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Thursday, May 17, 2018
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Brannigan gets support at meeting “They’re the haters,’ supporters say of protestors By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor
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Stone monument marking Incarnation Parish on West 127th Street in Palos Heights.
Parents: Incarnation Monsignor berated kids, teachers at Mass ‘Lousy Catholics’ he reportedly said By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer
Incarnation School in Palos Heights will be closing permanently in June, and parents of many of the students feel that hurtful remarks made by Monsignor R. George Sarauskas during his homily at a school Mass last Thursday effectively “kicked them when they were down.” “He told the students they were lousy Catholics,” said Andrea Covert, who was at the Mass, as
was her son, a seventh-grader at the school at 5705 W. 127th St. in Palos Heights. “Students in fifth, sixth, seventh Monsignor and eighth grade Sarauskas attend that Mass every week, and I usually do too,” she explained. Covert said she never before had a problem with Sarauskas, who lives in the parish rectory, and regularly says Mass at the church. So, she was shocked when he began “calling out students and teachers” for not attending Mass
on Sunday regularly. “He bullied the students and the teachers. He actually called people out from the pulpit, and had them stand up,” said Covert. ”He even said, ‘It is a good thing this school is closing, because you are not learning how to be good Catholics here anyway.’” A call to Monsignor Sarauskas for comment was not returned in time for The Regional’s deadline. “We’re not perfect Catholics, no one is. But that is why Jesus died for our sins. But we are loving Catholics,” said Covert. “This is happening after we’ve grieved and tried to move on. Everyone has picked new schools.
But now, because it is the last few weeks, it is getting sad again, and I feel like he beat us up while we were already down. You go to Mass to get strength and be renewed, not to be bullied,” she added. “This eighth-grade class will be our last, and they are just the most awesome group of young men and women. And he told them they weren’t going to be successful,” said Covert. “These children were being bullied. I am an adult and have had my ups and downs but they were just shell-shocked. It was like leaving a war zone to see
There was a new development at the Palos Township Board of Trustees meeting Monday—the presence of supporters of Trustee Sharon Brannigan. The Township’s monthly meetings since July 2017 have been noteworthy for the large number of people, frequently exceeding 100, who have protested Brannigan for remarks she posted on social media that many consider offensive to Muslims and Middle Eastern people in general. Middle Easterners and non-Middle Easterners alike have been attending the meetings to express their rejection of her now-deleted remarks and to demand her resignation. But Monday evening, a twist in the recent proceedings at the meetings took place when about a dozen people attended in support of the embattled trustee. And the differences of opinion were frequently heated.
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Turning to the crowd of protestors at Monday’s Palos Township meeting following the Pledge of Allegiance, an unidentified man shouts, “You wonder why nobody wants to respect you.” The crowd had taken part in the entire Pledge, raising their voices at the end “…with liberty and justice FOR ALL.”
Even the Pledge of Allegiance was a cause for contention. “You wonder why nobody wants to respect you,” shouted a man who stood up from his seat See MEETING, Page 2
Son pays homage to Judy Baar Topinka in his new book Palos Park mom with ALS ‘lives in the moment’ See INCARNATION, Page 2
By Steve Metsch
By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor
Wisdom, it has been said, often comes from the mouths of babes. Kristin Rankin, raising three young daughters with her husband, Kevin Kribs, should know. Rankin, 40, has ALS, a disease of the central nervous system. It has affected her speech, her mobility and the dexterity in her hands, among other things. There’s no known cure. So what did her seven-year-old daughter, Paige, challenge her mother to do for fun recently? Why, an emoji-drawing contest! “They’re all about emojis,” Rankin said with a smile about her daughters. Emojis are small, digital images or icons used to express emotions, an idea, etc. Think of a happy face, a thumbs-up, or a heart, especially when sent in a text message or an email, and you’ve got an emoji. Rankin took her best shot in the emoji-drawing contest with Paige despite the diminished dexterity in her hands and the results were judged by Paige’s older sister, Tess. Tess declared Paige the winner.
But Paige didn’t want to let her mom down. “Pretty good for ALS!” she wrote on her mom’s drawing, a comment that made Rankin smile. “She was encouraging me, saying ‘wow, I think you did great,’” said Rankin. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a rapidly progressive, neurodegenerative terminal disease that causes muscle weakness, difficulty speaking and swallowing and, generally, complete paralysis, according to the Les Turner ALS Foundation, headquartered in north suburban Skokie. The foundation is named for a late Chicago-area businessman, father and husband, diagnosed with ALS in 1976, who was “frustrated by the lack of local resources available to manage the devastating effects of his diagnosis,” as detailed on the foundation’s website. “His family and friends supported his desire to provide support to others affected by the disease with the resources and hope for a cure unavailable to him. In doing so, they inspired his legacy.” See MOM, Page 2
The son of the late Judy Baar Topinka is hoping a book he’s written about his mother can teach valuable lessons to our youths. Joseph Baar Topinka, 50, who now lives in Texas and teaches employment law at Texas State UniverJudy Baar sity, has written Topinka “Just Judy,” an entertaining and interesting 96page book about his mom, one of Illinois’ most beloved politicians. He presented a brief videotape about his mother’s life, and then chatted with people at a book signing May 12 at the Riverside Public Library. Judy Baar Topinka lived much of her life in Riverside and it was there that she began her career in Photo by Anthony Caciopo politics. She certainly had a loyal Kristin Rankin cuddles with her daughter, Laney, 4, following, losing only one election. “Somebody had to tell the story. at the family home in Palos Park. Rankin has ALS and And what better person than her is raising three girls with her husband, Kevin Kribs.
son?” he said. “Her life has a lot of great lessons we can all learn from, especially young people.” The colorful book is designed to act as a study guide for middle-school students, he said, but at the book signing, all the people there were adults. James Connelly, of Chicago, said Judy was popular because “she never forgot her roots and what people were about.” “Wouldn’t you say we need a little bit more Judy? She was the most popular Republican in the state. Even Democrats liked her,” Connelly said. Judy Baar Topinka was all about four core issues, her son said: “Good government, civility, ethics and love of heritage, which is one reason I’m wearing this,” he said. He wore a bright red Czech Republic hockey jersey bearing the name of legendary NHL star Jaromir Jagr. His mother was proud of her Bohemian and Czech roots, he said. “This book is about her life and really about how she loved See BOOK, Page 3
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Supreme Court opens door to sports betting
Illinois is among the states considering the idea By Bob Bong Legal betting on Bears games may become a reality in Illinois, thanks to Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal law blocking most states from allowing wagers to be placed on sports. The high court declared unconstitutional a 1992 federal law that prohibited states outside of Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana from regulating and taxing sports betting. New Jersey, which had looked into allowing sports betting to give a boost to its Atlantic City casinos
and racetracks, sued and the court ruled in its favor on Monday. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that “Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.” Justice Samuel Alito gave the majority opinion, saying: “Our job is to interpret the law Congress has enacted and decide whether it is consistent with the Constitution. PASPA is not.” One research firm estimated before the ruling that if the Supreme Court were to strike down the law, 32 states would likely offer sports betting within five years. New Jersey and Mississippi are
expected to be the first states to jump on the sports betting bandwagon the quickest. Both have sizable casino gambling operations already in place. Illinois was one of many states that decided to be ready if the court ruled for New Jersey. In January, the Sports Betting Consumer Protection Act was introduced in the Illinois Senate. The bill would “authorize sports betting or electronic sports betting by an electronic sports betting patron or sports betting facility patron.” Sports gambling consultants and representatives from the professional sports leagues, along with assorted opponents and sup-
Palos Heights City Council approves road repair bid By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor
Road repairs totaling at least $480,630 are coming this season following unanimous approval Tuesday evening of a motion to award the 2018 Road Program to the low bidder, Lindahl Brothers, Inc., for the base bid amount. That total might increase if more money becomes available. “If we can get additional funding, we can go out to rebid later this season, and we can maybe do even more (work),” said Ald. Dolores Kramarski of Ward 3. A contract with Lindahl has not yet been signed. “We take the lowest qualified bidder,” she explained. “We have a plan, we have the streets we want to have done and then there was an option. We took the option out and went with the lowest qualified bidder. Every bidder has a base and then the option.” Kramarski said the Palos Heights Public Works Dept. typically handles drainage work
Meeting
Continued from Page 1 near the front of the crowded meeting room just as the Pledge concluded. Most, if not all the crowd had seemingly taken part in the entire Pledge, raising their voices at the end “…with liberty and justice FOR ALL.” We’re not asking for anyone’s respect,” Basem Kawar told the man. “We demand respect!” Kawar is the national coordinator of the National Network of Arab American Communities. Shortly before the meeting began, a Brannigan supporter said “She shouldn’t resign. She’s got her right, too.” “When it impacts people’s rights,” a protester said to her about Brannigan’s remarks, “then she has no rights.” “If she stays, we stay,” said another protestor, referring to Brannigan’s refusal to resign. “This is our township. She doesn’t represent all the people, then people don’t want her.” “Then vote her out!” came a response from another supporter. The voting process, not repeated protests, has been cited by township officials as the only method by which Brannigan can be removed from the board. Because she is an elected official, the board has no power to remove her or to even pressure her to resign, the trustees have said. But the board was again called upon Monday to speak out against Brannigan, and township officials were grilled about why there has been no statement from the board about the matter. “We’ve been coming here for 10 months,” said Kawar. He was one of a handful of people who took the opportunity to formally address the board before the meeting was abruptly adjourned. “Not once have we gotten our questions answered. Can you explain why? You claim that you’d issue a statement to address the concerns of everyone in this room,” he said. “Where is that statement?” “The only statement the board will make, for anyone that was not at that first meeting (in July), when we went around the table and each board member gave their opinion and thoughts of what was going on,” said Township Supervisor Colleen Schumann. “We stated, myself and the other board members, that we did not agree with what Trustee Brannigan said. But she’s an elected official
on city streets, and the selected contractor works on the street surfaces. “They’ll grind, do two inches of surface (base and topcoat), contract out to do gravel on the side of the road,” she said. There’s curbs and gutters in some of the areas; a street with curbs and gutters is always more money.” The Council voted unanimously to approve other motions, including: Requesting permission from IDOT to close a portion of Harlem Avenue on Wednesday, July 4 for the Annual 4th of July Parade between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for construction and perpetual maintenance of the flood control project at Arrowhead Lake. Amending the City’s personnel policy to allow non-contractual employees the option to use sick days in the form of paid leave
of absence immediately preceding his/her retirement date. Approving the proposal from Tyco Security to provide and install an outdoor security system at the Recreation Center in the amount of $13,810. Approving the proposal from the Sound of Music to provide and install an audio-visual system in the Orchard Room at the Recreation Center for $7,846. “This improvement will aid in the marketing and promotion of the Orchard Room for business meetings, presentations and trainings,” the meeting agenda noted. Approving a request from Palos Baseball Organization to allow the lights on the Pony Field and the North Field to stay on until 11 p.m. June 9 for a homerun derby being held as a fundraiser for 12U Cooperstown training camp. Approving a final payout to D-Construction for work completed on the 2017 Road Program in the amount of $34,683. Retainage in the amount of $5,000 is still being held.
and we have no authority to remove her from the board. That statement stands.” A mock game of Jeopardy was started by Bill Beaulieu in an effort, he said, to get answers from the board, but it was met with little patience by Supervisor Schumann. “We’re not playing a game up here at the township board,” she said. “This is not how township meetings are run.” “I thought this (meeting) was to talk about township business,” said the final person to formally comment. “I think it is a political rally, so to speak. And if it is, I’d like to know how many people are registered to vote?” Multiple people quickly responded and the meeting was adjourned, followed by boos and chants of “Racist! Racist!” as Trustee Brannigan exited the room. “We’ll be back, we’ll be back” was shouted dozens of times in the immediate aftermath of the adjournment. The appearance by multiple Brannigan supporters at Monday’s meeting, when almost no supporters have been heard from in all previous meetings, may have been prompted by an email. A copy was given to The Regional News in the parking lot of Township headquarters, 10802 S. Roberts Rd. in Palos Hills. “I fully anticipate the protestors will be at this meeting again trying to obstruct a government meeting,” it read. “The protestors continue to refuse to meet to start a conversation and, as expected, no further contact with the Department of Justice has been had by the township. “I am encouraging everyone to come out to the Township Meeting if only to see fascism in action. This is the new face of the democrat party: Scream and throw a fit until you get your way.” The copy of the email included notification of a Citizens Utility Board meeting the township will be hosting May 30 at 10 a.m. and concluded “Please contact me at if you have any questions or would like to donate or volunteer for my campaign for re-election.” At last month’s meeting, in an unexpected interview with The Regional, Trustee Brannigan said she chooses not to encourage her supporters to attend the meetings due to her concerns about security. Palos Township government provides a variety of services to all or parts of Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Willow Springs and Worth.
