurant this week in south suburban Alsip.

The hamburger joint held a soft opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 11915 S. Pulaski Road and features indoor seating as well as its drive-through window. A grand opening is planned for later.

This is the second time around in Alsip for Checkers, which also operates Rally’s Hamburgers and had a Checkers location in Alsip several years ago.

The Alsip location was developed by Checkers franchisee BFR Foods LLC of Chicago.

For information, call 708-3961930 or visit www.checkers.com.

Italian ice shop opens in Burbank

Pumpkin Patch Festival returns to Bridgeview

Rita’s of Burbank, a franchised Italian ice shop, opened last month at 4841 W. 79th St. in Burbank

The third annual Pumpkin Patch Festival is returning to Bridgeview for two weekends in October.

AREA PROPERTY TRANSFERS Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Regional News does not attempt to correct errors made by that office.

Orland Park Marinier Stacy L to Mizera Justin E, 15334 Royal Foxhunt Rd, $270,000; Fannie Mae to Spruta Barbara, 15221 Lawrence Ct, $245,000; Davies Elinor C to Voss David, 10853 Minnesota Ct, Unit #51, $200,000; Thompson Janet R Tr to Traver Bryce R, 10710 Voss Dr, $434,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Butler Cheryl L, 9750 Koch Ct, Unit #1C, $169,000; Assink Paul E Tr to Ormond Judith A, 7310 153rd Pl, Unit #187310, $152,000; Hallowell Susanne Tr to Law Suzanne M, 7230 153rd Ct, Unit #21, $159,500; Rutter Aaron P to CSMA Blt LLC, 9002 Poplar Rd, $240,000; Petrauskas Dorothy A Tr to Krzak Robert, 11855 Old Spanish Rd, $270,000; Hackett Patrick J to Mcclowry Therese M, 17818 Bernard Dr, Unit #2A, $156,000; Schumacher Lynn S to Zurek Virginia, 14421 Ridge Rd, Unit #4, $117,500; Togtman Clara Tr to Tabanov Lidija, 7307 153rd Pl, Unit #227307, $148,000; Dykstra Shirley to Talsma Nellie, 7550 Willowood Ct, Unit #4, $140,000; Albany B&T Co Tr to Cole Latisha S, 15710 Sunset Ridge

Ct, Unit #157102S, $164,500; Marquette Bk Tr to GBN Homes LLC, 8632 144th St, $195,000; Urbank Dolores H Tr to Hall Martin E, 17621 Kimberly Ln, Unit #44, $275,000; Kelly John G to Bonner Daniel E, 15801 Orlan Brook Dr, Unit #52, $125,000; Wunder Robert G Jr to Dorigan Neil F, 8437 Golfview Dr, $450,000; Beeler Leslie L to Lee Chad, 14212 Creekcrossing Dr, $385,000; Mentz Edward M to Chelmecki Christopher, 17548 San Bernardind Dr, $395,000; Keane James J to Ghanem Dina, 15259 Narcissus Ct, $307,500; Grassini Teresa to Saso Peter W Sr, 11909 Durnee Ln, $160,000.

The festival will take place the weekends of Oct. 13-15 and Oct. 20-22 on the grounds of the Bridgeview Shopping Center at 7701 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview.

The festival will feature a variety of family friendly events including the unveiling of a 1,000-pound pumpkin. There will also be pumpkin painting, cow milking, music, carnival rides, food vendors, petting zoo, apple bobbing, games, costume contest, potato sack races, bag toss, hula hoop contest and, of

course, pumpkins.

“I am so glad that we have a Pumpkin Patch near Chicago. It is easily accessible and my kids loved the pumpkins, rides and activities, it’s just like going to a pumpkin farm but closer and cleaner,” stated Emily Pugh, a two-year participant of the festival.

The Pumpkin Patch Festival event schedule is subject to change. To learn more about the festival and be kept up to date on all upcoming announcements,

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Palos Park Episcopal Day Care teachers, students and families participate in festival parade Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center’s favorite way to kick off a new school year is by participating in the Autumn in the Park Festival Parade. At the parade on Sept. 16 teachers, students and families enjoyed the parade weekend. The children passed out candy to parade-goers. The parade, along with many other activities that the school hosts, is one way for families to get to know one another. Family participation is an integral part of the Center, 12219 S. 86th Ave.

DEATH NOTICES HOUSES OF WORSHIP Chester Kwilosz

Chester M. Kwilosz, 98, a former Palos Park resident, died Friday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Mr. Kwilosz, along with his late brother, Ed Kwilosz, owned and operated the Kwilosz Meat Market and Grocery Store, Chester Kwilosz which was formerly located at 46th and Springfield Avenue in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. A World War II Army veteran, he was also a member of the Ted Stempien VFW Post 8821.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan Shiner; son, Thomas; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13 at Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Ltd., 8999 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs. Services are at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 from the funeral home to Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Palos Park, for 10 a.m. Mass.

Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

Armenian archbishop to talk on global issues Former National of Council of Churches President His Eminence Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Sts. Joachim and Anne Aremenian Apostolic Church, 12600 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights.

Admission to the talk and reception are free.

Aykazian will talk about Christians in the Middle East, religious persecution throughout the world and the global refugee crisis.

Following his talk there will be time for questions. A reception will follow.

Aykazian has served since January 2000 as the ecumenical director and diocesan legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern). Aykazian was born in Siirt, Turkey in 1951.

He studied theology at the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem and was ordained a deacon in 1968 and a priest in 1971. In 1992, he was ordained a bishop.

In addition to his seminary education in Jerusalem and at the Holy Cross Armenian Seminary in Istanbul, he received a

Bachelor of Divinity degree from Kings College in London. Aykazian studied pastoral theology at St. Augustine’s College in Canterbury, England, received his Ph.D. from the Armenian Academy of Sciences’ Department of History and completed the Ph.D. course requirements at Fribourg Catholic University in Switzerland.

Presbyterian Church to host Halloween party The Presbyterian Church of Orland Park, 13401 S. Wolf Road, is hosting a Halloween party from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 for children 3 to 11 years old.

There is no admission fee.

Children are invited for Halloween-themed lunch, fun, games and crafts. Costumes are welcome, but participants are asked not to wear masks or bring weapons, and be able to move freely. Children can wear orange and black, as well. The event includes a special visit from Nature’s Creatures for a 30-minute live animal show.

For more information or to register, call Cindy at (708) 4488142 or email her at cindypcop@ comcast.net

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Elim Team TRI supports HOPE Packs Elim Team TRI was represented in their fourth annual appearance at the Chicago Triathlon on Aug. 26.

Over 40 supporters of Elim Christian Services and Elim’s unique HOPE Packs program and 16 Elim adults teamed up at the Chicago Triathlon in an effort to build community and to support HOPE Packs for Chicago-area kids.

These Elim participants united once again to form “Elim Team TRI”, competing either as individuals or as relay teams, to “TRI” to make a local difference, raising valuable funds for HOPE Packs of school supplies for children in

need.

Elim’s HOPE Packs program gives adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to assemble school supply kits for disadvantaged children in Chicago and surrounding areas. HOPE Packs provide Elim’s adults hardto-find, meaningful employment and gives them the opportunity to serve others – something that brings them deep joy and fulfillment. The HOPE Packs program also provides needy children with essential school supplies, equipping them for success in school.

Elim Team TRI races each year to support the assembly of thou-

sands of HOPE packs for local kids in need, including children in Chicago, Ford Heights, Midlothian school districts, Merrillville, and more.

To learn more about the HOPE Packs program and this event, call (708) 293-6509.

Elim Christian Services is a 501(c)(3) designated charity, with its main campus in Palos Heights and its south campus in Orland Park. Through its Illinois campuses and its outreach partnership nationally and globally, Elim Christian Services serves over 900 children and adults with disabilities.

Orland Park Boy Scout Troop 383 celebrates five members earning the rank of Eagle Scout Five members of Orland Park Boy Scout Troop 383 recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout within one week of each other.

“It’s unusual when large troops have a handful of Scouts reach Eagle at the same time,” said Troop 383 Scoutmaster Gerry Klotz. “For a small troop like ours to have more than half the troop earn Eagle at the same time — that’s huge. These guys are all involved in other activities — sports, jobs, academics, band and more — yet they pushed forward and helped and encouraged each other to reach the top.”

The highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, the designation of “Eagle Scout” was established more than 100 years ago.

Earning the rank of Eagle Scout takes years to accomplish, as Scouts must complete requirements at each of the six preceding ranks, earn 21 specific merit badges, serve in positions of responsibility within their troops, lead Eagle Scout projects and successfully pass a panel interview, the Eagle Scout board of review.

The five Eagles include John Jakstavich of Orland Park, a senior at Andrew High School, who was one of the troop’s founders in 2010. Jakstavich joined Orland Park Cub Scout Pack 383 as a fifth grade Webelos Scout. For his Eagle project, Jakstavich re-landscaped the village’s Beacon Avenue Old Village Hall, now the site of Orland Park’s history museum.

“History is one of my favorite subjects and when I found out that I could help the museum, I chose that as my project,” Jakstavich said.

“It was pretty detailed because I had to map out the landscaping for the building, choose what plants would go where and then lead a crew to plant everything and add the mulch. It still looks great.”

“Reaching Eagle is a huge accomplishment and I’m really proud of all of our guys,” Jakstavich said.

“I learned a lot along the way and we had great times together. We all learned things that we’ll use throughout our lives, and that’s pretty cool.”

A junior at Providence Catholic High School, Jack Barrett organized a collection for the Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Hope Children’s House in Oak Lawn. Barrett joined Troop 383 as a first-year Boy Scout in sixth grade having been a Cub Scout in grammar school.

“For my project, I collected more than 1,000 pounds of items for

the Ronald McDonald House, plus more than $500 in donations,” Barrett explained. “I chose this charity because everyone who stays there has a child who is sick and in need of serious medical attention.

I wanted to help them get basic things that we use every day and often take for granted. I wanted to help ease some of the stress that they’re facing during this difficult time in their lives.”

Jaden Mossman, of Orland Park, is a sophomore at Sandburg High School. For his Eagle project, Mossman led a crew of volunteers to build cat trees for PAWS Animal Shelter in Tinley Park. Mossman joined Scouts in second grade as a Wolf Cub Scout and has been active in Scouting for nine years.

“I knew that I wanted to do something to help animals, so I went to PAWS and asked what I could do,” Mossman explained.

“They said they needed cat trees, so I designed them and we built them last October. We made three different sizes and covered them with carpeting. The largest was more than six feet high.”

Also a sophomore at Sandburg, Colin Motzny oversaw the installation of emergency flashlights at the school. Motzny first joined Scouts as a Tiger Cub Scout in first grade and has been in Scouting for 10 years.

“Most of the school is serviced by generators, but there’s one area that doesn’t have emergency lighting,” Motzny said. “My project was overseeing the installation of emergency flashlights so students and teachers can get out safely if there’s an emergency and the lights go out.”

Troop 383 Senior Patrol Leader Mitchell Kramer, a sophomore at Sandburg, joined Cub Scouts in fourth grade as a Webelos I Scout. Explaining his Eagle project, Kramer said, “I organized a collection for the Manteno Veterans Home and collected more than 700 pounds of items for the veterans.

I picked this project because our troop has always been good friends of veterans and because I wanted to help the vets at Manteno.”

Troop 383 is chartered by the Village of Orland Park Veterans Commission.

“Earning Eagle Scout is the biggest accomplishment of my life so far,” Kramer added. “I worked very hard and very long to get it and I’ve learned some great things and met some great people along the way.”

“Earning this rank was an amazing experience,” Barrett said. “I

feel that it’s much more than the achievements that you make along the way. It’s about the memories you make with your friends and the amazing experiences you only get in the scouting program.”

Troop 383 was formed in 2010.

The troop advanced its first Eagle Scout in 2015. Tim Klotz, also a junior at Providence, was the troop’s first Eagle and has remained with the troop to help the other boys finish.

“We made a promise to each other a long time ago that we would do whatever we could to help each other reach Eagle,” the

younger Klotz said. “These guys all helped me make it in 2015 and we’ve all helped the five who just earned the rank,” he said. “Now we’re focused on making sure the last of our guys wraps up what he needs to get done to join the rest of us.”

“All of these Scouts began their quests for Eagle at different times and most of them crossed the finish line together,” the elder Klotz said.

“They have learned life skills, made memories that will last a life time, Supplied photo helped each other along the way Five members of Orland Park Boy Scout Troop 383 reached the rank of Eagle and are reaching the top together. Scout within a week of each other. Pictured are (from left) Jaden Mossman, We are very proud of all of them.” Colin Motzny, Jack Barrett, Mitch Kramer and John Jakstavich.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Blade Runner 2049’ expands legacy of the original version There was certain hesitancy on my part to see “Blade Runner 2049.” While not a diehard fan of the original “Blade Runner” (1982, directed by Ridley Scott), I deeply respect the craftsmanship, vision, original voice and influence that it has in the place of cinematic history. Almost no film could follow that without messing up the legacy. So it is a great relief to say that not only is “Blade Runner 2049” a sequel worth seeing, it is a sequel that actually expands upon the legacy of the original and takes the story in a new, interesting direction.

Plot spoilers abound in this mystery, so I will try to talk around the major plot points best I can.

I wouldn’t want a moment of this movie spoiled for anyone.

The film begins 30 years after the bleak and dismal future of the original, and things have only gotten bleaker and more dismal. We follow Officer K (Ryan Gosling), the titular Blade Runner whose job it is to track down and kill the synthetic humans known as Replicants. Only this time there’s a twist: Officer K is himself a Replicant. Hated by all – humans are suspicious of Replicants, and Replicants consider him a self-hating humanoid – Officer K is the ultimate outcast.

His existence only becomes more existentially challenging when he stumbles across a secret: Replicants are evolving in a way that makes them more human than ever anticipated. How? I won’t say. That it is for we who have seen it to know and you who haven’t to find out….

Director Denis Villeneuve is behind the camera this time and has made an incredibly wise choice: make a different kind of movie than the first. As directed by Scott, the first Blade Runner is a crime noir painted in futurism. Villeneuve has opted to keep the mystery elements of the first, but has made a decidedly more science fiction oriented film. This movie has made the main text what was once subtext.

And why not? It’s themes of humanity, agency and exploitation are worth exploring on a grand scale.

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26 Action toys since 1964 29 Discombobulated 31 Single dose?

33 It’s often made at parties 35 Part of a suit 37 Unlikely to bite 38 Join for a session 40 Base path?

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And yet, the relationship to the first film is still respected. Screenwriter Hampton Fancher has been brought back to help close the gap, along with scribe Michael Green, who is new to this universe. Scott is also on board as an executive producer.

Of course, the most publicized return to this world is Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard.

Ford, at this point, is no stranger to returning to his iconic roles. Some have been great, like his heralded turn as Han Solo in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015, directed by J.J. Abrams), others have been less welcomed, i.e. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008, directed

by Steven Spielberg). Ford’s reprisal of Deckard is one of the best performances he’s given this decade.

Without saying much, Ford displays 30 years of rough history since his character fled dystopian Los Angeles at the end of the original.

Gosling is also excellent in the film as the Replicant, who begins to question everything he thought he knew. Also great, as Officer K’s holographic girlfriend, is Ana de Armas. She provides some much needed warmth, heart and – oddly enough Down – humanity.

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Several activities for the week ahead have been announced at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 448-1473.

• Sunday at the Cinema presents “Jackie” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. The award winning film is about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as she fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children and define her husband’s historic legacy after the death of JFK. The movie’s runtime is 100 minutes.

• The Chicago Flamenco Ensemble will highlight Patron Appreciation Day at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 17. Patrons can celebrate their day with the live music of Spanish guitarists and flamenco dancing with the musicians from Spanish Guitar Chicago. The Friends of the Library are sponsoring this program.

• Tuesday Evening Book Discussion will focus on “The Tilted World” by Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. Copies of the book are available at the Front Desk. New members are always welcome.

• The Beer and Books Discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Joe Daniel’s Bar and Grill, 12218 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights.

Members will discuss the book “The Dry” by Jane Harper. Books are available at the library.

• The library will show the award winning film “Hidden Figures” based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly during Book and Film at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. All participants will be entered into a raffle to win a paperback copy of the book. The movie’s runtime is 127 minutes.

• Between Two Comets: The Life of Mark Twain will be presented by actor Terrence Lynch at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.

American writer Mark Twain lived his life between the Halley’s Comets of 1835 and 1910. During that time, he penned some of the most beloved and controversial literature of the 19th century.

Lynch will portray Twain as he discusses his life, writings, and constant struggle to be accepted by society and to support his family and his work.

• Several clubs meet each Tuesday at the library, including the Needle Club (for knitting and crocheting) from 10 a.m. to noon, Scrabble Club from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Conference Room and the Mahjong Club from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants are asked to register in advance because space is limited.

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Wrestler — drawing created in 2017; 24 x 18 in.; medium — pencils on paper, which form an abstract portrait.

Orland Park Public Library schedules events More than a dozen events have been scheduled at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5100.

• Super Senses Sensory Storytime will be held at 10 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 13. The program is for children ages 3 to 5. Parents or caretakers can bring their child to this interactive story time that focuses on sensory play activities that promote motor skill development. Registration is required with the child’s Orland Park Public Library card.

• Gmail Part One is set for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Adults will set up a free email account.

The class prerequisite is having mouse skills.

Children in first grade and older are invited to the Video Game Club at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Participants can start their weekend off by dropping in to play some Wii U games with friends. There will be practice for tournaments where they can win prizes. Tournament dates are Fridays, Oct. 27 and Dec. 15.

• Teens in ninth through 12th grade are needed as video game volunteers at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. Teens are welcome to help out in our kids’ video game club every Friday in the fall and early winter from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Two service hours will be given each day they volunteer. Knowledge of Smash Brothers and Mario Kart a plus! Registration is required with

teen’s Orland Park Library card.

• Buenas Noches is for children ages 4 and older with a parent or adult caregiver at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13. Patrons can drop in and learn basic Spanish through stories and songs during this interactive storytime. Aprendamos Espanol con historias y canciones en esta interactiva hora del cuento.

• Showcase will shine a spotlight on Music of the West African Kora played by Sean Gaskell at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Gaskell features traditional songs on the 21 stringed West African Kora.

The Kora is native to the Mande peoples who live within the countries of Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau. The music is traditionally played by oral and musical historians known as Griots (Gree-ohs). While the Kora is only 300 years old, some commonly played songs can be traced back 800 years to the Mande empires’ founding. Gaskell has been featured at numerous festivals in the US, Gambia and Senegal.

• Bright Starts Family Storytime will be held at 10 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 14. Children of all ages and their families can come together for stories, songs and fun. Children can participate in the Interactive stories by repeating words or phrases or making animal sounds. These books enforce vocabulary, word recognition, rhythm and rhyme.

• Children of all ages and their families can participate in LEGO Sunday Fun at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Participants can bring families and friends to the library and design original creations using our LEGOS. A parent or caregiver must accompany children younger than 3.

• Children ages 24 to 47 months, with a parent or caregiver, can create Toddler Art at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Toddlers explore with all their senses to create a beautiful take-home art project. Registration is required with the child’s Orland Park Public Library card.

• The Teen Inc. Service Club Halloween Program is set for 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Teens in sixth through 12th grades look-

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SXU Art Gallery featuring artist Karen Ami Saint Xavier University’s Art Gallery is featuring the work artist Karen Ami through Monday, Oct. 23 at the main campus, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago.