Outside, Brannigan supporter Greg Lombardi, who said he lives in the township, expressed his opinion. “The problem I find with most of these people is that they can’t agree to disagree,” he said. “Just because you don’t have the same political views they do, immediately they start the name calling. “You’re a racist, you’re a bigot, you’re a homophobe, you’re this, you’re that,” Lombardi said. “Then they shout you down.” “I have neighbors who are Palestinian and Muslim,” said a woman standing nearby. “They’ve been here for 30 years. They’ve been nice to us, we’ve been nice to them. So how dare they (the protestors) tell us that we’re racist.” Tom Monahan, who also said he lives in Palos Township, said “I think what she (Brannigan) said back then was nothing mean-spirited or derogatory. It was something that most Americans outside the Arab community think. “They don’t talk to you, they’re not friendly, they’re secretive,” he said, referring to Middle Eastern people. “I was in a park once, and here comes about 20 of them. They take it over. I was being polite and I thought ‘I’ll move over and let them know I’m being nice.’ “But usually the ones that always say ‘racist’, they’re the racists, they’re the haters. They’re wasting time and they’re not making any progress,” Monahan said. “She offered an apology. Why don’t they sit down with Ms. Brannigan and talk to her, like she said?” Coalition members withdrew recently from a proposed meeting with selected members of the township board and a representative from the Department of Justice, citing bad faith from the board because the potential meeting was mentioned by a township official to the media. Ala’a Mbayed, who was attending her first Palos Township board meeting with her friend, Flavio Aguirre, said “I feel uncomfortable and upset that we could allow someone like this to be part of the board.” Mbayed said she lives in Bridgeview and is a first-generation Syrian American. “We have a huge population of Arabs in the community, to be disregarded that way in that way, and for (Brannigan) to take that position and think no one is going to care and no one is going to do anything…people are upset,” she said.
porters, testified at a preliminary hearing on the issue last month before the Senate Gaming Committee. Also, in January, state Rep. Lou Lang offered a shell bill in the Illinois House that would be used to legalize sports betting if the court ruled in favor of legalized sports betting. Among issues that would have to be addressed include tax rates, online wagering and potential venues such as casinos and horse racing tracks. With the General Assembly session ending at the end of May, any action this session is unlikely. “I’m excited about it,” state Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-23rd), of Riverside, said Tuesday. “We
should look into it immediately.” Zalewski said sports betting would provide a needed tax boost for the state. “Revenue is hard to calculate, but conservatively, I’d say sports betting would bring in from $50 to $75 million per year,” he said. Zalewski said if approved, sports betting would probably be offered first in sports books in the state’s casinos, much like it is handled by casinos in Las Vegas. “We also can’t ignore the impact of the Internet,” he said. “Everyone today has some sort of electronic device.” What’s at stake is a piece of a gambling pie worth an estimated $150 billion per year in the United States. Experts say about 97
percent of that money is wagered illegally in the form of parlay cards or bets made with a bookie. “That’s the news every one of these states was waiting for,” sports and gambling law attorney Daniel Wallach told USA TODAY Sports. “Every one of these states’ legislative measures hinged on the finding of the Supreme Court that PASPA is unconstitutional. The ruling allows the states to legislate immediately and for all such laws to become effective immediately.” Many of the major pro sports leagues have indicated they will try to work with the states that allow betting to ensure themselves a piece of the action through socalled integrity fees.
Incarnation
Continued from Page 1 them leaving the Mass, crying and holding on to each other. I have a hard time getting that image out of my mind.” She said Sarauskas didn’t stop when he left the altar, either. “He bullied them from the front of the church to the narthex in the back. Because they were crying, he pretended to play a little violin as they filed past him in the narthex.” Covert said she was pleased that the pastor, Rev. Arek Falana, acted quickly after he found out what happened. “The pastor did do a good job and was on top of it. He held an intervention where the students talked about their feelings about what happened.” Falana also informed parents about the incident via a robocall. In it, he said Sarauskas “addressed some issues in an inappropriate way that hurt many of the children. I want you to know that my staff and I took this incident very seriously, and addressed it with the students and teachers.” He urged parents to discuss it with their children as well, to ensure that they are “processing it properly.” The Archdiocese of Chicago also issued a statement on the matter, saying, “We are aware of the complaints regarding the May 10, 8:30 a.m. Mass at Incarnation Parish. The Archdiocese is looking into the matter further in coordination with Incarnation School and Parish. The Archdiocese of Chicago and Incarnation School and Parish are committed to treating all students, parishioners, teachers and staff in a manner consistent with our Catholic values.”
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A figure of the Virgin Mary kneels at the base of the bell tower at Incarnation Catholic Church in Palos Heights, where Monsignor R. George Sarauskas allegedly called out students at Mass for being “lousy Catholics.”
Mom
Continued from Page 1 Countless people helped raise awareness and money for ALS research by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge a few summers ago. The IBC was not a function of the Les Turner Foundation. The Turner Foundation sponsors four major fundraising events per year, including the ALS Walk For Life. The first symptoms of the disease struck Rankin barely more than two years ago, in the spring of 2016. “I started tripping and falling on my way to the train station, and then I had some issues with my hands in cold weather,” she said. “I went to see a neurologist. It’s kind of a rule-out process of other conditions. Around the end of June, I was told I probably have ALS.” Rankin had a glimmer of hope, however, because as part of the process it was discovered she also had Celiac Disease. “There were a couple of other patients who were written about in the scientific literature whose undiagnosed Celiac Disease mimicked ALS symptoms,” she said. With that hope, Rankin went on a strict gluten-free diet but after about a year the medical professionals determined that Celiac Disease wasn’t what was going on. “It provided a sense of normalcy for me, that year when I could hold onto hope, but by last summer I got the formal diagnosis,” she said. Certain circumstances have changed quickly for her, even since then. “I started having the speech issues, probably starting in December or January, progressively getting worse in terms of pronunciation and clarity,” she said. “My hands don’t work very well right now. I’ve fallen due to balance issues. I still have strength in my legs, but I started to use a walker last fall.” Rankin, a Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. Before her diagnosis, she says, “I was on a tenure track, about halfway through, working crazy hours. Last summer I decided I couldn’t be working full-time any more. My priorities changed. I transitioned all my research projects to other faculty.” Rankin’s work includes maternal and child health research. “We support the Illinois Dept. of Public Health to help mothers and children,” she said. “We do women’s health, especially in the post-partum period, health-services research about women getting or not getting a post-partum
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The Rankin-Kribs family enjoys a game at the dining room table. From left are Kevin Kribs; Paige, 7; Kristin Rankin; Laney, 4 and Tess, 9.
visit, variances in that and how we can help them. That’s a major focus of my research.” Rankin currently works at UIC one day per week and one day at home. Earlier this week, The Regional News caught up with her as she was headed home on I-55 where she, like countless other drivers, expressed frustration with rush-hour traffic. But she was happy to talk about her Mother’s Day surprise of a couple days prior that Tess, 9, Paige, 7 and Laney, 4 arranged for her. “First thing in the morning, they brought me to the kitchen and had a lot of presents for me,” she said. The presents included “cute, laminated bookmarks with fulllength pictures of them, and then they drew pictures of pairs of animals—moms and babies—with the words ‘I love you, mom,’” Rankin said. The girls also made cards for their mother, painted in watercolors, and Laney created a potpourri heart. In addition, Paige made scrambled eggs for breakfast. Rankin grew up in Alsip and her husband, Kevin, grew up in Oak Lawn. They could’ve been high school sweethearts, but the timing wasn’t quite right. “We were in band together,” she said of their years at Queen of Peace High School and St. Laurence High School. “We were only friends. We reconnected after college.” Kristin played the alto sax in the marching band and the bassoon in the concert band. Kevin played the trombone. Kristen also loved to play softball, even beyond her high school and college years. The couple and their daughters moved to Palos Park last summer, leaving their home in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood for a house with a primarily ground-level floorplan. “Honestly, it was an agonizing move for us, because in Beverly we had such great neighbors,” said Kevin. “But (now) we’ve got lots of natural light and a view
of nature.” Kevin said when his wife got the diagnosis, “it was devastating, there’s no way around that. You go through a lot of different emotions and a lot of the stages of grief. “It’s taken time to process, but I think for the most part I’m kind of accepting of it,” he said. “Day to day, it’s difficult and hard to watch her go through this. No one wants to lose their independence. We’ve got a lot of family and friends to support us.” “A lot has fallen on him,” Kristin said of her husband. “He’s more grounded, on top of everything— insurance, equipment, making sure I have what I need, to be as independent as possible.” Kevin, a former portfolio manager in the investment industry, now describes himself as a stayat-home dad. He also manages an investment apartment building. Especially when you have three little ones, you’ve got to keep plugging,” he said. “We’ve got to do the best we can. I’m grateful for what we have, you’ve got to look at it that way.” Kristin credits the Les Turner Foundation for the walkers and wheelchair she uses for her mobility, and for access to a social worker. “The social worker really helped me, how to talk to my kids about it. Be frank about it, because they can see what’s going on,” she said. Kristin is currently involved in clinical trials with stem-cell therapy out of the University of Massachusetts. “Let’s make the best of every day and be positive, make the most of every moment, live in the moment, instead of dwelling,” she said. And, as if to punctuate that statement, her daughters asked their mom if they could have popsicles. For more information about ALS, visit the Les Turner Foundation’s website at www.lesturnerals.org
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William Labash, 104, dies; POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK mind ‘absolutely sharp’ Aggravated speeding
By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor
Centenarian William P. Labash lived in Palos Heights for the final eight years of his life, and his mind was as sharp as when he was a young man, said family. A devout Catholic, a Pepsi-Cola lover who drank three cans every day, Mr. Labash and a man who tuck-pointed his entire home at 85 years of age—and then did the same at the home of one of his daughters—Mr. Labash, 104, died May 4 at Palos Hospital. “Always smiling, always in a great mood, fun to be around,” recalled his son, Larry Labash. Mr. Labash was one of seven boys born to John and Antoinette Labash near 51st Street and Mozart Avenue in Chicago’s Gage Park community, said his son. He attended Gage Park High School and, just shy of graduation, went to work for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in the Elsdon Yard complex, centered on 51st Street just west of St. Louis Avenue in Chicago. Mr. Labash’s father was the yardmaster there. After approximately nine years working for the railroad, Mr. Labash fought in World War II as a soldier with the U.S. Army. He served from 1942 to 1945 aboard anti-aircraft vessels, primarily on the islands of New Guinea and New Britain, located northeast of Australia. He battled Japanese forces
in the historic Dutch East Indies campaign and the New Guinea campaign. Mr. Labash rode to Australia aboard the famous ocean liner Queen Mary, which had been outfitted as a troop carrier during the war. Upon his return from military service, Mr. Labash resumed working for the railroad as a train inspector, said his son. His duties included walking up and down the entire length of freight trains, checking the couplings and the air brake connections between the rail cars. He worked in that capacity until his retirement in 1975. “We attribute his long life to the fact he did all that walking,” said his son. Mr. Labash met his future wife, Catherine Lydon, in St. Louis. They had a long-distance romance and she eventually moved to Chicago, where they married. In 1950, the Labash family moved to a newly built brick house in the Garfield Ridge community. “It had two bedrooms,” son Larry said of the house. One was for the three girls and one was for the parents. “I slept in the living room,” he said with a laugh. Mr. Labash attended Mass every week at St. Jane de Chantal Church, where he was one of the original parishioners and a member of the Holy Name Society, said his son, who remembers entering the third grade at the newly opened St. Jane de Chantal school, 5201 S. McVicker Ave., Chicago. In his later years, Mr. Labash’s mind “was absolutely as sharp as when he was younger,” said Larry.