SXU’s Art Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The exhibition is entitled “Birth Marks.”

Ami, a Chicago resident, utilizes various mediums in creating her drawings, ceramics, carving and mosaics. Ami is also the founder and executive director of The Chicago Mosaic School, a facility that encourages the study of the ancient art form.

For more information, call the university at (844) 468-6798.

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ing to help the community and get service hours should join the service club for the month of October. The library is looking for hard working teens to come each Monday and plan and run a Halloween program for little kids.

The teen librarian will supervise the program. Snacks will be provided at each meeting. Monday, Oct. 30 will be the event day.

Teens will be at the library from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Registration is required with teen’s Orland Park Public Library card.

• Children of all ages can drop by for Once Upon a Time Family Storytime at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. This program features stories, music and finger-plays to build pre-reading skills.

• Adult Fiction/Nonfiction Book Discussion group will focus on “Driving Miss Norma” by Tim Bauerschmidt at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18.

•Microsoft Excel Part 1 will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. Adults will learn basic formulas, formatting and printing.

Prerequisite: Mouse skills.

• Building Blocks for Babies will be held at a new time, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. This program is for babies birth-age through 23 months old with parent or caregiver. Parents can spend time interacting with their babies during this story time designed especially for the library’s youngest audience. Storytellers will lead you in stories and songs, both familiar and new.

• Make It A Mystery is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Adults are invited to join together to discuss “The Boy Who Drew Monsters” by Keith Donohue.

• “It’s A Book Haunt!” will be held through Tuesday, Oct. 31 and is for children of all ages.

Patrons will receive a haunted house-coloring sheet in the Youth Services Department during the month of October. Participants need to read in five rooms in their house, decorate the haunted house and return it for a prize.

Orland Township electronics recycling dates, times change The Orland Township Highway Department has new dates and times for collecting electronics recycling.

Electronics can now be brought to Highway Department headquarters, 16125 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

There will no longer be collections on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

All televisions and all computer monitors require a coupon pre-purchased at recycle. eworksesi.org or individuals can pay by credit card only at the drop-off gate. Screens less than 21 inches diagonally are $25 per unit, and screens more than 21 inches diagonally are $35 per unit.

For more information, call (708) 403-5148.

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WHATIZIT? The clue for this week’s Whatizit photo (above) is: Green acres.

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

We had two readers who answered last week’s quiz correctly.

Hickory Hills resident Janice Mastro knew last week’s quiz was the Oak Lawn Bible Church, 9435 S. 54th Ave. We thought some of our readers would catch on to the clue, which was “Along 95th.”

The church is located along 95th Street and is next door to the Oak Lawn Police Department and the village’s Municipal Center.

Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum also knew it was the Oak Lawn Bible Church. Robert Wheeler has been the pastor of Oak Lawn Bible Church since 1984.

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CLUB ACTIVITIES Palos Heights Toastmasters to meet Toastmasters of Palos Heights will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in the Palos Heights Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. Toastmasters International is an organization for people interested in improving and practicing their public speaking skills. Members take turns leading the meetings and giving speeches, gaining confidence from the encouragement of each other.

Toastmasters of Palos Heights meet on the first and third Mondays of every month. New members

and guests are welcome. For more information, call (708) 480-2112.

Learn how to prevent Internet fraud at DAR meeting Founders Crossing Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its meeting at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at the Homer Township Library, 14320 W. 151st Street. The program will be “Preventing Internet Fraud.” Guests are welcome to attend.

DAR is a non-profit, non-political service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation,

education and patriotism. Membership is open to women 18 years of age or older, of any race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove direct lineal descent from a man or woman who provided service in the American Revolution. More information about DAR can be found at www.dar.org. To learn more about Founders Crossing

Chapter and membership contact Susan Snow at (708) 751-5154.

Garden club to celebrate 20th anniversary The Palos Heights Garden Club welcomes all interested gardeners to its next meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23 in the Brigid

O’Malley Auditorium at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive. The garden club meets every fourth Monday of the month, from February through October.

Hospitality starts at 6:30 p.m., with the program starting at 7 p.m.

Membership is $20 for individuals and $35 for couples. Guest fee

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Palos Heights Woman’s Club donates to Canine Companions

Canine Companions, which raises and trains service dogs for people with disabilities, received a $500 donation from the Palos Heights Woman’s Club. A joint effort of Skin Trust, a local skin care practice along with club members who attended the “Ladies Day” special events raised the money for this cause. Some of those involved in the event include (from left) Jill Stetson, club member and owner of Skin Trust, Nancy Mitchel, president of Palos Heights Woman’s Club, Judy Belcik, Canine Companion pup raiser from Palos Heights and Denise Hyker, Home Life chair and event organizer.

League of Women Voters seeks help in reaching those in need

Throughout the sprawling townships of Palos, Worth, Bremen and Orland are many families in crisis — people worrying each day about how to make ends meet. They may be our neighbors just down the block and often they suffer in silence. They are the recently unemployed, the elderly or disabled on fixed incomes, single parents, grandparents raising their children’s children, people with catastrophic illnesses, workers without benefits or victims of fire or other disasters and more.

The League of Women Voters of the Palos-Orland Area is hoping to increase community awareness and involvement in addressing the needs of these people with the presentation of “You’ve Got a Friend” at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. Speakers will be Together We Cope Executive Director Kathy Straniero and Director of Communications Marge Seltzner.

Together We Cope is based in Tinley Park and serves residents of 27 communities by supplying food, clothing, shelter when necessary, and referrals to other resources that empower people to be self-sufficient. More than 1,400 area families seek assistance from the agency each month.

“Because of the tremendous sup-

port we receive from the community, ours is simply a story of neighbor helping neighbor,” Straniero said.

The League of Women Voters understands that there is a continuing need to provide assistance to Together We Cope and other outstanding charitable organizations that labor in our communities.

They include the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, St. Vincent DePaul Society, PADS, various fraternal organizations and more.

“This program is intended to broaden our understanding of the needs of our neighbors in crisis, to explore ways in which we can most effectively help to meet those needs and then to inspire us to reach out a friendly hand,” said the League in a news release.

The presentation is open to all.

Attendees are invited to bring friends, co-workers and fellow members of civic clubs. Those who are aware of, or involved with, community service through a local organization are encouraged to bring informational materials for display.

Together We Cope also welcomes donations of unisex teen pajama pants for its family Christmas baskets. Gifts will be welcomed at the door at the Oct. 14 meeting.

For further information, contact League President Elaine Savage at esavage124@gmail.com.

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RedHawks, Eagles soar to victories

Marist states case by routing previously unbeaten Nazareth

By Phil Arvia

PLAYOFF PICTURE

Correpondent

For weeks, Marist’s football players had heard the refrain: “You haven’t played anybody,” junior defensive back Charlie Laurencell recited.

The RedHawks, outwardly, shrugged. But the argument had at least some merit. Only one of their first six foes had a winning record and the last four — victims by a combined 206-47 — had but four wins between them through six weeks.

“No disrespect to our opponents,” quarterback Mike Markett said. “We beat everybody they put in front of us.”

Friday, the schedule put a Somebody — fellow unbeaten and East Suburban Catholic coleader Nazareth — in front of the RedHawks and Marist ran over the Roadrunners 42-0 in Chicago.

“To go up against a 6-0 team and beat them by 42, that’s one of the best feelings ever,” said Laurencell, who capped the RedHawks’ 28-point first half by diving into the end zone with a 27-yard inPhoto by Jeff Vorva terception return. “But we know From left, Aiden Hackett, Gavin McCabe and Delonte Harrell celebrate Harrell’s first-quarter TD in Marist’s 42-0 win over previously unbeaten Nazareth. we’ve got more work to do.”

In order to make the Illinois High School Association postseason in football, teams must win their conference or win six of their nine games. If they win five games, they are at-large and go through a tiebreaker (most opponents’ wins). Here is where area teams stand after seven weeks:

IN: Marist (7-0), Shepard (6-1) IN GOOD SHAPE: Richards (52), St. Laurence (5-2) HAS WORK TO DO: Stagg (4-3), Oak Lawn (4-3), Chicago Christian (3-4), Sandburg (3-4) OUT: Brother Rice (2-5), Evergreen Park (2-5)

Nazareth coach Tim Racki, for one, is convinced the RedHawks will be working deep into the postseason.

“They’re going to make a long run in the playoffs,” Racki, who coached Nazareth to the 6A state title in 2014, said. “I give all the credit to Marist. It got away from us because that’s a great 8A playoff team over there — they just keep See MARIST, Page 4

Stagg’s Hoard runs for 364 but Marines marches Sandburg to ‘W’

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Marines was looking for a few good scores.

Sandburg’s Jaimie Marines, making his first appearance at quarterback since he was in early grade school, needed to help put the Eagles back on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter after being knotted up 21-21 with District 230 rival Stagg.

He found Alex Hirschfield for a 3-yard score and ran for a 40-yard TD to give the Eagles a 35-21 win in a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in Palos Hills.

“I was a little nervous,” said Marines, who has been a defensive star for the Eagles in recent years. “But it’s still football. I was going to play quarterback like a football player.’’

The win keeps Sandburg’s (3-4 overall, 2-3 in the SWSC) razor-thin chances for the Illinois High school Association playoffs alive while making it hard for Stagg (4-3, 2-3) to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Stagg’s Greg Hoard set a school record with 364 rushing yards (including back-

to-back touchdowns of 82 and 83 yards in the third quarter) but Sandburg was able to counter with Marines’ arm and legs and the running of Andrew Schaub (39 carries, 200 yards, 2 TDs) and the defense of Ricky Kawk (a 56-yard interception return for a TD).

Sandburg is mathematically alive for the playoffs but needs wins at LincolnWay Central Friday and at home against Homewood-Flossmoor on Oct. 20. Heading into Week 7, Central was ranked 10th in the state in Class 7A by the Associated Press and H-F was tied for fifth with Barrington in Class 8A. “You have to believe you can win and if you don’t, it’s probably time to exit the room,” Sandburg coach Scott Peters said. “We know that we have in front of us. Our conference is the top conference in the state and I would throw it up against anyone. We just have to go out and play hard. Our kids have given high effort all year long.’’

Stagg needs victories at Lincoln-Way West (5-2) Friday and at Moline (5-2) on Oct. 20 for a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. A split means the Chargers are playoff eligible and must have enough

Sandburg’s Jaimie Marines thinks he has a touchdown in the third quarter but he stepped out of bounds at the Stagg 2-yard line Friday night. But in the fourth quarter, he passed for a touchdown and ran for another as his team topped Stagg, 35-21, in Palos Hills.

tiebreaker points (number of opponents wins) to get in.

“We got down in the red zone four

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Stagg’s Greg Hoard set a school record by running 364 yards in the Chargers’ loss to Sandburg.

times against Sandburg and didn’t score,” Stagg coach Mike Fahey said. “I thought it was an even game but we made more

mistakes. That’s football. Last year we lost to Lincoln-Way West 14-0 and we have more weapons. We’ll be prepared.’’

‘I feel so lucky’

DRIVING (AND PUTTING) TO STATE

Florida volleyball team escapes serious wrath of Hurricane Irma

A list of Illinois High School Association state qualifiers from the area:

BOYS

CLASS 3A Max Farley (Sandburg) George Paetow (Marist) CLASS 2A Sean Hogan (Brother Rice) Kevin Healy (Evergreen Park resident/St. Rita)

urricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria didn’t have an agenda.

They didn’t pick and choose who and what they were going to destroy and kill. And they didn’t have a say in who was going to be lucky and what was going to be spared.

All they did was blow through Texas and Florida in the United States and messed up some other countries as well.

And they let the chips fall where they may.

Coaches and players of the Berkeley Prep Making the volleyball team from Tampa, Fla., had their turned upside down for a brief time in Extra Point world mid-September. They were bracing for a monster storm and feared for their lives and property on Sept. 10 when the storm was scheduled to hit.

Instead of a monster crushing them, they received the equivalent of a bully kicking them in the shins.

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GIRLS

CLASS 2A Hannah Kilbane (Sandburg) Athena Kwon (Sandburg)

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Sandburg’s Max Farley becomes the first area golfer to win a sectional since 2012 and is heading to state.

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Sophomore Farley leads small group to state

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

For the first time since 2012, the area will not send either a boys or girls team to the Illinois High School Association state meets, which open up Friday at various locations in central Illinois.

A small contingent of area players will head to state, including Sandburg sophomore Max Farley, who became the first area boys player to win a sectional since St. Laurence’s Jordan Valez in 2012.

Farley fired a 72 on Monday to win the Homewood-Flossmoor Class 2A Sectional at Balmoral Woods Country Club. He will join Marist’s George Paetrow (78) at the Class 3A state meet, which opens Friday at The Den of Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington.

Last year, Farley finished 32nd.

“He is the real deal,” Sandburg coach Jeff Kwilose said. “He has as good a crack at it (a state title)

as anyone. He averages 36 for nine holes and just has to keep doing what he’s doing. “(At the sectional) he finished up by hitting a tee shot in the rough on 15 and STATEMENT then making an all-world par.

GAMES Then, when most people had bogeyed 16, he birded it. Then he made par on the last two holes to win it by two.”

“I wanted to get a good number and advance to state, but I ended up winning it,” Farley said. “Going to state freshman year, I put a little too much pressure on myself. But that ended up being a positive for me because I stayed focused.

I had two goals coming into the season — to win (the SouthWest Suburban Blue) conference and finish top 10 in the state. I won the conference,

and now I’ve got my shot at state.”

Kilbane is making her third trip to state (Friday at the Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur) after firing a 78 Tuesday at the Waubonsie Valley Class 2A Sectional at the Springbrook Golf Course in Naperville. She finished tied for 45th last year with a two-round total of 159. She finished tied for 36th as a freshman and fired a 164.

“I need to focus on each shot and not focus on an overall score,” she said. “I want to focus on that one ball and see where it goes and take it from there.’’

Freshman teammate Athena Kwon qualified with an 80.

In boys’ Class 2A play, St. Rita’s Kevin Healy, an Evergreen Park resident, qualified with a 77 at the Lemont Sectional at Broken Arrow in Lockport.

Brother Rice’s Sean Hogan qualified with a 78.

The 2A tournament opens Friday at the Weibring Golf Club in Normal.

FOCUS ON PRO SOCCER

Red Stars fall to NC in semifinals

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

During the regular National Women’s Soccer League season, the Chicago Red Stars beat North Carolina in three matches.

The Courage finally got its revenge.

North Carolina, seeded first in the four-team NWSL playoffs, scored a 1-0 victory over the fourth-seeded Red Stars Sunday at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Denise O’Sullivan scored the lone goal in the 90th minute as it deflected off Chicago’s Julie Ertz’s leg and into the net.

North Carolina faces second-seed Portland in the NWSL title match Saturday at Orlando City Stadium.

“That was unfortunate because (Ertz) had a great year for us,’’ Red Stars coach Rory Dames said after the game. “I was a bit surprised she wasn’t one of the finalists for the MVP of the league because she’s been that good for us.’’

The Red Stars have made the playoffs three straight years, but fell in the semifinals all three seasons.

“Rory said we gotta take it to the next level,’’ Red Stars defender Casey Short said. “That’s a new gear we need to have for next season.’’

Back to business for Fire

The Chicago Fire organization partied on Sunday, celebrating its 20th anniver-

PHILADELPHIA UNION AT CHICAGO FIRE

St. Xavier’s Krolicki already winning awards Sports Editor

File photo by Jeff Vorva

For the third year in a row, Christen Press (right) and the Red Stars made the NWSL playoffs only to get beaten in the semifinals.

AREA SPORTS REPORT

McAuley, Marist and Chicago Christian pick up top volleyball seeds

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Defending Illinois High School Association Class 4A state champion Mother McAuley joins Marist and Class 2A power Chicago Christian as area volleyball teams that picked up top seeds in sectionals.

The seeds were voted on by the coaches and announced on Thursday and to likely no one’s surprise, Mother McAuley earned the top seed in the St. Ignatius Sectional, which could be one of the weaker Class 4A sectionals in the state. The 21-team sectional is top-heavy with Chicago Public League teams. Oak Lawn drew with sixth seed.

At the 22-team Andrew Sectional, Marist drew the top seed while Sandburg is seeded third, Richards fifth, Shepard 10th and Stagg 11th. If the seeds hold true, the neighborhood battle between Marist and McAuley will be for a bid to the final four in a supersectional matchup at McAuley on Nov. 3.

In Class 3A, Evergreen Park drew the third seed at the 22-team Brooks Sectional and St. Laurence is seeded fifth. This is St. Laurence’s first year with girls sports.

In Class 2A, Chicago Christian is hosting its own sectional and the Knights drew a top seed in the 11-team subsectional. The Knights have been in Class 3A in recent years but enjoyed their most successful postseasons in 2A as they won a state title in 2010, finished second in 2009 and 2011, and fourth in 2007.

Regional contests in all classes begin Oct. 23,

FOCUS ON AREA COLLEGES

By Jeff Vorva

WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Toyota Park, Bridgeview FIRE’S RECORD: 15-10-7 PHILADELPHIA’S RECORD: 10-13-9 NOTEWORTHY: Since Aug. 12, the Union won just two matches and one of them was a 3-1 victory over the Fire on Sept. 23.

sary at the Chicago Cultural Center while the team was on an International break.

But now, it’s back to business for the team. The Fire is in the playoffs for the first time since 2012 but hopes to move up in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference standings.

Heading into this week’s action, the Fire was in fourth place and had 52 points with two regular-season games to go. It is one point behind Atlanta for third and four points behind the New York City FC. On the other side of the coin, it is just two points ahead of fifth-place Columbus and six ahead of the sixth-place New York Red Bulls.

A second-place finish would mean the team gets a first-round bye and hosts a conference semifinal game. A third- or fourth-place finish means the Fire will host a first-round game. A fifth- or sixthplace finish means going on the road for a first-round game.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg’s Hannah Kilbane works out of a sand trap Tuesday as she qualified for the IHSA state tournament for the third straight year.

Supplied photos

Worth Junior High School’s boys volleyball team won the regular-season crown and conference tournament championship.

The women’s basketball season is weeks away but St. Xavier University senior Kara Krolicki is already winning awards.

The Mokena native and Lincoln-Way East graduate won the school’s O’Brien Medallion during the Academic Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony as a part of the school’s homecoming festivities.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity that has been provided to me from Saint Xavier not only athletically but also academically,” said Krolicki. “When deciding on where to attend college, I wasn’t only looking for a successful basketball program, I was also looking for a school with a phenomenal academic reputation.”

Students are selected based on their co-curricular involvement and leadership, service to the campus and local community, and academic achievement, including a minimum GPA of 3.50. Krolicki is studying Business at the Graham School of Management.

She is the reigning NAIA Division II Player of the Year, leading the Cougars to a second-place finish in the 2017 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.

“Coach [Bob] Hallberg has instilled in his athletes the importance of not only success on the court but also in the classroom, supporting each and every one of us,” Krolicki said. “I am extremely honored to have been chosen to receive this prestigious award, and would like to thank the Graham School of Management for this honor.”

The Cougars open the season Nov. 3 at Briar Cliff.

Women’s cross country: Setting a course record, Saint Xavier senior Ellie Willging (Illinois-Chicago/Freeport) claimed her second individual title of the season at the Bethel College Invitational on Friday.