Ngoc Boi Lam, 25, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated speeding of 62 mph in a 35-mph zone following a traffic stop at 9:45 a.m. “He was almost deaf in the last 15 last Thursday, at 123rd Street and to 20 years of his life, but he loved Mohawk Road. Police said she is to watch the local news shows. due in court on June 4. He’d know the local political situations, sports scores, the economy Revoked license and the stock market.” Tyler D. Bangert, 59, of Palos His son said young people were Park, was charged with driving drawn to his father. with a revoked license following “He had an affinity for younger a traffic stop at 10:52 p.m. May people. He loved being with them 6, at 135th Street and Southwest and they loved being with him. Not Highway. Police said his driving just family, but with their friends, privileges were restricted to only too,” he said. “His joy in the last vehicles with a Breath Alcohol years of his life was to be with Ignition Interlock Device but the his (nine) grandchildren and (10) great-grandchildren.” Mr. Labash’s drive to stay active was evidenced by not only the aforementioned tuck-pointing Hit-and-run accident jobs he took on well into his senior Derwin Covington Jr., 21, of years, but by many other projects Harvey, was charged with leaving throughout his life, including the the scene of an accident following a garage he built at his Garfield hit-and-run crash at 3:03 p.m. April Ridge home. 27, in the 7600 block of West 159th “He used wood from a retired Street. Police said he sideswiped railroad boxcar,” said Larry. “It’s another vehicle and was contacted the sturdiest garage you’ve ever the following day by phone. When seen.” he turned himself in on May 2, he In addition to his son, his grand- was also cited for failure to reduce children and great-grandchildren, speed to avoid an accident, improper Mr. Labash is survived by his lane usage, driving without insurdaughters, Patricia Larson, Jane ance and failure to give information Eichorst and Suzanne Lizotte, as at the scene. He is due in court on well as many nieces and nephews. May 18. Daughter Patricia works as a clerk at the front desk of Palos Battery Heights City Hall. Mr. Labash Aiman A. Taher, 36, of Tinley moved in with her in 2010, the Park, was charged with battery folyear after his wife, Catherine, died. lowing an altercation with two OrServices were May 8 from Bec- land Park men at 3:05 a.m. April 22, var Funeral Home in Crestwood in Submarine City, 9573 W. 144th to St. Jane de Chantal Church. In- Place. Police said two men told them terment followed at Resurrection they were making Snapchat videos and laughing when Taher came in Cemetery. and accused them of making fun of him because of his ethnic background. The men denied doing so
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the recent series of closings of once iconic retail giants is a direct result of online companies who are not required to pay taxes to local municipalities. Durbin made his remarks during a Southwest Conference of Mayors Legislative Breakfast May 4 at Georgio’s Banquets in Orland Park. He appealed not only to local mayors but legislators who attended the breakfast. “It’s very important that something can be done,” Durkin said. “We have brick-and-mortar retailers like Carson’s that are closing because they can’t compete with Amazon and other online companies who can work out of state but are not required to pay taxes locally, like Illinois. That’s why it’s important that the U.S. Supreme Court make a decision for local businesses in the South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. ruling. Local municipalities are not collecting sales taxes from these companies.” According to a published report, more than 7,000 retail stores closed nationwide in 2017, a record for a single year. On the other hand, Amazon’s net sales grew by 38 percent, generating $177.9 billion in revenue. The focus comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., a case that could change the sales tax structure on internet sellers. Quill Corp. v. North Dakota set a precedent in 1992 in which sales tax can only be enforced on businesses that have a physical location in a state. When South Dakota passed a law requiring large online-only retailers to charge sales tax on in-state purchases, Wayfair, Overstock. com and Newegg refused, citing
the Quill precedent. That led to a lawsuit from the state, which made its way all the way to the Supreme Court. Durbin said a decision by the Supreme Court that would allow for local governments to collect sales taxes from Amazon and other online companies would help to level the playing field. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. in June. “You (local municipalities) are being denied revenue because these online companies do not have to pay a sales tax,” Durbin said. No one is more painfully aware of this dilemma than Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar, who is reeling from the fact that Carson’s announced that it will be closing its store at the Chicago Ridge Mall. Although Tokar was aware that Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., the company that owned Carson’s, had filed for bankruptcy in February, it was his understanding that because the store was still profitable, a new buyer would be found. But a bankruptcy judge on April 18 approved the sale of Bon-Ton’s assets, which included Carson’s, to two liquidation firms. Tokar was not sure how long the store would remain open, but some employees at the Chicago Ridge Mall location said it will close at the end of June. Tokar keeps in contact with Chicago Ridge Mall management to discuss any further options. But the Chicago Ridge mayor said that it will be difficult to replace Carson’s, which was an upscale store and anchor at the south end of the mall. Currently, he is not aware of what retailer will replace Carson’s, which has two floors and is 150,000 square feet. “Unless the Supreme Court does something, I’m not sure what we will do,” Tokar said. “We have
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Continued from Page 1 everybody and accepted everybody how they were,” he said. “It didn’t matter if you were Hispanic, African American, green, yellow, blue, vegetarian, transsexual, gay, lesbian, Czech, Polish, you were just a person. Honestly, if she could have done things without being affiliated with a party, I suspect she would have been on her own,” he said. A former reporter who earned her degree at Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism, she worked for several local newspapers before she decided to try her hand at politics. She first ran and won a seat in the Illinois House in 1980 and won re-election in 1982. Judy Baar Topinka rose through the political ranks. After the House, she became a state Senator, leaving that to win the election as state treasurer. In 2006, she was the
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Joe Baar Topinka holds a copy of the book “Just Judy,” the life story of his mom, Judy Baar Topinka, a popular Illinois politician who died in December 2014.
Republican candidate for governor, losing to the incumbent Rod Blagojevich. She got 39 percent of the vote to his 50. Four years later, she was back, elected state comptroller, becoming
Suspended license
Rashed M. Alhindawi Jr., 18, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 1:56 a.m. last Thursday, in the 11000 block of South LaGrange Avenue. Police said he was also cited for having an excessively loud muffler. He is due in court on June 4. Charmaine Viverette, 41, of East Hazel Crest, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 11:30 p.m. May 5, in the 11900 block of South LaGrange Road. Police said she was also cited for speeding,
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driving without insurance, improper lane usage and disobeying a traffic control device. She is due in court on June 4.
Alcohol possession by minor Eryk Marusarz, 20, of Orland Park, was issued a local adjudication citation for illegal possession of alcohol following a traffic stop at 2:38 a.m. May 7, at 135th Street and Southwest Highway. Police said an unopened bottle of beer was in plain view behind the driver’s seat. He was also given a verbal warning about speeding and is due at a hearing in Palos Park Village Hall on June 6.
POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK
Durbin calls for online companies to pay taxes to local municipalities By Joe Boyle
one he was driving did not have one. He is due in court on June 4.
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our fingers crossed.” Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton saw a successful opening of a new Carson’s in September 2016. The store was the new anchor of the new outdoor Plaza at 9700 S. Western Ave. Like Tokar, Sexton believed that Carson’s would survive despite Bon-Ton Stores filing for bankruptcy. Despite his disappointment that Carson’s would soon close, Sexton said that Lormax Stern Development Company, which owns the new Plaza development, have indicated to him that several retailers have expressed an interest in the Evergreen Park Carson’s location, which is 120,470 square feet. Recent reports have indicated that at least three retailers are interested in leasing the property. Durbin is holding out hope that a favorable decision will be coming out of South Dakota. However, he said that more needs to be done at the local and national levels of government. “It’s been hectic,” Durbin said. “We should be doing more but we are not. But we have people in Washington that won’t vote on anything that involves raising taxes. It makes it hard to get something done for people. We have to keep up with the 21st century.” In Minnesota, large retailers such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Apple, which all have physical locations in the state, charge state and local sales taxes on items shipped to Minnesota residents. Amazon began charging state and local sales taxes in 2014 prior to opening a new warehouse in Shakopee. However, Amazon only charges sales tax on items it sells directly. Third-party vendors, which now make up more than half of the website’s sales, are generally not required to charge sales tax. the first and only woman in Illinois politics to have held two statewide offices, her son noted. The book is an easy read. It includes letters from those who knew her well, people like Craig Dellimore, political editor at WBBM Newsradio, who wrote that she taught others to “not be afraid to change careers in life.” On the book’s cover, President Barack Obama writes: “She was blunt, pragmatic, unfailingly cheerful and energetic, and always willing to put politics aside to find common-sense solutions that made a difference for the people of Illinois.” Her son says “my goal is not to make money, but to promote her legacy. Her legacy is teaching her core issues to young people so when they grow up they can bring Illinois into a golden age again.” You can order copies of the book ($16.95) at Hilton Publishing, at www.judybaartopinka.org, or at Amazon.
and said Taher began insulting them and pushed one of them as they were leaving. He was also cited for disorderly conduct and is due in court on June 7.
DUI Rickie R. Lentes, 40, of Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 5:59 p.m. April 22, in the 15700 block of South 80th Avenue. Police said he was asleep at the wheel and blocking traffic. He reportedly failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for illegal stopping/parking in the roadway. Lentes was due in court on May 9.
Outstanding warrant Seth M. Gron, 33, of Burbank, was arrested on an outstanding Will County warrant following a traffic stop at 4:57 p.m. April 30, on Orland Square Drive. Police said he was issued a citation for disobeying a stop sign. The warrant, issued April 26, was for failure to appear in court and he was given a new court date
and released after posting bond.
Suspended license Danielle A. Dunn, 25, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:15 a.m. April 30, at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road. Police said she was also cited for driving without insurance and having one red tail light. She is due in court on June 11.
Retail theft Anthony John Weinert, 29, of Palos Heights, was charged with retail theft at O’Reilly Auto Parts, 7928 W. 159th St., at 5:54 p.m. April 27. Police said the car he was in was pulled over because they saw him acting suspiciously as he left the store and got into the passenger seat. They said two sets of lug nuts and other tools taken from the store were found in his pockets, and four more sets were in the back seat. The merchandise was worth $449.93 in total. He is due in court on June 7.
POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Retail theft Jenny Merneigh, 25, of Hickory Hills, was charged with retail theft at Jewel, 12803 S. Harlem Ave., at 5:49 p.m. May 7. Police said she took razor refills worth $130. She is due in court on July 6.
Unlicensed driving Iyad Shaikh, 28, of St. Louis, Mo., was charged with driving without a valid license following a traffic stop at 6:41 p.m. Friday, in the 12900 block of South
Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for not having a front license plate. He is due in court on June 20.
Suspended license Reginald Madison, 39, of Chicago, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 3:33 a.m. Saturday, in the 7100 block of West 127th Street. Police said he was also cited for speeding and driving without insurance. He is due in court on June 20.
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Rauner needs to come up with a ‘good budget’ “Nothing’s more important for a governor than having a good budget, because that allows you to manage the state to do your job.” Let that recent quote from former Gov. Jim Edgar, as reported by the State Journal-Register, sink in for a bit. “Nothing’s more important for a governor than having a good budget, because that allows you to manage the state to do your job.” The budget passed last year over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto was not a “good budget” because the governor’s budget office wasn’t directly involved. Legislators simply don’t have the expertise to pass a good budget without the governor’s help. The executive branch has experts who know what the agencies and programs need because they are involved with this issue every day. So the governor and his administration have been struggling ever since last July to implement a budget that it had almost nothing to do with. That’s insane. No one who is truly interested in governing would allow that to happen. Whether the governor believes he will be reelected or not, it’s his job to get something done for the future of his state. The very least he can do is provide some stability going forward by finally doing what every governor before him has done: Negotiate and sign a workable budget. I mean, seriously, we always make such a big deal out of state budgets, but this is a routine, mundane matter almost everywhere else. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan told his caucus last week that he believes the governor wants an overtime session so he can blame the resulting gridlock on the Democrats. But Madigan told his House Democrats that he believes voters will blame both sides. This was taken by some of his members as a sign that Madigan finally realizes he needs to get something done one way or another. We’ll see. That assessment could be overly optimistic. The budgeteers met via teleconference last week and not a word was said about the governor’s repeated demands for an “official” revenue estimate. Instead, they reportedly had a fairly productive discussion about various pension ideas. So, that’s a good sign. The revenue estimate demand was a giant red herring used for political and disruptive purposes. The Democrats appear to have gamed out the end of the spring session if they can’t do a deal with the governor for whatever reason. Money for the Quincy veterans’ home and cash-strapped prisons, universities, etc. will all be put into the appropriations bills to entice Republicans onto the legislation. Some of the Republicans who broke ranks last year may not vote for the legislation when it passes, but may vote for it during the override motion. Some Republican top dogs have said privately that they believe rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans who voted for the vetoed budget last year feel betrayed because they were told that the budget they passed was balanced when it actually wasn’t. But in talking to those folks, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Many knew what they were getting into and, besides, what’s done is done and they want another budget now. Plus, some disaffected House Republicans are itching for one last fight with the governor before they retire. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin has painstakingly put his caucus back together twice in the past year. The first time was after the budget override vote, which badly split his caucus. Members were essentially told if they voted for the education funding reform bill, all would be forgiven. Then another blow-up was threatened after Rep. Jeanne Ives nearly defeated Gov. Rauner in the GOP primary. Durkin has managed to keep things mostly cool and separated from caucus business since then. It’s abundantly clear from his public and private remarks that Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady wants a negotiated budget deal. Durkin, meanwhile, has solidly allied himself with the governor, both in public and reportedly during the leaders’ meetings. Durkin badly needs Rauner’s money to fund his campaigns against Speaker Madigan this fall. But this alliance can also help move things along if Rauner’s staunch ally Durkin eventually informs the governor that he needs to cut a deal for the good of the state or face yet another stinging defeat. That worked last year on the education funding reform bill. Whatever happens, it’s long past time that the governor do whatever he can to put together a “good budget” for his state. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
OPINION
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RICH MILLER
Silence is not golden when eating at movie theaters Years ago, as a kid, I got excited when my parents took me to a drive-in movie. Back then, movies and meals were almost the same. My mom is from Bethlehem, Palestine and she would cook a huge pot of lamb and rice stuffed grape leaves and bring it to the drive-in. We didn’t have a lot of money so the grape leaves replaced the expensive hot dogs and popcorn other movie-goers would buy from the concession stand. We’d snack and watch the movie, listening through the scratchy sound from the gray box that hung from the top of the hand-rolled window in the car. The movie experience has changed a lot since then. Drive-in theaters have closed and you can’t sneak friends into the theater by hiding them in the trunk anymore, which is probably a good thing. Screens are larger. Pictures are clear, as if you were in the movie itself. The sound thunders from every direction. The stationary chairs have been replaced by comfortable lounges. And, they have seriously improved on the food. A few weeks ago, I went to the Emagine theater to see the latest Hollywood blockbuster, “A Quiet Place,” a horror film about frightening large-mouth monsters with rows of shark-like teeth.