Willging was the only runner to break 18 minutes in the women’s race, finishing the 5K course in 17:44. Eleven Cougars overall set new season bests at the meet, including four of the top five finishers.

Sierra Downey (Morton CC / Stickney) (19:20; 30th), Grace Maletich (Downers Grove North HS / Woodridge) (19:47; 46th), Rachel Brooks (Mother McAuley HS / Chicago) (19:56; 53rd), and Lorena Garcia (Eisenhower HS / Blue Island, Ill.) (20:27; 82nd) all scored for the Cougars.

Women’s volleyball: The Cougars (21-3, 7-1 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference) recorded the program’s longest winning streak in nearly two decades, with the last 10-match run coming in the 2000 season with two crossover wins Friday in Davenport, Iowa.

Trinity Christian

Women’s soccer: The Trolls (11-2, 4-2) posted their fifth shut-out of the season with a 5-0 victory over Roosevelt on Saturday.

Jessica Bianchi had three goals and Sierra Christopher and Emily Ponstein combined for the shutout.

Moraine Valley

Women’s soccer: The Cyclones are gunning for a third straight appearance in the National Junior College Athletics Association tournament and after three more regularseason games, they open postseason play at the Region IV quarterfinals on Oct. 29.

Worth teams thrive

Worth Junior High School’s boys volleyball team took first place with a 9-0 record during the South Suburban Junior High School Conference regular season and won the conference tournament.

Players on the team are Niko Bucio, Joe Stockwell, Bobby Janski, Dominic Costantino, Jack Evoy, Alex Blanding, Nathan Bucio, Christian Votteler, Conor Clancy, Matt Chraca, Kosta Latka and Joe Egan. The coach is Tim Dlhy and managers are Peyton Parrotte and Marissa Mishka.

Worth’s girls team took second in the regular season and in the conference tournament at Wilkins Junior High.

Players on that squad are Marissa Lamaster, Maia Fitzpatrick, Jessica Bukowski, Olivia Hewson, Kamile Plavinskas, Natalia Lefanowicz, Maggie Evoy, Kaylie Pegues, Maura Rohan, Calah

Worth Junior High School’s girls volleyball team took second place in the regular season and in the conference tournament.

Strohacker, Heba Rashid, Sofia Cerullo, Haley Master, and Megan Wilson.

Kathy Dennis is the coach and managers are Marissa Mishka, Omar Montiel, Peyton Parrotte, and Hiba Amara.

Marathon standouts

Oak Lawn’s Daniel Regalado was the top area finisher in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday as he finished 126th with a time of 2 minutes, 37.53 seconds.

Palos Hills’ Lauren Bogart was the top area female finisher at 4,325th place with a time of 3:30.25.

More than 40,000 runners started the race.

Marist hosts ACL seminar Marist High School will host an anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention seminar at 7 p.m., Oct. 16. in the school’s RedHawk Theater. Coaches from all levels and sports in the community are welcome to attend.

Dr. James Leonard, MD, an orthopedic specialist with Midwest Orthopedic Consultants, will be the presenter and will offer information on training and exercises to strengthen the ACL and to avoid injury.

Register in advance at www.marist. net. Attendees should enter the school

at the main office at the west end of the building, located at 4200 W. 115th Street in Chicago.

SS Shooters looking for players The South Side Shooters have limited openings — preferably for guard spots — to fill their fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and eighth-grade rosters. Practices start in mid-October with games and tournaments in early November. For more information or to schedule a tryout, call Bill Finn at 708-508-0170 or e-mail at finn@morainevalley.edu.

Photo by Jeff Vorva

St. Xavier’s Kara Krolicki, shown addressing a crowd after the Cougars returned from fin shing second in the nation, won the school’s O’Brien Medallion.

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WEEKLY FOOTBALL FORECAST

After two great weeks for the fellas, they fell back into their mediocre mode in Week 7. Oak Lawn football players are laughing until their ribs are aching at the six simpletons for unanimously picking Reavis to beat them. Heck, even Rookie Randy had a down week and Vorva has tied him for the lead. On to Week 8:

Last week: Overall: St. Rita at Brother Rice Aurora Central Catholic at Chicago Christian Oak Lawn at Evergreen Park Marist at Benet Richards at Argo Sandburg at Lincoln-Way Central Shepard at Eisenhower Stagg at Lincoln-Way West Aurora Christian at St. Laurence Trinity International at St. Xavier

JEFF VORVA 6-2 57-12 St. Rita Chicago Christian Oak Lawn Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

SHEPARD 21 HILLCREST 18

JOE BOYLE 5-3 50-19 St. Rita Aurora Evergreen Park Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

RANDY WHALEN 5-3 57-12 St. Rita Aurora Oak Lawn Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

By Jason Maholy Correspondent

Correspondent

This had the feeling of a moment File photo by Jeff Vorva that could define Shepard football Quarterback Marquel Porter helped team’s entire year. lead Shepard to a dramatic 21-18 To go into Hillcrest and win win over Hillcrest. this kind of a game on the road in Country Club Hills would be a happen, it’s because of those guys.” confidence jolt of what could later “We practice the two-minute turn out to be a long playoff run drill, reading the defense, and takfor the Astros. Playing against one ing what they give us,” Porter said. of the big boys of the South Sub“Coaches have us practice jump urban Conference Blue, this was balls and everything else,” added the Astros’ opportunity to show that Carter, an IHSA state qualifier in they can not only hang with area the long jump in the spring. “I was powerhouses (they lost a tightly just excited to get the touchdown, contested game against Richards and the win.”

27-21 earlier in the year), but beat A first-half rainfall hindered both them as well. teams’ offenses (and the crowd in After miscues by the Astros’ spe- this sparsely attended game), but cial teams (two missed chip-shot Porter found Carter for a 59-yard field goals) and the offense (two TD pass to give the Astros a 7-6 fumbles by Astros running backs) lead over the Hawks (5-2) with in the second half, the Astros found 1:46 left in the first quarter. themselves with the ball, down 18The Astros threw in some trick14 with 1:38 left in the game. ery in the first half as well, as This was the moment. receiver Rishard Blake threw a And the Astros seized it.

35-yard touchdown on a toss play Looking like a seasoned NFL out of shotgun to Chris Harrison veteran running a two-minute of- to extend their lead to 14-6 with fense, quarterback Marquel Porter 4:18 left in the first half. led the Astros on an 85-yard drive The defense had a huge goal-line that was capped off with a 39-yard stand with 13 seconds remaining touchdown pass to his main man, in the first half to keep the Astros Nieko Carter, with 21.5 seconds ahead. left to help give the Astros a 21-18 Porter finished the game with win. It lifted the Astros into the 195 passing yards and two touchIllinois High School Association downs, and he led the team in rushplayoffs for the 15th time in school ing with 53 yards on eight carries. history and the seventh time in Carter finished the game with six the past nine years since Dominic receptions for 117 yards with two Passolano took over as head coach. touchdowns.

“We’ve had so many games (in The Astros will have another past years) where we couldn’t finish chance to add an impressive win or we fell short on and to win this to their resume when they take game is a testament to these kids, travel to Blue Island to take on a testament to these coaches,’’ said the 6-1 Eisenhower Cardinals in Passolano, whose team improved to what could be a battle for second 6-1 with the crossover-game win. place in the South Suburban Red “And to step up and to make tonight Conference.

ST. LAURENCE 55, MARMION 10

Clinton, Vikings continue to pile up big numbers The last three weeks have been amazing for St. Laurence’s football team, which is on a three-game winning streak thanks in part to the huge numbers Tori Clinton has put up.

His five-touchdown performance carried his team to a 55-10 victory over Marmion Academy on Friday night in a non-conference matchup in Burbank. Clinton rushed for 292 yards with 19 carries, and his athleticism helped put the Vikings (52) in the driver’s seat for an Illinois High School Association playoff bid. A win either Friday at home against Aurora Christian or Oct. 20 at St. Ignatius gives them an automatic berth.

The Vikings advanced to the state semifinals in Class 5A in 2015 and Class 6A in 2016.

In the past three games the Vikings outscored their opponents 166-10.

“I’m not really surprised on the type of season that we are having right now,” Clinton said. “I knew we were going to bounce back and do what we need to do.”

Clinton started his high school football career at St. Laurence in 2014, but didn’t move up to the varsity roster until his junior year.

BOB RAKOW 5-3 49-20 St. Rita Aurora Oak Lawn Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

Oak Lawn rolls to brink of playoff berth

By John Romando

Correspondent

WALLY FINDYSZ 6-2 53-16 St. Rita Aurora Oak Lawn Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

WEEK 7 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Astros enjoy defining win en route to playoff bid

By Isi Frank Avitie

JASON MAHOLY 6-2 52-17 St. Rita Chicago Christian Oak Lawn Marist Richards LWC Shepard LWW St. Laurence SXU

He has eventually flourished into a talented and unstoppable running back for the Vikings and established a 4.4 on the 40 yard dash. Since he recorded 1,441 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns this season, Clinton has received interest from colleges including Minnesota State University of Mankato.

“He’s full of energy,” Vikings head coach Harold Blackmon said.

“He’s a scholarship player; he’s also exciting to watch.”

Clinton is hoping that he would lead the Vikings to their first state championship in 40 years. That accomplishment would be a perfect way to end his successful high school football career as a Viking.

“I feel like we deserve to win state,” Clinton said. “We have put in all the hard work throughout the entire year and it’s leading up to the state playoffs.”

The Vikings have built up their confidence level after that heartbreaking loss against St. Rita on September 15. St. Laurence has been on a mission to recover and become a tough state playoff contender with their well-experienced coaching staff.

“We’re always confident on what we do as a team,” Clinton said.

“And we need to focus more on our leadership and character.”