RAY HANANIA John Krasinski, from the TV comedy series “The Office,” produced and stars in it with his real-life wife, Emily Blunt, as two parents trying to protect three children from the aliens that don’t have eyes but hyper-sensitive auditory, or huge ears. When they hear sound, they pounce on it, ripping the clumsy humans to bloody pieces. And how better to enjoy a movie than ordering a tray of nachos with cheese and hamburger topping? The movie is 90 minutes long, but the first half is literally without sound. The actors sign to each other, with captions along the bottom of the screen. As the Quiet movie played out, the theater waitperson delivered the nacho tray to my seat and realized I was in trouble after biting into the first nacho, which created this huge crunching sound. You don’t realize how loud crunching a nacho
can sound until you are in a large theater, and you are the only one making a sound. People turned around to sneer at me with that same look you give to other movie-goers who are talking during movies. You know that look. I started to sweat and spent the first 50 minutes of the movie praying for sound so I could eat. A crackle. Music. Anything to drown out that crunching sound. The nachos sat there taunting me, untouched, because I was too afraid to eat and cause a noisy ruckus. Finally, there was burst of sound and dramatic music. I then started stuffing my mouth as fast as I could. Snap. Crackle. Pop. People around me were stuffing popcorn in their mouths. Then the screen went silent, and everyone stopped chewing. Can the nachos melt in my mouth, I started to pray? I started thinking about the past, forgetting about the movie. I wouldn’t have had that problem at a drive-in theater, I sighed. Ray Hanania is an award-winning columnist, author and former Chicago City Hall reporter. Contact him through his website at www.Hanania.com or by email at rghanania@gmail.com.
READERS WRITE Bareikis couple runs in with good news
ERA deserves ratification all these years later
Just finished reading about the Bareikis husband and wife team winning their Southwest Half Marathon respective divisions in one blistering pace. This was a real uplifting story on a number of levels. Given all the daily negativity in our steady dose of news, this story moved the needle on the positive side of human nature. Well done in giving this story the well-deserved space in your paper. Jim Keough Palos Heights
I was excited to hear that Illinois has the opportunity to become the 37th state to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) of 1972. About a year ago I reached out to my local state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) to ask her to vote in support of SJRCA 4, and she told me that she would, because she was dedicated to women’s issues. Sadly, about a month later I was told that she had changed
her mind because 100 people had contacted her district office asking her to vote against it. To show her that the ERA is widely supported, I began speaking to many neighbors in my area, holding discussion groups in my home, canvassing train stations and driving to local neighborhoods to knock on doors and collected signatures in support. I was told that 100 phone calls changed Rep. McDermed’s mind, but I have delivered to her hundreds of signatures in support of the ERA. Forty-six years after the
ERA was passed by Congress, I am calling on my state Rep. Margo McDermed to do the right thing and vote in favor of SJRCA 4. Kathy Freeman Tinley Park Editor’s note: The 1972 ERA constitutional amendment guarantees equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex. It needs 38 states to ratify to change the constitution; 35 states have done so. Illinois was one of 15 states to not ratify the amendment before the 1982 deadline.
Federal government jobs may mean you never get fired By Natalia Castro The average American looking for complete job security need not look further than the non-defense federal government’s Mark Hornung, Chief Operating Officer public workforce, where there is a 99.5 percent chance they will never be fired The Business Side The News Side Donna Brown, Sales Director Anthony Caciopo, Editor for cause, according to data retrieved from Monica Cotter, Finance Director Dermot Connolly, Reporter the Office of Personnel Management’s Mike Russell, Production Director Jason Maholy, Sports Editor FedScope. Bonnie Hesik, Pre-press Manager Lauren Ziemann, Art Director According to the Bureau of Labor Chuck Ingwersen, Designer Statistics annual Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) survey, between 2005 Southwest Regional Publishing and 2017 the private sector workforce 12243 S. Harlem Ave. Palos Heights, IL 60463 maintained an average discharges and layoff rate of 17.27 percent. ConversePhone: (708) 448-4000 ly, FedScope reveals the public sector Fax: (708) 448-4012 maintained a rate of 3.37 percent over the Website: www.theregionalnews.com same period. email: TheRegional@comcast.net The public sector termination rate inOffice hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. cludes both firings for cause and general Deadlines reductions in force. Perhaps even more Editorial: Noon, Saturday • Advertising: 5 p.m., Monday frightening is that once these figures are Subscription rates: Local, delivered by mail, $49 a year in advance. Out-of-State, $58 separated, FedScope data reveals only a year. Single copies, $1. Postmaster: Send address changes to THE REGIONAL NEWS, 0.53 percent of federal employees are Owned and operated by Southwest Regional Publishing Co.
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terminated for cause. Without proper accountability or firing measures in place, our federal workforce continues to reward inefficiency and fails to meet the needs of the public. In 2016, scandal broke when a Government Accountability Office report revealed that mismanagement within the Department of Veteran Affairs caused new veterans to wait three to eight weeks for medical care, with many patients failing to receive any care at all. This scandal worsened when the Washington Times reported it had taken over two years to propose the firings of two senior leaders within the VA responsible for the death of nearly 300 veterans waiting for care. Luckily, this sparked legislation pioneered by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to increase accountability and transparency within the VA. According to data retrieved from the Office of Personnel Management FedScope, in the three months following the passage of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, firings for
cause at the VA increased by 26 percent. FedScope data reveals the Department of Education has the lowest termination for cause rate at 0.14 percent, last year only 10 employees were terminated for cause. The most accountable department was the Department of Homeland Security, which had a 1 percent termination rate. But even when you factor in reductions in force and expiration of appointments, 3.37 percent is still well below the private sector’s 17.27 percent discharge and layoff rate. Nobody wants employees to be fired, but poor performance cannot continue to be rewarded and accepted, and our federal employees must be held to the same standard as all working Americans. After all, these are the employees who are technically working for the American people, we must require them to be their best. Natalia Castro is a contributing editor at Americans for Limited Government.
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BUSINESS
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Memorial Day plans start at Palos Heights Farmers Market The Palos Heights Farmers Market is the first place to stop to get ready for the Memorial Day weekend. Early spring vegetables and hothouse berries will be available to make salads and all your recipes fresh and delicious. Salsas, sauces, pesto, oils, vinegars, along with many cheeses will make delightful snacks. In addition, our market has everything you will need for the grill: beef, pork, chicken, sausages, salmon and other fish. Vegan? No worries, The Eating Well has a variety of veggie patties. Finally, many varieties of desserts are also available, including pies, cookies, carrot cake, breads, bars and toffee. Want some ready-to-eat food for the weekend? Aracely’s Tamales are hot and fresh, or can be frozen and eaten later. In addition, Parmesan’s Pizza has
either ready-to-eat or fresh-to-bake pizza and pizza products. Camille’s Confections will be the guest of the Community Tent. Camille sells a wide variety of handmade English toffees, including Original, White Chocolate Cranberry Almond, Dark Chocolate Blueberry Pecan, Nutty Buddy and Sassy Sea Salt. The toffee is sold in half- and one-pound containers, and makes the perfect addition to holiday gatherings and graduation parties. In addition, the toffee is the perfect yearend gift for teachers. Planning on planting over the holiday weekend? The market has a very large selection of annual flowers, flowering baskets and gifts, perennial plants and flowers, herbs and vegetables to plant. Stop by early for the best selection. Make sure to stop by the City Tent
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to pick up and have endorsed your Frequent Shopper Cards. Patrons will earn double credit on their Frequent Shopper Cards for all canned and fresh food donations. Canned donations are given to Palos United Methodist Church, 12101 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights. Fresh food donations are given to Operation Blessing in Alsip. All completed Frequent Shopper Cards will be entered into a market gift certificate raffle every month starting in June. LINK cards are accepted at the Palos market. Stop by the City Tent to start the process. “Palos Bucks” double-value matching dollars up to $15 will be offered weekly. Pick up this week’s recipe, “Strawberry Champagne Chicken Salad,” at the City Tent. This year’s recipes are courtesy of Palos Health Dieticians.
The recipe will also be included in our weekly email, Facebook page and city webpage, www.palosheights.org. Musicians and face painters are needed for the upcoming market. Contact the market manager (see below) for more information. The market would like to acknowledge and thank this year’s Market Sponsors. They include: Palos Health, CIBC Bank, City of Palos Heights/Mayor Bob Straz, CNB Bank and Trust, United Trust Bank, Running for Kicks, Golden Shoes and Camille’s Confections. Additional information about the market can be obtained at www. palosheights.org, by emailing farmersmarket@palosheights.org, calling (708) 361-1800 or visiting the Palos Heights Farmers Market page on Facebook.
FINANCIAL FOCUS
How can you meet your short-term goals?
You may want to work with a Why do you invest? If you’re financial professional to select the like most people, you’d probably appropriate investments for your say that, among other things, you short-term goals. But, in general, want to retire comfortably. Obviyou’ll need these investments to ously, that’s a worthy long-term provide you with the following goal, requiring long-term investattributes: ing. But as you journey through Edward Jones • Protection of principal – As life, you’ll also have short-term goals, such as buying a second vestments will always fluctuate in mentioned above, when you own home, remodeling your kitchen value — which means you could stocks, you have no assurance that or taking a much-needed vacation. lose some, or even all, of your your principal will be preserved; Will you need to invest differently principal. Hopefully, though, by there’s no agency, no government for these goals than you would putting time on your side — that is, office, guaranteeing that you won’t by holding your growth-oriented lose money. And even some of for the long-term ones? To answer that question, let’s investments for decades — you the investments best suited for can overcome the inevitable short- short-term goals won’t come with Photo by Anthony Caciopo first look at how you might infull guarantees, either, but, by and Opening touches, including signage being installed on the front door, are vest to achieve your longer-term term price drops. In short, when investing for large, they do offer you a reasongoals. For these goals, the key underway at O’Hara and Friends Salon in Palos Heights. investment ingredient is growth long-term goals, you’re seeking able amount of confidence that — quite simply, you want your significant growth and, in doing your principal will remain intact. • Liquidity – Some short-term money to grow as much as possi- so, you’ll have to accept some deble over time. Consequently, you gree of investment risk. But when investments have specific terms will likely want a good percentage you’re after short-term goals, the — i.e., two years, three years, of growth-oriented vehicles, such formula is somewhat different: five years, etc. — meaning you as stocks and other stock-based You don’t need maximum growth do have an incentive to hold investments, to fund your 401(k), potential as much as you need these investments until they mato be reasonably confident that a ture. Otherwise, if you cash out IRA or other accounts. However, the flip side of growth certain amount of money will be early, you might pay some price, Cathy O’Hara, who opened such as loss of value or loss of is risk. Stocks and stock-based in- there for you at a certain time. O’Hara and Friends Salon in Alsip in 2013, recently moved into a bigger space in Palos Heights. “We built a great business and wanted to offer more services for our guests so we moved and Following are the property trans- Norris Cassandra, 10319 Hilltop $239,000.00; opened a bigger space in Palos First Midwest Bk Tr to Accarfers in the area, according to the Ave, $268,000.00; Heights,” she said. Hair shop wins Chicago latest report, as received from the Helstern Brian K Tr to Bronson di Todd, 15547 S Royal Glen Ct, The salon is now at 7008 W. Ridge Pop-Up Battle Cook County Recorder of Deeds Shawn T, 16721 Elderberry Ln, $445,000.00; 127th St. Crowley Jaime M to Ruitenberg “Now we can not only do hair Robin Wilson and her custom Office. The Regional News does $251,500.00; Lazaroff Felix Tr to Rudak Nick, 9239 Wherry Ln, Unit #64A, but can offer nail services, facials hair business Le’ Tresses are the not attempt to correct errors made Svitlana, 8270 Stonehenge Dr, $190,000.00. and waxing. We also have a lady winners of the Battle of the Pop- by that office. Palos Park $184,500.00; that offers energy services such as Ups at Chicago Ridge Mall. First Midwest Bk Tr to Quick Dufraine Matthew S to Alvarez Reiki and Reflexology,” O’Hara Wilson had been selling her lux- Orland Park Zomparelli Patrick to SurMiguel Jose, 7340 155th St, Unit said. ury, custom hair products excluHours at the new location are 11 sively online. She now has a rent- ma Teresa, 15110 Larkspur Ln, #707340, $150,500.00; Josupait John P Tr to Ajora.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m. free space for four months, use of $338,000.00; McKevitt Michael V to Mur- loo Reza, 10439 Songbird Cir, to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thurs- existing mall or store fixtures, and ray John P, 17321 Antler Dr, $278,000.00; day; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 free utilities. She also receives a $495,000.00; Miller Barbara M to Slovey a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The salon $500 merchandising package from BCL-Home Rehab Sub I Llc to Martin J, 17250 Lakebrook Dr, is closed Sunday and Monday. For information, call 708-239- the mall that includes interior signage, table-printed displays and 1111. graphic design services. “I’m very grateful to win and New gas station planned be placed in such a large and busy for Hickory Hills mall in the city,” said Wilson, 25, First Midwest Bank (as of May 14) RATES APR POINTS Proviso Petroleum Co. is plan- who lives in Chicago and founded 30-year fixed 4.625 4.670 0 ning to build a new Falcon Fuel the business. “I am blessed to have 15-year fixed 4.125 4.180 0 gas station and convenience store such an opportunity.” 30-year fixed Jumbo 4.375 4.430 0 Le’ Tresses specializes in high at the site of a former Clark gas United Trust Bank (as of May 14) station in Hickory Hills. quality, virgin hair wigs and strip RATES APR POINTS The Clark station at 8702 S. lashes. Wilson carefully crafts each 30-year fixed 4.625 4.651 0 Roberts Road closed in 2016 but wig to her customer’s request. She 15-year fixed 4.250 4.292 0 wasn’t torn down until earlier this is known for her expertise in color, 10-year fixed 4.375 4.434 0 year. The property is surrounded soft and deep waves as well as Prospect Savings Bank (as of May 15) by a chain-link fence. full lace wigs. RATES APR POINTS Proviso originally proposed “Our contest highlights local 30-year fixed 4.375 4.491 0 building a new gas station, con- entrepreneurs like Robin by giv20-year fixed 4.125 4.284 0 venience store and studio apart- ing them a platform to build their 15-year fixed 3.750 3.952 0 ment on the site, but Hickory business and introduce new ideas, CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of May 15) Hills officials nixed the idea of products or services to the commu RATES APR POINTS an apartment. 30-year fixed 4.625 4.830 1 Mayor Mike Howley said no nity,” said Sandy Martinez, mar20-year fixed 4.50 4.6470 0 other gas stations in the city had keting director at Chicago Ridge 15-year fixed 4.250 4.334 0 apartments and he didn’t want to Mall. “We’re excited to celebrate Le’ Tresses grand opening this set a precedent. All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders. In March, the city council voted June and look forward to supunanimously to approve a special porting Robin and her amazing use permit minus the apartment business throughout the summer.” Le’ Tresses will be located for the site. The property owner is William between Express and Charlotte Stefan. He could not be reached Russe. for comment. No timetable for building the new station and conBarber shop opens venience store was available.