Down 10-0 early in the first quarter of its Week 7 contest against Reavis, and knowing it needed a victory to maintain control of its destiny in a quest for a playoff berth, Oak Lawn never panicked.

The Spartans, in fact, played their best football of the season and outscored Reavis 41-7 the rest of the way, en route to 41-17 victory. Oak Lawn (4-3) has won four games for the first time since 2011 and can get to five for the first time since its last postseason appearance in 2009 with a win this week over Evergreen Park.

The Spartans rolled over the Rams to the tune of 331 yards rushing, led by blossoming star Nick Puente’s 170 yards and three touchdowns. Junior quarterback Marc Virusso, making his second varsity start, ran for 137 yards on 16 carries to complement his backfield mate.

“He’s taken on a leadership role and is confident running the ball,” Oak Lawn head coach Nick Novak said of Virusso. “The combination of him and Nick in the backfield is working really well for us.”

Virusso also hooked up with junior wide receiver Darien Wair for a 36-yard touchdown pass.

Novak called the win “huge for the program.”

“They’re ready to take that next step,” he said. “They’ve been working real hard, and the more the season’s gone on the more we’ve been coming together as a team. Everybody’s got each others’ backs and everybody’s pushing each other to get better now.”

Senior linebacker Dan Lillard ran an interception back 80 yards for a score that put a dagger in any hopes Reavis had of a comeback. Antonio Jones and Isaiah Rodriguez also registered interceptions for Oak Lawn.

Richards 46, Evergreen Park 7

Richards senior running back Orrin Prater rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns,

File photo by Jeff Vorva

Oak Lawn’s Nick Puente (No. 25) helped his team win a big South Suburban Red game against Reavis on Friday night.

and Arton Bislimi nearly matched him with 73 yards and two scores. Junior quarterback Sebastian Castro ran for a touchdown for the Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 4-2 in the South Suburban Red).

Evergreen Park senior running back Jaylen Lynch ran for a touchdown for the Mustangs’ lone tally. Evergreen (2-5, 0-5) has lost five straight games and has officially been eliminated from playoff contention.

Brother Rice 56, St. Joseph 0

Senior running back Davion Poindexter ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns and Brother Rice ended a four-game los-

ing streak by trouncing the Chargers in Elmhurst.

Senior running back Christian Rice contributed 87 yards and two scores, and junior running back Jessi Plunkett and senior quarterback Evan Sullivan each found the end zone once.

Elmwood Park 38 Chicago Christian 0

The Knights couldn’t overcome a slow start and fell to the Tigers for their fourth loss in five games. Knights senior running back/wide receiver Jonathan Griffin caught seven passes for 74 yards.

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A pair of area golfers grab regional titles

By Jeff Vorva Sports Editor

Brother Rice junior John Stillman was new to the Illinois High School Association postseason golf scene as he made his debut at the Class 2A St. Rita Regional on Oct. 3.

Sandburg junior Hannah Kilbane is an old hand in the IHSA postseason golf scene as she already had six tournaments under her belt before teeing it up at the Class 2A Hinsdale South Regional on Oct. 4.

Both were on top of their respective leaderboards.

Stillman, an Oak Lawn resident, fired a 77 at Glenwoodie Golf Club in Glenwood to help his team advance to sectional play with a second-place finish. St. Rita won its first golf regional title with 326 – six shots better than the Crusaders. It was Brother Rice’s second individual title in three years as Liam Sweeney won the

Class 3A Stagg Regional in 2015.

But the first hole for Stillman was rough as he double-bogeyed a par 4 hole.

“I just had to hit the reset button,” Stillman said. “I rebounded, especially after the fourth hole. I started out with a birdie on the 10th hole, which was huge. I finished up strong.’’

Others scoring for Brother Rice were senior Mike Furlong (84), junior Sean Hogan (85) while senior Jack Donovan and freshman Ben Zarlengo each carded 86s.

Kilbane won her first regional and Sandburg golfers have won three individual titles in the last four years. She shot a 72 at the Prairie Bluff Golf Course in Lockport.

“It was an interesting day – there were birdies, bogies, par,’’ she said. “I played well enough, I guess. I got better toward the end.’’

Other scoring for Sandburg, which finished second in the regional with a

332, were freshman Athena Kwon (81), freshman Joanna James (83) and senior Dayna Waner (96).

A look at other area sectional qualifiers:

Boys

Class 2A St. Rita: For St. Rita, Kevin Healy and Mike Walsh each had an 81 while Bryan Schied and Michael Henze each had an 82.

Evergreen Park’s Michael Schulte (85), Marty Bennett (89) and David Schulte (92) qualified for sectionals as individuals along with St. Laurence’s Matthew Kozubowski (85).

Class 2A Marian Catholic: Chicago Christian finished third with a 344 at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course in Crete as freshman Adam Brouwer led the Knights with an 81 followed by junior Spencer Rice (85), senior Mark Schaaf (86) and senior Ryan Coughlin (92). Last year, the Knights finished ninth in the state in Class 2A and in 2015 they finished

fifth in Class 1A. Class 3A Crete-Monee: Marist finished third with a 348 led by sophomore George Paetow (79), senior Robby Staszewski (87), senior Cormac Lee (89) and junior Matt Delisi (93) at the Deer Creek Golf Course in University Park.

Qualifying for sectionals as individuals were Oak Lawn’s Michael Bernitt (86), Shepard’s Jake Yerkes (90) and Gavin Quinlan (96) and Richards’ Brett Renken (91), Kyle Walt (93) and Dan Christian (96).

Class 3A Lincoln-Way Central: No area team advanced but Sandburg’s Max Farley (76), Matt James (79) and freshman Mitchell Mazzei (80) qualified as individuals at the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox.

Girls Class 2A Hinsdale South: Aside from Sandburg’s second-place finish, Mother McAuley claimed third and advanced to

sectional play as senior Maddie Dedrichs led the way with an 89, followed by junior Morgan Hernandez (93), sophomore Abigail Graeber (95) and junior Ashley Gasenica (100) at the Prairie Bluff Golf Course in Lockport.

Qualifying as individuals were Marist’s Hunter Guest (86), Tyler Murray (99), Colleen O’Finn (99) and Courtney Dahl (102), St Laurence’s Madeline Misicka (90), Shepard’s Emily Dvorak (101) and Stagg’s Sydney Brown (103).

Misicka is the first female player in the history of St. Laurence to compete in an IHSA postseason event as the school allowed females to enroll for the first time this semester. She is the only member of the girls golf team and is enjoying the history she is making.

“I think it’s important that people see me qualify and see that St. Laurence has girls golf,” she said. “I’m happy to make history. It’s pretty much fun. I don’t try to put too much pressure on myself.

St. Laurence senior Madeline Misicka checks her phone minutes after becoming the first female athlete at the school to compete in an IHSA postseason event.

Photos by Jeff Vorva

With the Stateville Correctional Center as a background, golfers at the Hinsdale South Regional go about their business on the Prairie Bluff Golf Course in Lockport.

Evergreen Park’s Declan Smyth, who was a medalist in the South Suburban Conference, tries to chip out of trouble at the St. Rita Regional.

Sandburg’s Hannah Kilbane shot a 72 to win the Class 2A Hinsdale South Regional.

Brother Rice junior John Stillman has a laugh before pinning his medal to his shirt. Stillman fired a 77 to win the Class 2A St. Rita Regional.

Sandburg freshman Athena Kwon battled the rainy weather en route to an 81 in sectional play on Oct. 4.

Marist

Continued from Page 1 coming at you with their speed and strength.”

Nazareth, with wins over De La Salle, Carmel of Mundelein and Benet Academy, sported a worthy resume and a stingy defense that had allowed an average of 9.6 points per game after starting the season with a forfeit win over Dunbar. But the Roadrunners were no match for the multi-pronged Marist attack.

After driving 72 yards to Marist’s eight with their first possession — and having nothing to show for it but a missed 25-yard field-goal attempt — the Roadrunners fumbled away their only other trip to the Marist red zone.

“They’ve got a powerful line, tremendous skill,” Racki said. “You stop something, they come at you with something else.”

“We like to take what they give us, move fast and step on their throats,” Market said.

Against Nazareth, the first step belonged to Delonte Harrell (20 carries, 102 yards, 3 touchdowns).

Harrell scored the RedHawks’ first two touchdowns, a seven-yarder to cap a game-opening drive in which he carried seven times in 12 snaps, and a one-yarder to finish an eight-play drive in which he had five runs.

Markett (10 carries, 105 yards) didn’t find the end zone himself, but while going 9-of-14 for 156

yards he did manage touchdown passes to T.J. Ivy and Jadon Thompson.

Ivy, a West Virginia-bound tight end, bashed his way in from 13 yards out to make it 21-0 with 3:10 to play in the second quarter.

“We can be as good as we want to be,” Ivy, a 6-foot-5, 229-pound senior, said. “We have a lot of weapons. We create mismatches.

“Nobody is going to be able to stop us as long as we play like we can.”

Thompson, a sophomore, got his first touch of the night in the third quarter, when Markett hit him in stride on a deep route over the middle, and turned it into a 61-yard touchdown — his seventh score of the season.

The final Marist touchdown came on a one-yard Harrell run with 5:28 left in the third quarter. A running clock ended Nazareth’s misery quickly thereafter.

For the game, Marist outgunned Nazareth 416253. The Roadrunners were forced to the air early, quarterback Bobby Grimes finishing 10-of-26 for 158 yards.

“Our guys, they’d heard all that stuff about not being challenged yet,” first year Marist coach Ron Dawczak said. “They were looking forward to this game all week. That was huge.”

The RedHawks have another tough opponent as they visit Benet (5-2, 4-1) Friday. The RedHawks have not won in Lisle since a 17-14 triumph in 2011.

Vorva

Continued from Page 1 championship of the ASICS Challenge at Mother McAuley on Sept.30-Oct. 1. For the coaches and players on this team, life has returned to normal.

“I feel so lucky,” Berkeley senior Anders Douglas said. “Compared to everyone else, I feel so fortunate. I have a friend in Puerto Rico and he was telling me how awful it is over there. His dad has an office building with a generator and he’s been living in the office all this time.’’

First-year coach Mackenzie Dagostino, who has come to the ASICS Challenge at McAuley as a player, took over the program for her dad, Randy, who won 849 matches and 15 state championships.

It’s likely her father had some crazy weeks in his time, but even Pop might not have gone through the strange type if week after Irma hit.

The school had a few busted shingles, but because of the damage throughout the area, there was no school for most of the following week. That meant there was no practice. And the team was hosting a tournament with national teams including Walton High of Georgia, which, at the time was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps. The team was able to get one practice in before the tourney and eventually finished second, losing to Walton 25-16, 25-18.

Dagostino didn’t have power in her house for

Brother Rice’s Mike Furlong putts his way to an 84 to help Brother Rice take second in the St. Rita Regional on Oct. 3.

six days.

“The first couple of days aren’t that bad – you have ice and you have food on ice and plenty of water,” she said. “But the longer people went without power, the more they panicked. You definitely saw that in the area. People were actually chasing after ice trucks.

“At the end of the day, we all made it through without power. There are ways to get around it.

There were a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches consisting of our meals.’’

Players were encouraged to stay as fit as they could during the dramatic week.

“We still had to stay active, even in the house,” Douglas said. “I had to make sure I was still in shape when we came back. We were supposed to be off for two days but the closer the hurricane got, the track was supposed to come right over our campus, so it ended up being five days.

“I was able to run outside before the rain came.

Once we had to stay inside, I did a lot of squats and jumps.’’

Tampa did get plenty of damage but it wouldacoulda-shoulda been worse.

The town is living a relatively charmed life. It has not suffered a direct hit from a hurricane that is Cartgory 3 or higher since 1921.

Hurricanes may not have an agenda, but they don’t seem to want to mess around with Tampa too much.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TIMOTHY J SCHMITT, IF ANY, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR TIMOTHY J SCHMITT, VAL SCHMITT, KARLI SCHMITT Defendants 16 CH 13259 8819 WEST 93RD STREET HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 30, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8819 WEST 93RD STREET, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-403-026-0000.

The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home, attached one car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 258294.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 258294 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 13259 TJSC#: 37-8404 I3062639

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DAVID MANNING, JUDY MANNING, FIFTH THIRD BANK F/K/A FIFTH THIRD BANK (WESTERN MICHIGAN) Defendants 17 CH 4356 14901 AVENIDA DEL ESTE STREET Orland Park, IL 60462 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14901 AVENIDA DEL ESTE STREET, Orland Park, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-09-406-023-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $126,183.42.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 17-082696.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-082696 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 4356 TJSC#: 37-6818 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FRANK PENSA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FRANK PENSA, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 31488 22 NORTH WOODLAND TRAIL PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 1, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 22 NORTH WOODLAND TRAIL, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No.23-26-206-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brown brick one story single family home with a two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 856.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 856 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 10 CH 31488 TJSC#: 37-8637 I3063109

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7816 WEST SUBURBAN LANE, Bridgeview, IL 60455 Property Index No. 18-24-301-040.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $150,281.00.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Kenneth A. Fedinets, ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP, 161 N. CLARK ST, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 876-7100 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

Kenneth S. Strauss Kenneth A. Fedinets ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP 161 N. CLARK ST, SUITE 4200 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312) 876-7100 E-Mail: kafedinets@arnstein.com Attorney Code. 25188 Case Number: 14 CH 3435 TJSC#: 37-7445 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination.� Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1 (800) 669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is: 1 (800) 927-9275.

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FIRST MIDWEST BANK, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION Plaintiff,

-v.- ESTATE OF GEORGIA STAM, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GEORGIA STAM, CINDY ANN STAM, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGIA STAM, DECEASED, VILLAGE OF BRIDGEVIEW, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

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40 ft. x 60 ft. pole barn CALL 815-450-0004 Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.NASER AHMAD, RASHA SULIEMAN, FOUNTAIN HILLS OF ORLAND PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendants 2015 CH 13721 18046 ALYSSE COURT Orland Park, IL 60467 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 15, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 18046 ALYSSE COURT, Orland Park, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-32-304-002-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 2092.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 2092 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2015 CH 13721 TJSC#: 37-8960 I3063991

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL VELAZQUEZ, JESSICA E. VELAZQUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 17 CH 04985 8840 S. 84TH COURT HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8840 S. 84TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-02-114-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $137,421.26.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-13437.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13437 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 04985 TJSC#: 37-7537 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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SENIOR Spotlight Seniors and exercise: Tips to avoid injuries, get healthy Exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle. Daily exercise can improve mood, promote an active lifestyle and reduce a person’s risk for a host of ailments, including diabetes and heart disease.

Despite the importance of exercise, many people live sedentary lifestyles into their golden years.

Seniors who want to embrace a healthier way of life and get more physically active should first consult with their physicians before beginning an exercise regimen.

Certain medications may limit just how far seniors can push themselves, while preexisting conditions may make specific types of exercise off limits. After discussing their limitations with their physicians and developing a safe exercise routine, seniors can heed the following tips to avoid injury but still get healthy.

• Pick a partner. Whether it’s a spouse or a friend who is physically active or wants to be, try

exercising with a partner, at least initially. Doing so can provide the motivation you need and partners can serve as safety nets should you need assistance completing an exercise or suffer an injury and require medical attention. Personal trainers can serve as your partner, and many gyms offer discounts to seniors on personal training services.

• Start slowly. Seniors who have not been physically active for some time should take a gradual approach to exercise. Instead of heading right for the treadmill, exercise bike or elliptical machine, start walking every day. When it rains, find a treadmill you can walk on. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends seniors begin by determining how many steps they can take in a day and then gradually working toward 10,000 to 15,000 steps per day. Utilize step counting apps on your smartphone to track your progress. Apply the same slow

approach to strength training exercises, lifting only very light weights at first before gradually increasing weight as your body acclimates to the exercises.

• Stretch. Bodies that have been inactive for lengthy periods of time are inflexible, and lack of flexibility increases your risk for injury. The AAOS recommends that seniors warm up their bodies before stretching with five to 10 minutes of low-intensity activity such as walking. Then stretch gently, remembering to relax and breathe during each stretch.

• Switch things up. When strength training, do not work the same muscle group two days in a row. Muscles need time to recover. If you prefer circuit strength training where you exercise various muscle groups in one day, do not strength train on back-to-back days, leaving at least one day in between strength training sessions so muscles have ample time to recover.

Adopting a dog or cat later in life Companion animals bring great joy to their owners. The unconditional love cats and dogs provide appeals to people of all ages.

While many people associate pets with kids who can’t wait to welcome the first cat or dog into their homes, pets can benefit aging men and women as well.

It’s not uncommon for seniors to feel lonely or depressed when they retire, their children move away or they lose a spouse or close friend or friends. The American Humane Society states that studies show pets help seniors overcome loneliness and depression by providing affection, company and entertainment. Pets also provide much-needed mental stimulation, and many pet owners find their pets help them become more physically active as well.

Seniors who adopt pets may also feel a sense of purpose when helping animals who may not have anywhere to live. This is particularly true of older companion animals, which many young families are understandably hesitant to adopt. Mature pets might be an ideal fit for seniors. When seniors are looking to adopt a pet, there are various reasons why older pets

or particular animals might be the perfect fit for them.

• Adult pets may already be house trained, saving seniors the trouble and effort of training them.

• Seniors may find cats fit their lifestyles more than dogs, as cats are less active and do not need to be walked or played with as much as dogs. Cats also are small and easily maneuverable, meaning even seniors who have arthritis or other physical limitations can easily care for cats. Many cats are also content to spend long periods of time sleeping on their owners’ laps.

• Small dogs that can be active within the house might be a good idea as well, especially for seniors with mobility issues. They’re also easily transported to and from vet appointments.

It’s important that seniors carefully weigh the benefits of adopting a pet against any limitations they may have. Having a backup plan for care is advantageous as well. Seniors should not adopt a pet if they anticipate frequent travel or medical care that requires they be away from home for long periods of time.

3 money-saving travel tips for retirees Though a transient lifestyle is something few people aspire to during much of their lives, come retirement, the idea of staying in a place for only a short time has more appeal.

According to a 2014 study from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, 36 percent of baby boomers want to spend their retirements traveling. Many are succeeding in doing just that, as a study from the luxury travel network Virtuoso found that today’s seniors spent an average of just over $11,000 per year on travel.

That was more than any other generation, highlighting just how much older adults like to get out and explore the world.

Retirees who fear they cannot afford to travel can explore the various ways for seniors to cut costs and still satisfy their wanderlust during retirement.

1. Take advantage of agerelated discounts.

Some adults prefer to hide their ages, but when it comes time to travel during retirement, honesty is the best policy. Many businesses that cater to travelers offer discounts to seniors. Car rental agencies, hotels, travel agencies, and cruise lines may offer direct discounts to customers 65 and older, while membership in organizations such as AAA and AARP may make seniors eligible for additional discounts. Discounts on lodging and airfare might net the biggest savings, but even

discounts on various smaller expenses can add up to big savings.

2. Don’t overlook travel agencies.

While many prospective travelers’ first instincts are now to visit various travel websites in an effort to find the most affordable trips, it’s important that travelers not overlook travel agencies when planning trips. Travel websites, though a valuable resource, only list the hotels and airlines that agree to be included on their sites. While many participate, some do not, and those that do not may instead work independent of travel websites or partner with travel agencies. Travel agencies have access to the latest information, and many specialize in certain countries, knowing all the attractions visitors to their countries want to see. Travel agencies may offer packages that include admissions to popular attractions, which can be more affordable than planning a trip a la carte.