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O’Hara and Friends Salon has new home BOB BONG
School buys restaurant Sad to report, but the work underway at the former Coco’s restaurant at 9505 S. Roberts Road in Hickory Hills will not result in a new restaurant for the area. The neighboring School District 117 purchased the 6,000-squarefoot building last year and is converting it into a new transportation building for the district. The project started earlier this year at an estimated cost of $1.6 million. The district had been planning on a mobile transportation building since late 2015, but decided to buy the restaurant building when it became available.
Dawn Whalen has opened her own barber shop in Lockport. Dawn’s Barber Shop is located at 809 S. State St. Her hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. She’s closed on Sunday and Monday. For information, call 815-2214021. If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com. You can track business openings and closings at http://bobbongonbusiness.com/
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
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the income produced by these investments. Nonetheless, these types of investments are usually not difficult to sell, either before they mature or at maturity, and this liquidity will be helpful to you when you need the money to meet your short-term goal. • Stability of issuer – Although most investments suitable for short-term goals do provide a high degree of preservation of principal, some of the issuers of these investments are stronger and more stable than others – and these strong and stable issuers are the ones you should stick with. Ultimately, most of your investment efforts will probably go toward your long-term goals. But your short-term goals are still important — and the right investment strategy can help you work toward them.
Thomas M, 8535 119Th St, $556,000.00; Lewis Brandon T to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr, 13080 Ridgewood Dr, $360,000.00; Fennell Susan to Rimkevicius Henrikas H, 4 Brook Ln, $242,000.00.
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DEATH NOTICES George Chronis
George Chronis, M.D., 57, a Palos Park resident, died May 4 in Texas. Mr. Chronis, who was born in Evergreen Park, served the community for many years as an obstetrician and gynecologist. Survivors include his wife, Connie (nee Klier); daughter, Arianna; sons, Ian and Evans; mother, Demetra Chronis; sister, Helen Chronis; brother, Paul Chronis; uncle of Basil, Demi, Elena and Niki; and many relatives and friends and relatives. Services were Wednesday at SS Constantine & Helen Church in Palos Hills. Interment took place at Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements were made by Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home.
Patricia Fessler
Patricia L. Fessler, 89, a former
longtime Palos Heights resident, died April 19 at Peace Village in Palos Park. Mrs. Fessler was a coordinator for the Learning Resource Center. She was active in numerous civic organizations in Blue Island and Palos Heights. She was also an advocate for numerous library and media organizations locally, statewide and nationally. Survivors include a daughter, Barb Helwig; son, James Fessler; brothers, Paul McKeen and Dick McKeen; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 8:30 to10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home, 10701 S. Harlem Ave., Worth. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. A columbarium interment will follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Joseph Pezdek
Joseph Pezdek, 66, a Palos Park resident, died Monday at Palos Hospital. Mr. Pezdek, a U.S. Army veteran, was a retired millwright at Reynolds Metal in McCook and owner of All-Around Home Repair. Survivors include his wife, Cecelia “CeCe” (nee Arnone); daughter, Danielle Kurkevich; sons, Jeremy Pezdek, Jason Pezdek, Jack Best, Jason Best and Tim Best; sisters, Sophia DeLonghi, Barb Benitez, Diane Russell and Irene Pietrowski; brother, Ed Pezdek; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. today (Thursday, May 17) at PalosGaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Highway, Palos Hills, until 10 a.m. for Mass at Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP Orland Park church hosting summer events Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Drive, is hosting a trio of events this summer. Vacation Bible School is free Photos by Anthony Caciopo for all kids age pre-kindergarten (potty-trained) through sixth grade from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Monday Runners hit the streets of Olde Palos May 10 to raise money for the Technology Department at St. Alexander through Friday, June 11 to June Catholic School, 7025 W. 125th St. The annual Raider Nation 5K Run attracted 391 registrants and is expected to 15 from 9:00-11:45 a.m. This result in more then $20,000 raised, once totals are calculated. A list of the event’s generous donors can be found year’s theme is “Shipwrecked!”
St. Al’s 5K run funds tech department advances
Registration begins Friday, May 18 online at orlandchurch.com. The Orphan Ministry of Orland Park Church is sponsoring a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 1 and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2 at the church. All of the proceeds from the sale will help adoptive families and orphans in our community. The group is looking for donations of household items, clothing, furniture and more, which
can be dropped off from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 or from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Family Classics Car Show will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the church. The car show includes classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, and hot rods, “touch-a-truck” for the kids, food, and more. Dinner is by donation. For more information or to register a car for free, go to the church’s website.
at www.stalexanderschool.com. Top: The pack of runners heads north on 70th Ave. toward 125th Street shortly after leaving the starting gate on the St. Al’s campus. Left: First-place winner David Dickey, 27, of Evergreen Park, races toward the finish line without shoes. Right: Sixth-grader Ava Fritz catches some air beneath her fleet feet as she legs out the final yards in the Raider Nation 5K Run. Close behind is Colin Brennan, also in the sixth grade. Directing the runners toward the finish line is Harold Duffy.
Cardinal Cupich, Sr. Jean call Zero tolerance from Palos Heights for scholarship program support Police Dept. for seat belt violations With summer soon to kick off and travel on the rise, the Palos Heights Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket. The national seat-belt enforcement campaign will take place May 18 through 29, concurrent with one of the busiest travel and holiday weekends of the year, Memorial Day. Click It or Ticket enforces seat-belt and car-seat use to keep all motorists safe. “Our law enforcement personnel see firsthand the loss of life when people refuse to buckle up,” said Sergeant Jeff Crowley. “It’s such a simple and effective way to protect yourself while traveling. As the
Memorial Day weekend approaches, we want to make sure people are doing everything they can to stay safe in the unfortunate event of a crash.” Illinois has a 93.8 percent observed seat belt usage rate, but a disproportionate number of fatalities involve unbelted motorists and passengers. Of the 1,093 traffic deaths in 2017, where restraint use was known, 54 percent of those killed were not wearing seat belts. Seat belt use drops even more in the evening hours between 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. That’s why one focus of the Click It or Ticket campaign is nighttime enforcement. The Palos Heights Police Department will be taking a no-excuses approach,
writing citations day and night. Motorists caught not buckled up will be ticketed, and those caught driving impaired will be arrested. “Please help us spread this life-saving message before one more friend or family member is killed as a result of this senseless inaction,” said Crowley. “Seat belts save lives, and every vehicle occupant—front seat and back, child and adult—needs to remember to buckle up, every trip, every time. Together, we can make zero fatalities a reality in Illinois.” For more information on the Click It or Ticket mobilization, visit www.BuckleUpIllinois.org.
cost is $25. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon and entertainment will begin at 12:30. Hawaiian attire is encouraged and leis will be provided. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (708) 3712900, ext. 28.
have difficulty preparing nourishing meals or grocery shopping. Meals are delivered by volunteers on weekday mornings. Meal delivery also serves as a well-being check for homebound seniors. There is a suggested donation for meals, but seniors will not be denied if unable to meet that contribution. For details, call (708) 361-0219. The PLOWS Council on Aging is a non-profit organization serving seniors and their families throughout Palos, Lemont, Orland and Worth Townships.
SENIOR NOTES Worth seniors can enjoy Hawaiian-themed lunch Worth Township senior citizens are invited to a luau lunch with entertainment May 23 at Township headquarters, 11601 S. Pulaski Rd. in Alsip. The Royale Polynesian Revue will perform. The catered lunch from Jack & Pats will include baked ham with pineapples, chicken marinated with garlic and lemon, pulled pork, roasted red potatoes, broccoli au gratin, fresh garden salad with mandarin oranges, bread, butter, dessert and soft drink. The
PLOWS delivers meals to seniors Local senior citizens are invited to apply for the PLOWS Council on Aging’s Home Delivered Meals. The service is available to qualifying people age 60 and up, who
SXU nursing master’s program earns ranking on ‘best graduate schools’ list Saint Xavier University announced that its Master of Science in Nursing program was included on the 2019 edition U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” list in the top half of the rankings. “The fact that many of our nursing programs are continuously ranked among the best in the nation is a testament to our level of expertise and academic excellence,” said School of Nursing Interim Dean Peg Gallagher, Ed.D., RN, CNE. The 2019 edition of the rankings rates programs in business, law, medicine, nursing, engineering and education, including specialties in each area, which are based on two types of data: expert opinions about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. The ranking methodology varies by discipline, taking into account factors that may include test scores of entering students, the job placement rates and starting salaries of recent graduates, academic quality ratings by officials at peer institutions and opinions of hiring managers. “This ranking is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to excep-
tional health professions education and research,” said Director of Online MSN Programs and Associate Professor Margaret Reneau, Ph.D., R.N. “We attract some of the brightest, most dedicated students because our training is both rooted in science and committed to fulfill the promise of a better future for our patients, which is why SXU’s Online MSN Program has been ranked No. 1.” SXU’s School of Nursing is one of only 47 nursing programs across the country that are designated a Center of Excellence by the Na-
tional League for Nursing. “SXU’s MSN tracks focus on advanced nursing roles that are needed in today’s healthcare settings,” said Professor and Coordinator of MSN/Clinical Leader Track Michele Poradzisz, RN, CNL, CNE, Ph.D. “Whether face-to-face or online, our faculty values personal connections with each student to ensure that they are fully prepared and confident to take on their new responsibilities.” For more information about SXU’s School of Nursing, call (773) 298-3701.
LEGAL NOTICE
The Archdiocese of Chicago is encouraging more donations to the tax credit scholarship program. The Illinois “Invest in Kids” Act, signed into law last August, includes a provision for tax credit scholarships. Donors to the new program will receive a credit off their state of Illinois income taxes equal to 75 percent of their contribution. Their contribution will be used to support scholarships for students from low-income households to attend a non-public school of their choice. A video message featuring Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt has been released, with
both religious leaders speaking in support of tax credit scholarships. Sister Jean, as she is affectionately known on the campuses of Loyola University Chicago, is the chaplain of the men’s basketball team which recently catapulted to fame on the national stage for its strong showing in the college basketball championship finals. The video message from Cardinal Cupich and Sr. Jean is available on www.archchicago.org and the Archdiocese’s YouTube channel. Cupich and Sister Jean encourage more people to consider donating to a scholarship granting organization, which receives donations, processes scholarship
applications and distributes scholarships to eligible students. To date, more than 44,000 Illinois students have applied for a tax credit scholarship. The demand for scholarships vastly outweighs the available funds. Four of five students who applied will not receive a scholarship, unless more individuals and corporations come forward to donate. There are more than $55 million in tax credits still available as part of this program. To learn more about donating to a tax credit scholarship, visit archchicago.org/tcs or call (312) 534-2617.
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Photos by Anthony Caciopo
Rehab drainage culverts on College Drive Top: Contractors work at the intersection of 69th Court and College Drive, improving the drainage capacity in the culvert that runs along the south side of College. The culvert is limited in its flow capacity due to single, 18-inch diameter pipes beneath each street where those streets intersect College Drive. Due to the limited capacity of the pipes, the culvert often overflows into homeowners’ property during heavy rains. IDOT is placing twin 18-inch concrete lines underneath each street and along the entire length of the culvert, from approximately 71st Court to beyond Oak Park Avenue, where the flow then passes beneath College Drive and heads north to the Cal-Sag Channel. The culvert, or trench, will then be backfilled and covered with earth. Right: Rusted metal piping lies in a heap after being removed from beneath 69th Avenue. The single 18-inch pipes are being replaced along the entire length of the culvert on College Drive by two concrete pipes of the same diameter.
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Palos Park Council hears plan for bikeways and trails By Michael Gilbert Correspondent
Roughly a week after several hundred runners and walkers traversed the village as part of the Southwest Half Marathon, Palos Park officials reaffirmed their commitment to another form of exercise. Village officials Monday welcomed Stacey Meekins of Chicago-based Sam Schwartz Engineering to present on the current state of cycling in Palos Park and offer suggestions on ways to improve this form of aerobic exercise. Officials hired the Schwartz firm to complete the Village of Palos Park Bikeways and Trails Plan in 2016 after receiving a grant from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in October of 2015. Meekins, the director of transportation planning, unveiled a draft of the plan during a 25-minute presentation at the council meeting. The 59-page plan, which Commissioner James Pavlatos referred to as a “roadmap for the future of cycling in Palos Park,” outlines decisions regarding bike infrastructure as well as a tool to engage with partner agencies regarding future regional infrastructure improvements. The council voted 3-0 following Meekins’ presentation to authorize staff to prepare a resolution approving the Bikeways and Trails Plan. The resolution is expected to be approved at the council meeting June 11 and will essentially designate the plan as a roadmap for the future, Pavlatos said. Mayor John Mahoney and Commissioner G. Darryl Reed were absent. “People who live in Palos like to be outside and they like to ride their bikes,” Pavlatos said when asked by The Regional the impetus for commissioning the Bikeways and Trails Plan. “Unfortunately, we are not connected to a lot of the other trails [in nearby municipalities] so this document provides us with suggestions for doing that. That’s our end goal — to link
with those other trails.” Connecting to Cal-Sag, Tinley Creek and forest preserve trails is likely many years down the road, but one suggestion from the plan expected to occur in the next one-to-three years is making 119th Street more “bike friendly” by painting an image of a bicycle on the street to alert motorists that the road is often populated by cyclists. Commissioner Nicole Milovich-Walters said expanding 119th Street to have a designated bike lane would be a “lovely goal” but prohibitive due to cost. In her summary of the Bikeways and Trails Plan, Meekins indicated several other roads in Palos Park that could benefit from either a sidepath, bike lane, paved shoulder or advisory shoulder to make cycling safer for riders or drivers more aware. Since many of the roadways recommended for these enhancements are under IDOT jurisdiction, Pavlatos said Sam Schwartz will meet with the state agency to provide an overview of the bike plan. “There’s a lot of effort that still needs to be made with IDOT because they own most of these roads,” Pavlatos said. “The engineering company’s next step is to meet with IDOT to give them the suggestions and see what they think could be done on those roads. IDOT will dictate to us what can be done. “This is a very complete report. [Sam Schwartz] has done a nice job.” A steering committee comprised mainly of Palos Park employees and residents assisted Sam Schwartz with the document. Many residents were questioned by the engineering firm to obtain their interest and suggestions for bikeways in Palos Park. Among the information learned through interviews was that more than 50 percent of the residents who were questioned ride their bike at least once a week in good-weather months. Thirty-one percent of those residents
ride their bike every day while only 12 percent of the residents questioned never ride their bike. More than 75 percent of those residents who ride their bike do so for exercise or recreation, the report noted. Representatives of Sam Schwartz met with residents during several village events and also had polls online for residents to complete. “We’ve developed a whole network of recommendations,” Meekins said. “We’ve come up with a comprehensive and cohesive bicycle network that will serve the entire village.” To view a draft of the Bikeways and Trails Plan visit palosparkbikeplan.org/documents. In other news, Milovich-Walters gave a final reminder to residents that the village’s Love the Park Fine Arts Fair will be this Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, at the Village Green, 8901 W. 123rd St. The annual festival, which is celebrating its third anniversary this year, will feature nearly 40 artists showcasing their works for sale, Milovich-Walters said. Attendees can expect to find jewelry, paintings and photographs for sale. Local food vendors will also be in attendance selling their specialties. A car show with more than 30 different classic automobiles will take place on Saturday. Several community art projects for children and adults will occur on Sunday. Live music will be performed each day. The arts fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission fee. “Make a day of it — eat, drink and be merry,” Milovich-Walters said. “There’s lots of music, lots of art and lots of food. Please come join us.” “It’s a fun event,” Pavlatos added. “It’s one of our best events and it just keeps getting better and better each year. It’s one you don’t want to miss.” Visit palospark.org for more information on the festival.
CLUB ACTIVITIES Swallow Cliff DAR to meet The Swallow Cliff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its next luncheon at noon Saturday, May 19 at Palos Country Club, 13100 Southwest Highway, Orland Park. Attendees will hear a motivational speaker and welcome new members into the DAR organization. The NSDAR is a non-profit, non-political organization dedicated to preserving American history, securing America’s future through better education, and promoting
patriotism. Membership in the DAR is a unique opportunity to honor one’s lineage and heritage as a descendant of a patriot of the American Revolution. Prospective members and guests from all south and southwest suburbs are welcome to attend. For further information, email the chapter at swallowcliffdar@gmail.com.
Palos Newcomers to meet The Palos Newcomers Club will hold their next luncheon and officers installation on Thursday, May
24 at Silver Lakes Country Club, 14700 S. 82nd Ave., Orland Park. Cocktails are served at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon. There will be a short business meeting and installation of officers. Members and guests will then be entertained by singer Vito Zatto. For reservations call Terry at (708) 448-6598. Members do not have to be a newcomer or live in the Palos area to join the social club that meets from September through December and March through May at local restaurants and country clubs.
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29. Int’l defense organization 32. Samoan money 36. A sign of assent 38. One from Somalia 40. Boat race 43. Trims 44. French coins 45. Indigenous Scandinavian 46. Flew alone 51. Loch where a “monster” lives 54. Japanese title 55. Pros and __ 56. Present in all living cells 57. Something to scratch 58. Branch of Islam 59. Appear 60. Former CIA 62. Yukon Territory (Answers on page 8)
SUDOKU
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! (Answers on page 8)
COMMUNITY NOTES Palos police climb Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops for Special Olympics Police in Palos Heights and Palos Park will take to the rooftops of participating Dunkin’ Donuts stores tomorrow to raise funds for Illinois Special Olympics. “Cop on Top” will feature local law enforcement at three area Dunkin’ Donuts locations Friday, May 18. The Palos Heights police will be at the Dunkin’ store at 12807 S. Harlem Ave. The Palos Park police will be at two Dunkin’ stores: 13029 S. LaGrange Rd. and 11901 S. 80th Ave. in the strip mall at Rt. 83 and Rt. 7 (Southwest Hwy.) The hours at all locations will be from 5 a.m. to noon. Customers and even passersby will have the opportunity to pull in and make a donation to Illinois Special Olympics. The donations will be used to train and promote competition in 20 sports through more than 180 competitions involving more than 22,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics souvenir attire and mugs will be available.
OFPD offers guidance to avoid mishaps while grilling Grilling safety is the topic of this month’s “Coffee & Conversation” hosted by the Orland Fire Protection District. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at the Fire District’s administration building, 9790 W. 151st St. in Orland Park. The monthly get-togethers with residents provide discussion of safety issues for families, young people, seniors and others. Fire Chief Michael Schofield joins an expert in a service area of benefit to residents in discussing fire safety and health related issues. Coffee & Conversation is hosted by the OFPD, Orland Senior Advisory Council and Aishling Companion Home Care. The public is invited to attend. The meetings are held at no charge.
WHATIZIT?
Photo by Joe Boyle
The clue for this week’s Whatizit (above) is:103rdSt. facility. Send your responses with your name and hometown by noon Monday to:thereporter@comcast.net. Donna Brehovsky, of Palos Hills, said she took a shot in the dark about last week’s quiz and guessed it was the building site for the new Performing Arts Center for Oak Lawn Community High School. And she is absolutely right. The center will be located near 94thand Austin Avenue, just south of the football field adjacent to the parking lot. The list of readers who answered correctly included Jane Foley and Steve Rosenbaum, both of Oak Lawn, and Evergreen Park resident Rich Rahn. The new Performing Arts Center is scheduled to be completed at the end of August for the 2018-19 school year. A new Performing Arts Center is also being built for District 218 at Richards High School, 10601 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn.
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LIBRARY NOTES Palos Heights Public Library to show ‘Darkest Hour’ 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 @ the Cinema will present “Darkest Hour” at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The film stars Gary Oldman, who plays British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Runtime is two hours, five minutes. • Fruit and Vegetable Centerpieces will be created at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Chef Rose Deneen will demonstrate how to create fruit and vegetable centerpieces using basic kitchen tools. Seating is limited. Registration is required. • Before You Call the Handyman features Dan Findley at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24.Findley, professional handyman, and licensed building engineer, discusses several of the most common fixes that can be done with a small home tool kit including home repairs as well as
preventative maintenance. Novice homeowners are welcome. • Legos Play Time begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20. All ages are welcome to come play with Lego bricks and display one of their creations at the library for a month. • Volunteer Orientation will be held in three sessions, 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 31 and 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2. Volunteer orientation is for sixth through 12th graders looking to volunteer at the library. Those who want to volunteer for summer reading will need to fill out the volunteer summer application and attend one of the mandatory volunteer orientations. At the orientation a librarian will go over what is expected and possible opportunities. This meeting will count as one service hour. Teens who attend the orientation get to pick the date of the end of summer pizza party for teen volunteers. • Stress Busters for students in sixth through 12th grade are scheduled from Tuesday through Friday, May 22 to May 25. Studying for finals can be stressful. Stop by the library for a variety of stress busters
to help students chill out, relax and recover. Participants can use the space to study with friends, watch a movie, have snacks or participate in activities to wipe stress away. Also, there are several clubs that meet weekly at the library, such as the Needle Club (for knitting and crocheting), Scrabble Club, Chess Club and Mah Jongg Club. Members and interested patrons are asked to call ahead for times and dates.
Orland Park Public Library to host ESL program Several events are coming up at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5100. • Orland Reads at Mariano’s is scheduled for at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at Mariano’s Café, 9504 W. 142nd St. This offsite book discussion is hosted by the Orland Park Public Library. This new reading group will discuss “Stay with Me” by Ayobami Adebayo, a selection of ALA Book Club Central. Books are
available at the library for checkout. • Buenas Noches is for children 4 years of age and older with a parent or caregiver and is being held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Participants can learn basic Spanish through stories and songs during this interactive story time. • Bright Starts Family Storytime is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26. Children of all ages and their families are invited to start their weekend off right with stories, songs and fun. • English Conversation for ESL Learners will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Adults can practice listening to and speaking English while making new friends. Residents can pair up with fellow residents to engage in friendly conversation aimed at helping those who are learning English to improve their speaking and comprehension skills. • Board Game Night is being held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. A casual-atmosphere program for rediscovering the fun of good old fashioned gaming. Participants can bring their own games, or try the library’s.
Teaching young vets is pure joy. Dr. Lauren Tassone is performing her first enucleation.