3. Travel as part of a group.

Group travel may not appeal to everyone, but it should appeal to older, budget-conscious travelers.

Retirees who are uncomfortable driving at home will likely be even less comfortable driving in foreign countries where the rules of the road are not the same. Traveling in groups, whether it’s with a retirement community, religious organization or another program, can save travelers substantial amounts of money. Many hotels and tourist attractions offer steep discounts for group tours, which can even be arranged through travel agencies. A hidden benefit of signing up for a group tour is the chance to meet new people and develop new relationships with fellow globetrotters.

Many working professionals hope to spend the bulk of their retirement traveling the globe.

While such a goal is potentially costly, there are various ways to save and still see the world.

Eat healthy at 50 and beyond A balanced diet is an integral element of a healthy lifestyle for men, women and children alike.

But while kids and young adults might be able to get away with an extra cheeseburger here or there, men and women approaching 50 have less leeway.

According to the National Institute on Aging, simply counting calories without regard for the foods being consumed is not enough for men and women 50 and older to maintain their longterm health. Rather, the NIA emphasizes the importance of choosing low-calorie foods that have a lot of the nutrients the body needs.

But counting calories can be an effective and simple way to maintain a healthy weight, provided those calories are coming from nutrient-rich foods. The NIA advises men and women over 50 adhere to the following daily calorie intake recommendations as they attempt to stay healthy into their golden years.

Women • Not physically active: 1,600 calories • Somewhat active: 1,800 calories • Active lifestyle: between 2,000

and 2,200 calories Men • Not physically active: 2,000 calories • Somewhat active: between 2,200 and 2,400 calories • Active lifestyle: between 2,400 and 2,800 calories When choosing foods to eat, the NIA recommends eating many different colors and types of vegetables and fruits. Phytochemicals are substances that occur naturally in plants, and there are thousands of these substances offering various benefits. The Produce for Better Health Foundation notes that a varied, colorful diet incorporates lots of different types of phytochemicals, which the PBH says have disease-preventing properties.

The NIA also advises that men and women over 50 make sure at least half the grains in their diets are whole grains. Numerous studies have discovered the various benefits of whole grains, which are loaded with protein, fiber, antioxidants and other nutrients.

Whole grains have been shown to reduce the risk for diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease

and some types of cancer.

Another potential hurdle men and women over 50 may encounter is a change in their sense of smell and taste. A person’s sense of smell may fade with age, and because smell and taste are so closely related, foods enjoyed for years may no longer tantalize the taste buds. That can be problematic, as many people instinctually add more salt to foods they find bland. According to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, older adults should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day. That equates to roughly 3-4 teaspoon of salt. Older men and women should resist the temptation to use salt to add flavor to foods, instead opting for healthy foods that they can still smell and taste. In addition, men and women should mention any loss of their sense of smell to their physicians, as such a loss may indicate the presence of Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease.

Maintaining a healthy diet after 50 may require some hard work and discipline. But the long-term benefits of a healthy diet make the extra effort well worth it.

How seniors can simplify everyday tasks The ability to perform everyday tasks is something many people take for granted. But as men and women approach or exceed retirement age, many may start to struggle with chores and tasks they have performed for decades.

Physical limitations are a common side effect of aging. But such limitations do not have to prove too big a hurdle for seniors to clear. In fact, there are many ways for seniors to simplify everyday tasks while maintaining their independence.

• Embrace technology. Even the proudest Luddites cannot deny technology’s potential to make seniors’ lives easier. Seemingly simple tasks like shopping for groceries and vacuuming a home can be difficult for seniors with dwindling or limited mobility. But seniors with Internet access in their homes can order their groceries online and then pick them up instore or have them delivered, saving them the trouble of walking around the store. With regard to vacuuming, autonomous vacuum cleaners have removed the need to use traditional vacuum cleaners.

Certain autonomous vacuums employ sensors to detect dirty spots on the floor, and these vacuums can even be programmed to clean the home while residents are out of the house.

• Upgrade bathrooms. Tasks associated with personal hygiene also tend to be taken for granted until they become difficult. But a few simple bathroom alterations can help seniors safely navigate the bathrooms in their homes so they can maintain their personal hygiene without fear of injury.

Grab bars can be installed on shower walls so seniors can safely get in and out of their showers and bathtubs. Such bars are both effective and inexpensive, and some do not even require any drilling to install. Specialty grab bars, tub grips and tub transfer benches are just a few additional

products that can make bathing easier for seniors who have lost or are starting to lose some of their physical strength.

• Get “smart” on the road. Seniors who are experiencing mild difficulty driving can make getting about town that much easier by plugging their smartphones into their vehicles or making use of the various apps that have become standard in modern vehicles. For example, the maps app on a smartphone can be connected to a car and direct seniors to their destinations, saving them the trouble of remembering all the ins and outs of how to get a particular destination. Seniors also can employ apps to help them find their vehicles should they forget exactly where they parked in crowded parking lots. Such apps can increase seniors’ comfort levels on the road while helping them maintain their

independence.

• Downsize. Whether downsizing to a smaller home or simply downsizing a lifestyle, seniors may find that living smaller is akin to living simpler. Empty nesters may find they no longer need several bedrooms in their homes, and moving into smaller homes can reduce their daily workloads while also clearing out clutter that can make performing everyday chores more difficult. Men and women accustomed to hustle and bustle may also find that cutting back on professional and/or personal commitments gives them more energy for everyday activities while enriching the commitments they continue to maintain.

Aging men and women can employ various strategies to simplify their lives and maintain their independence well into their golden years.

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SENIOR Spotlight Smith communities thrive, thanks to residents with sense of purpose Submitted by Smith Senior Living Smith Crossing resident Gordon Reif derives a sense of purpose from communicating with others.

Just before Thanksgiving 2016, he volunteered to present a lecture about gratitude for fellow residents of the life plan community located at 10501 Emilie Lane in Orland Park. His message—“Gratitude is not so much about counting our blessings as making our blessings count.“—continues to resonate with residents and staff.

At 86, Reif serves as assistant pastor at Presbyterian Church of Orland Park, where he ministers to families and people of all ages. His mission and chosen lifestyle serve him well, according to several recent studies indicating that older adults who operate with a strong sense of purpose lead more vibrant lives and tend to live longer.

“Gordon makes a great subject for a feature putting the spotlight on seniors, but he’s not so unusual because many of our residents demonstrate a strong a sense of purpose—some work and many volunteer. And, of course, almost all provide important supportive roles in their family or with friends,” said Kevin McGee, president and CEO of Smith Senior Living, sponsor of Smith Crossing and Smith Village in Chicago’s Beverly Morgan-Park neighborhood. “We know first-hand having a sense of purpose keeps older adults stronger and healthier longer. Our residents seem to have known this for years.”

Purposeful seniors, according to those studies, tend to reduce their likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment, heart disease and strokes. A new report, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that seniors with a strong sense of purpose tend to exhibit stronger hand grips and faster walking speeds, strengths that typically decline rapidly with age.

Ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1956, Reif served congregations in the Southeast and Midwest, including 30 years at First Presbyterian Church in Chicago Heights. In 2016, he and his wife, Peggy, moved from Romeoville to Smith Crossing. The Reifs have four children—Tim, Anne, Karen and Amy—nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Smith Village resident Gene Sablick, also dedicates himself to others with a strong sense of purpose. He recently was elected resident council president at the life plan community located 2320 W. 113th Place.

“I see many great changes here—the new salon, spa and movie theater,” said Sablick, who in December of 2015 moved from Oak Lawn with his wife Jude Sablick. “I feel good about bringing praises and concerns from other residents to our community’s management team. I feel it’s important for people to make choices that best suit them throughout their lives.”

Sablick, 75, appreciates that residents suggest what’s on the menu, as well as types of entertainment and field trips slated for the monthly life enrichment calendar. They also provide helpful and valued suggestions during monthly resident council meetings to sustain quality assurance in all programs and services at Smith Village.

He also appreciates many aspects of life at Smith Village—the activities, the Catholic Masses, seeing friends from the Auburn Park neighborhood where he grew up, and living near his children.

Sablick retired in 1996 as a facilities engineer for United Airlines, having also worked for 10 years at Argonne National Laboratory.

Jude, a stay-at-home mom, raised their five daughters—Maura, Jeanine, Tracey, Amy and Kara.

He resides in an independent living apartment. After breakfast, he usually spends his day with Jude, who lives in Smith Village’s skilled nursing care wing. “We were happy to find a life plan community that would give me an active lifestyle and the thoughtful care Jude needs,” he said. The Sablicks enjoy visits from their five daughters, sons-in-law, 12 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

About Smith Senior Living

Smith Senior Living, a not-forprofit organization serving older adults, sponsors Smith Village in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and Smith Crossing in Orland Park, Ill. These are the only life plan communities located in the Southwest sector of metropolitan Chicago. An innovative leader providing the finest services and care for seniors, Smith established its first community in 1924, on the same city block where Smith Village stands today.

Both LPCs provide spacious

independent living residences, and apartments for assisted living, as well as memory support and skilled nursing care. In addition, they offer short-term rehab programs for residents and others who have had surgery or a medical incident.

For more information about how Smith Senior Living can help seniors enjoy their retirement, contact Smith Crossing at 708-326-2308 or SmithCrossing. org, and Smith Village at 773-4747303 or SmithVillage.org.

Left: Gordon Reif remains active in the Orland Park community, serving as assistant pastor for Presbyterian Church in Orland Park.

Photo by Smith Crossing

Right: Representing more than 100 independent living residents at Smith Village, Gene Sablick serves as resident council president.

Photo by Waldemar Reichert

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