Fees can vary per client Dear Dr. Fleming, In March my dog had a tumor removed from his chest and your clinic did a nice job and for a decent fee. However, several weeks later my friend and neighbor, George, also had a similar-sized tumor removed from his dog and your office gave him a better deal. Is this legal? I once reported a vet to the ASPCA for doing an unnecessary fecal exam and I think this should be reported. My hairdresser suggested I contact the Department of Professional Regulation. What’s your reply? Martha, Orland Park
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Dear Martha, Good evening. Yes Martha, it’s legal. We can do what we want in private, independent practices. This is not the federal or state guv’ment you are dealing with. Ours is a bona-fide, do-what-theheck-we-want-to-do private practice. We pay all the bills and get to say what goes. I get to make all the major decisions like what kind of music we listen to each day and what kind of coffee I am going to drink and whether or not it’s ok to have one of those donuts someone brought! Darn right! I will admit however, that if the music I choose doesn’t have words, then our tech Cindy will have something to say and I usually cave! You and your neighbor have both been coming to our clinic for a number of years and you are both very nice people and we enjoy working with you. Your dog’s tumors took about the same amount of time to remove, and so, one might expect that both bills would have been similar. However, George got a lesser fee for his dog’s surgery because he is a better client. Not a better person, mind you, just a better client. He spends more here each year. We know clients grade and talk about their veterinarians but don’t forget that the reverse is also true; has been for a hundred years or more. We didn’t overcharge you. You got a great deal. You would have paid more than twice or three times what you paid us if you had gone to the specialty practice to have that big thing removed. We merely gave George a bonus — kind of like the points we get on our bank credit card or airline reward miles on our Visa card. Martha, we rarely see you in the clinic for routine care for your dog. Every time you have an internet pharmacy send us a fax request for your heartworm or flea and tick medication we are legally obligated to pull your record, annotate the transaction in the record and fax it back. It takes time and we get no reimbursement. Your record is replete with dozens of those faxes. You never have had your dog’s infected mouth attended to and we can always depend upon you to make some comment about how much vets charge. When my techs generate an estimate for a surgery it’s the same
computer-generated estimate for everyone. If one of my vets wants to give someone a break on their bill they are free to do so without asking me. We treat all pets, yours included, with the utmost care when they get sick or need surgery because that’s who we are, but, don’t expect the same fringes as someone like George. In fact, after you read this reply you may not even want to come back here. We will miss you. George, for the most part, follows our recommendations. He buys most of his medications from us and he values our advice and also values us as real human beings who are just trying to provide a good service. He once brought us a pizza. He thinks we are an important part of his life. When his pet is ill you can be real sure that we will go out of our way for him. We will bend the appointment book to get him in as soon as possible. We will give him our best options for his pet, and, if the cost is a little high for him, we just might finagle the fee somewhat to his advantage. This is one of the cool things about being an independent practice. You see Martha, my take, along with thousands of other vets nationwide, on all of this is like this—if George supports us throughout the years by doing the easy stuff with us (like vaccinations and meds) then when his pet is ill or needs a big expensive surgery, he has built up “hidden insurance.” He took care of us by allowing us to make a little money from the easy stuff, so, we will reciprocate and help him with large surgical or medical bills in return. It’s pure, raw, basic human nature at its most-core finest. I think this philosophy started with the cavemen or the ancient Egyptians, probably around 3500 B.C. It’s that old “What Goes Around Comes Around” philosophy. If you don’t think this happens in every independent clinic, every day, all across this country, as well as in many other types of small businesses, you haven’t learned much in life. This was one of the first veterinary life lessons I started picking up on when I was 18 years old, cleaning cages and working for old Doc Anderson in Clemson, South Carolina. Old school. Old ways. That’s my reply. But he answered one of them, “I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?” —Jesus in Matthew 20:13-15. The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.
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SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
Knights’ win streak ends at 19
BOYS WATER POLO SECTIONALS
Chicago Christian entered playoffs with 22 victories By Jason Maholy Sports Editor
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Griffins claw way past Eagles
Sandburg’s Mike Rzeszowicz spits water out of his mouth as he takes a shot during the Eagles’ win over Lincoln-Way West in a semifinal of the Lincoln-Way East Sectional.
Sandburg’s season ends in sectional championship game By Steve Millar Correspondent
The sound of the ball banging off the crossbar or a post became far too familiar for Sandburg in the second half of Saturday’s Lincoln-Way East Sectional championship game. In the first half, the Eagles seemed well-positioned to earn their first trip to state since 2014. In the second half, their offense went cold, and the host Griffins rallied for a dramatic 9-8 win to end Sandburg’s season. “None of the shots we were taking were bad shots at all,” Sandburg coach Matt Neimeier
Shepard An offense that had been rolling to the tune of more than 11 runs a game found the going get tough last week, as the Astros dropped two games to conference rivals, and another in a South Suburban Conference crossover. Shepard entered Tuesday’s game with Richards at 17-7 overall and 13-4 in the South Suburban Red. Oak Lawn defeated Shepard 5-2 in eight innings on May 11, for just the Astros’ second home loss of the season. With the game knotted at two and Oak Lawn batting in the top of the eighth, a Shepard error allowed the go-ahead run to score for the Spartans. Junior Angelica Rafacz earned with the victory for Spartans. She surrendered two runs on six hits over eight innings, striking out six and walking none. Bridget McDermott
said. “Kids were in the right position. Kids worked to get open and get those lanes. We just put so many shots off that crossbar.” Senior Richard Sokolowski poured in four goals to lead the Eagles (24-7). Senior Josh Grella added two goals while seniors Cooper Reiher and Joey Jenkot each scored once. Sokolowski was unstoppable early, scoring all three of Sandburg’s first-quarter goals as the Eagles led 3-2 after one. “Richard came out on fire,” Neimeier said. “He’s been really solid and consistent for us See BOYS, Page 3
Chicago Christian won four games last week but also lost for the first time in more than 40 days when the Knights fell to Burlington Central in the semifinals of the Immaculate Conception Tournament. The Rockets topped the Knights 5-3 on May 12, halting Christian’s winning streak at 19 games. Knights junior center fielder Brooke Veldman clubbed a two-run home run and scored a run. Bethany Regnerus struck out six and allowed two earned runs, and took the loss. Christian promptly started a new winning streak with an 11-1 victory over Momence in the third-place game. Senior ace Hannah Dieck went the distance, striking out nine and allowing no earned runs while improving her record to 16-0. Dieck helped her own cause with three hits, including a triple, four RBI and a run scored. Dieck led the Knights to victory in the first round with an 11-strikeout performance in a 1-0 win over Aurora Central Catholic. Christian opened the week by beating Reavis, 13-1, on May 7. Dieck threw a completegame one-hitter and struck out 10 Rams. Junior third baseman Abby Sytsma had two hits, including a double, and four RBI. The Knights defeated Elmwood Park, 6-4, the following night. Regnerus pitched four innings to earn her seventh win, and Dieck recorded the final 12 outs for her second save of the season. Dieck also had two hits, including a triple, and three RBI and a run scored. The Knights entered Tuesday’s IHSA Class 2A Seneca Regional against Wilmington at 22-4.
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Lincoln-Way West’s Liam Hall fouls Sandburg’s Kyle Fox during the teams’ semifinal game at the Lincoln-Way East Sectional.
GIRLS WATER POLO SECTIONALS
East ‘D’ stymies Sandburg Griffins top Eagles, earn trip to state
By Steve Millar Correspondent
The Sandburg and Lincoln-Way East girls water polo teams split a pair of regular-season meetings, so it’s no surprise that Saturday’s rubber match for the Lincoln-Way East Sectional championship was a tight affair. In the end, the Griffins’ swarming defense was too much for the Eagles Photo by Jason Maholy down the stretch. Host Lincoln-Way East Lincoln-Way East sophomore Tina Winter blocks a shot attempt by Sand- held Sandburg to two goals in the second burg junior Erin Falsey as the Griffins’ Reis Parkinson closes in during the half and punched its ticket to the state Lincoln-Way East Sectional title game on Saturday, May 12. finals with a 9-7 win.
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“We did a pretty nice job for most of the game getting to where we need to be, but they play such a tough pressing defense,” Sandburg coach Jim Caliendo said. “If we don’t get the shot off right away, there’s three girls on us. “We defended them really well, too. It was a well-played game between two pretty evenly-matched teams and we just came up a little short.” Erin Falsey led Sandburg (26-7) with three goals. Natalie Barkowski, Ashley Asiddao, Bella Wrobel and goalie Emma See GIRLS, Page 2
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Chicago Christian’s Hannah Dieck bats against Argo during a game earlier this season.
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Crew douses Fire to avenge earlier loss From staff reports
Nearly a month to the day Chicago defeated Columbus for its first victory of the season, the Crew returned the favor and routed the Fire 3-0 last Saturday evening in central Ohio. The hosts opened the scoring in the 28th minute when, after Fire defender Kevin Ellis was whistled for a foul inside the box, Federico Higuain stepped up and buried the ensuing penalty kick for a 1-0 lead. Columbus forward Gyasi Zardes struck twice in the second half, scoring in the 50th and 70th minutes as the Crew took the full three points and improved to 6-3-3. The Fire, which has lost two of three, fell to 3-5-2. Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic was not thrilled with his team’s performance after what he said was a good first half. “No excuses. We played against one of the best teams, for me, in our league,” he said. “They got, in this game, everything they did in the first game, when we played in Chicago. They converted a lot of opportunities. “They definitely deserved the win, and congrats on that. We’ll move forward. Unfortunately, we got more injuries in this game, so that’s not good, but we have to just work and keep going. We’ll get better. That’s always our statement. We always work to get better from games like this, and we move forward.” The Fire got its first good look on goal in the 21st minute when Aleksandar Katai sent a low, bouncing cross into the box, and rookie Elliot Collier sent a left-footed volley towards goal. The ball, however, banged off the post. “I think that in the second half we
RED STARS REPORT
Stars’ keeper named Player of Week Alyssa Naeher sets club record with 12 saves vs. N.C. Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was voted the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player of the Week by the NWSL Media Association for Week 6 of the 2018 NWSL season. Naeher, 30, led the Red Stars to a 1-1 draw on the road against the North Carolina Courage on Sunday. The Bridgeport, Conn., native made several great saves including one that came in the 17th minute off a 25-yard blast from North Carolina midfielder McCall Zerboni. In the 49th minute, Naeher came off her line to stop a point-blank attempt by Courage forward Crystal Dunn. She also parried away a low driven shot by Courage midfielder Saman-
tha Mewis in the 56th minute, and a spinning half-volley by Dunn in the 66th minute. The only shot the Penn State product did not stop was an 82nd-minute strike by North Carolina’s Zerboni from just outside the six-yard box to level the game at 1-1. The U.S. international played all 90 minutes of the game and set a new club record with 12 saves on 42 shots (15 on goal). It is the fourth time Naeher has been honored as the Player of the Week, with her previous accolades in Week 5 of the 2016 season, Week 17 of the 2015 season and Week 18 of the 2014 season. It is the 11th time a member of the Red Stars has won the award.
opened very good with a chance by Katai, which we didn’t convert,” he said. “Against this team, you cannot permit yourself to not be sharp. In the end, it comes back to you. We have to get better.” Collier has enjoyed significant playing time, and is not taking the opportunities for granted. “Honestly, trying to get the most minutes and most experience out of this first year and trying to make the most out of the opportunities that the coaching staff has given us,” he said. “It’s huge like I said, can’t ask for more getting starting
minutes or coming off the bench. Just got to make the most of it.” The Fire return home to host the Houston Dynamo at Toyota Park on Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. Paunovic looked with optimism at the Fire having a week to prepare for the Dynamo. “It’s good that we now have time to recover for that game,” he said. “But also, it’s important to start getting back injured guys. For a long time now, the team is suffering, not in terms of anything else, but just for the sake of rotations.
We need everyone back.” The Fire were coming off a dramatic victory May 9, when Kevin Ellis scored in the 89th minute to beat the Montreal Impact. The veteran defender cut onto his left foot from the right edge of the box to create space for his shot, which glanced off an Impact player and went into the net. It was Ellis second goal in as many games, and his seventh career MLS goal in eight seasons as a professional. “God is good, man,” Ellis said of scoring in consecutive games. “I’m enjoying it, it doesn’t happen often for anybody, so when you can score in multiple games, it’s exciting. I feel good and I’m just trying to enjoy it, like I said. The Fire dictated terms for much of the evening with 62.5-percent possession, and created several quality chances before the determining goal. Aleksandar Katai nearly opened the scoring twice in the same sequence in the 33rd minute. The Serbian attacker hit the post with a nifty back-foot clip, then returned service on frame only to watch Montreal defender Daniel Lovitz clear the attempt inches short of the line. Fire goalkeeper Richard Sánchez earned his second shutout of the season and his career, while center back Johan Kappelhof picked up his sixth career assist on Ellis’ goal. “It feels good to get three points, Ellis said. “We wanted to get a shutout and we got a shutout. I give credit to Mo Adams, taking one of the best players in the entire league and not giving him any joy in the game. Big credit to Mo, big credit to the whole team for working hard defensively. I’m fortunate enough to come up with a goal and we win the game.”
AREA SPORTS REPORT
Richards senior Flahive is honored for heart and hustle
Richards senior softball nizations that support the fight player Katelyn Flahive has against cancer. been named the recipient of The event annual honors this year’s Heart and Hustle Christa Carbray Johnson, who Award, given annually to the died several years ago after a Bulldogs player who exemplilong battle with the disease. Carfies the qualities possessed by bray was a beloved teammate. late Richards student-athlete The event also honors Abby Christa Carbray Johnson. Wujcik, an 8-year old girl who Flahive The Chicago Ag High School died in 2013 from a brain tumor. joined Richards in a Strike Out Abby’s dad, Kevin, graduated Cancer fundraiser held May 12. The from Richards, and she was the niece event raised money for several orga- of varsity baseball coach Brian Wujcik.
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he Pheasants/Quail Forever, Tallgrass Chapter is inviting anyone who is new to shooting, to experience the joy of shotgun shooting. Participants will receive instruction from certified instructors. This is free event, but donations would be appreciated. Food and beverage will be provided, so come OUTDOORS out early and have fun learning WITH experienced JIM KIRBY from instructors. Please complete the form prior to the event as this will facilitate a quick registration process. Anyone wanting to shoot must be present for the safety meeting which starts at 11:00 am. No one can shoot without a signed release. This event will be limited to the first 25 that RSVP, so reply early. Remember, this is an outside activity, so dress appropriately. This event will take place June 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Palos Sportsman’s Club, 24000 S. Harlem Ave. Frankfort, 815-4694446. For more information go to: PFTallgrass@gmail.com.
Outdoor reports Turkey hunters are doing well with the weather cooperating. When harvest figures are released I predict close to record numbers. Fishing reports from bait and tackle shops indicate salmon fishing on Lake Michigan is going strong with cohos being the big story from boaters and shore fishermen. Local lakes and ponds are producing pan fish and bass are being taken in great numbers, bluegills on edge of weed beds and crappies near any structure.
Mossberg terminates relationship with Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Rocketing to a record
The Shepard boys 4x400 relay team of Nieko Carter, Elijah Butler, Brian Hauser and Dalvin Humphrey broke the school record in the event with a time of 3:20.88 on May 10 during a home meet verus Eisenhower. The time ranks as the second-fastest time in Illinois this year.
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Continued from Page 1 Crnich added a goal each, while Crnich finished with seven saves. Both teams came out of the gates fast offensively as the Griffins (24-8) grabbed a 4-3 lead after a quarter. Falsey and Wrobel scored in the second to send the Eagles to halftime in a 5-5 tie. “We played hard,” Caliendo said. “We played them even through a half and we were happy with that, but you’ve got to play four quarters against a team like that.” Falsey’s third goal put Sandburg ahead 6-5 with 4:58 left in the third. “Erin is the only junior in our starting lineup,” Caliendo said. “She got a lot better as far as how hard she shot and where she put her shots. She was big today.” That, however, would be the last time the Eagles scored until the match’s final minute. Lincoln-Way East outscored them 4-0 over the following 11-plus minutes. Crnich’s desperation heave found the net to cut Sandburg’s deficit to 9-7 with 11 seconds left, but it was too late for a comeback. “The girls are upset now, but once they calm down a bit they’ll appreciate what they did this season,” Caliendo said. “They played some good water polo. We came a long way from where we were at the beginning of March and I’m really proud of them.” A trio of seniors starred
Sharing the joy of shotgun shooting
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., a leading American firearms manufacturer, announced its decision to discontinue selling products to Dick’s Sporting Goods, and its subsidiary Field & Stream, in response to their hiring of gun control lobbyists in April 2018. Consumers are urged to visit one of the thousands of pro-Second Amendment firearm retailers to make their purchases of Mossberg and Maverick firearms. Firearm retailers can be found through the Mossberg Dealer Locator by visiting http//www. mossberg.com/dealers/. (OutdoorHub Reporters).
10 reasons why bowhunting makes you a better person
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Sandburg’s Natalie Barkowski and Lincoln-Way East’s Emma Hernandez bump heads during a physical title match at the Lincoln-Way East Sectional.
for Sandburg. Tara Maher scored 100 goals, Wrobel added 74, and Caliendo praised Barkowski for her defense. “Natalie is like the best defender in the state,” he said. “She stays at home and helps out. She’s everywhere. As soon as someone else gets burned, Natalie pops in and takes the ball away. She really represented herself well in the sectional.” Asiddao and Madison Stuursma were also key senior contributors, as was
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took the loss for Shepard. The junior ace surrendered five runs on eight hits over eight innings, striking out 11 and walking one. Katie Justin led Shepard with two hits. Rafacz and senior infielder Hailey Melvin each had two hits for Oak Lawn. The Astros had beaten Argo, 4-3, on May 10. Shepard junior Emily Edmiston
Crnich in goal. After 24 seasons coaching the boys team, Caliendo came out of retirement to coach the girls this year. He’s unsure what the next step will be. “I’m officially re-retired until if and when I sign a new contract,” he said. “I had a great time and I won’t leave the program behind, but if they get someone young who can give the program a shot in the arm the way (coach) Matt (Neimeier) did with the boys team, that’d be great.”
had two hits, inclusing a double, and two RBI, and senior Cassidy McCarthy had two hits and an RBI. Argo got on the board in the second inning when Brooke Palmer singled in a run, but Shepard took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth, Edmiston doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. McDermott got the win, going three innings while allowing four hits and no runs while striking out three and walking one. Mackenzie Serefono took the loss for
Argo. She lasted six innings, allowing nine hits and four runs while striking out two and walking none. Mariah Martinez started the game in the circle for Shepard. She threw four innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking none. The Astros’ first home loss of the season came against Evergreen Park on May 8. Both teams were strong in the circle, but Evergreen Park was just a little bit stronger at the plate. Hailey Getz shut out the Astros, al-
Sandburg senior Natalie Barkowski readies to fire a shot on goal during the Lincoln-Way East Sectional title game against the host Griffins.
lowing six hits and while striking out eight and walking none. The blanking was the second time Shepard has been shut out this season. McDermott struck out six and walked none and surrendered two runs while going the distance. McDermott, Katie Justin, Brooke Becker, Jessica Coyle, Becca Harkala and Edmiston each had one hit for the Astros. Haley Ortell went 2-for-3 at the plate for Evergreen Park.
Bowhunting teaches us so many valuable life lessons. The moment you pick one up, and are able to connect on a target down range you will inevitably be drawn into a world that teaches respect for nature and all living things, a thing or two about patience, and many more. Here are 10 reasons why bowhunting makes you a better person: 1. Respect for nature. 2. Patience 3. Dedication 4. Organization 5. Storytelling 6. Humility 7. Decision making 8. Observance of your surroundings 9. Focus 10. Cooking, That’s right, we know our way around the kitchen. Hunters take just as much pride in the way their venison or other game tastes as they do in tacking down their own dinner.
Palos Ducks Unlimited 54th Anniversary Dinner Tickets are still available and I have room for two at my table. This event takes place Wednesday, May 23 at the Palos Country Club, 13100 Southwest Highway, Orland Park. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinner is at 7:30 p.m., and auction is at 8 p.m. Open bar, dinner, win and bid on guns, sporting goods and prizes. Your ticket includes dinner, event attendance and a one-year membership to Ducks Unlimited. For tickets or more information, call Jim Mayer at 708557-1300. This is a fun evening featuring great food, exclusive Ducks Unlimited merchandise, and your close friends as we raise funds to benefit and conserve critical waterfowl and other animal’s wetland habitat. See you there and we can swap a few lies and make plans for future outdoor activities.
Think about it “Golf is like marriage: If you take yourself too seriously it won’t work, and both are expensive.” E-mail Jim Kirby at kirbyoutdoors@ sbcglobal.net
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Cougars set five school track and field records Lambros, Kowalczyk in books for two apiece Saint Xavier tack and field athletes broke five school records, and one Cougar punched her ticket to the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, at the 2018 CCAC Championships last weekend. The women’s program placed seventh out of 10 teams at the meet, held May 5 and 6 in Joliet, while the men’s team finished ninth. The highlight of the event for Saint Xavier was junior Alex Lambros, who finished as the lone Lambros Cougar to earn All-CCAC honors in multiple events. Lambros won the women’s long jump with a mark of 17 feet 11.75 inches, setting a new school record. Lambros placed second in the triple jump, and her leap of 38 feet 1.25 inches – also a new school record – surpassed the NAIA’s “A” standard, earning the junior an automatic bid to the NAIA Brooks Championships to be held May 24-26. The junior set a new school record in the triple jump as well. In the men’s events, a pair of school records fell. Anthony Kowalczyk finished third and earned AllCCAC recognition in the shot put with a throw of 48 feet 2.5 inches. The senior also placed eighth in the hammer Throw, breaking his old school record
with a hurl of 129 feet 2 inches. Rachal Brooks, a senior who prepped at Mother McAuley HS, also earned All-CCAC honors by finishing third in the 400 meter dash with a schoolrecord time of 59.54. Earning points for the Cougars were Claudia Rodriguez, who finished eighth in the triple jump of 31 feet 7.25 inches. The two relay entries also scored, with the 4x400 meter relay team of Brooks, Natalie Andrade, Annette Sanchez and Tasneem Jaber finishing eighth in 4:36.53, and the 4x800 meter relay squad of Brooks, Jocey Camacho, Elizabeth Abundes and Sanchez finishing fifth in 10:21.51. Jaber is a graduate of Oak Lawn High School. For the men, Mario Scarcelli posted a new personal best in the 5,000 meter with a time of 15:43.59 to place ninth.
Eggert excellence Saint Xavier senior pitcher Erik Eggert has been honored for his work both on the mound and in the classroom as the Cougar closer was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District Baseball Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of Eggert America. Eggert concluded his career at Saint Xavier’s all-time saves leader, with 26. This season, Eggert recorded 11 saves and a 2.41 ERA over 37.1 innings pitched. He struck out 34 bat-
ters, most of any pitcher in the SXU bullpen. The biology major and three-time CCAC All-Academic Team member graduated from Saint Xavier University this month. Eggert advanced to the ballot for the Google Cloud Academic All-America Team, which will be announced on June 4.
Coach becomes a Hall of Famer As part of the festivities during the 46th annual Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Banquet, Saint Xavier women’s basketball assistant coach Barry Shaw was one of six Career Coaches to be inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The induction ceremony was held May 11. Shaw just completed his 18th season on the Saint Xavier bench. He has helped lead the Cougars to 16 NAIA Tournament appearances, including most recently back-to-back trips to the NAIA Fab Four in 2017 and 2018. Shaw also is a former head basketball coach at St. Laurence High School, where is is currently the dean of students. Shaw has been associated with SXU women’s head coach Bob Hallberg since 1967, when Hallberg coached Shaw at Kennedy High School. Shaw later attended Saint Xavier, where he worked with the men’s team as a student trainer and manager. His first coaching experience came during the 1976-77 season, when he coached the Saint Xavier University women’s basketball club team. Shaw was an assistant coach at Chicago State University from 1978 to 1982. And was the varsity boys basketball assistant coach at St. Laurence High School from 1983-85 and head coach from 1985-90.
From 1986-90, he coached local high school all-stars for Team Chicago in summer AAU tournaments. Shaw was the assistant men’s basketball coach for University of Illinois-Chicago from 1990-96.
Cougars remember Hunter Saint Xavier University and the SXU football program is mourning the passing of former Cougar student-athlete Josh Hunter. Hunter, 25, died May 8 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. He had been reportedly shot multiple times around 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 5 in the 15500 block of Drexel Ave. in Dolton. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, and determined Hunter died of “complications of multiple gunshot wounds.” Hunter was a graduate of Thornridge High School in Dolton. The 2015 SXU graduate played running back for the Cougars from 2011-15. On the field, Hunter compiled more than 900 rushing yards and six touchdowns over four seasons, while studying Sociology. “Josh was a hard-working, respectable young man and our SXU Football family is devastated by the news of his passing,” said Saint Xavier head coach Mike Feminis. “It is extremely difficult to try and wrap your head around something like this that seems so senseless and cruel. Our heart goes out to Josh’s family and we will certainly keep them in our thoughts and prayers.” A memorial service for Hunter was held Friday, May 11, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Harvey. A candlelight vigil was held that night on the football field at Thornwood High School in South Holland.
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Chargers end tough week with sweep of Spartans By Jason Maholy Sports Editor
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Sandburg’s Joseph Jenkot rears back before firing a shot into the goal during the Eagles’ win over Lincoln-Way West in a Lincoln-Way East Sectional semifinal match.
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Continued from Page 1 during the season but today he just played out of his mind. He gave us a lot of momentum where we felt like if he was doing that, we’ve got this the rest of the way.” Grella scored both his goals in the second quarter and Reiher also found the net. Leading 6-3 in the final minute of the first half, the Eagles had all the momentum. Lincoln-Way East (21-11) got a big lift, however, when Ryan Utt batted in Jared Bruni’s pass just before the halftime buzzer to cut the deficit to 6-4. “That definitely got them going a bit,” Neimeier said. “We were shutting them down and then they get that one in at the end.” The Griffins carried the momentum into the second half, outscoring the Eagles 4-1 in the third to take an 8-7 lead to the final quarter and extending it to 9-7 early in the fourth.
“Down two goals with a
minute left, most teams would shut down. I know our guys are disappointed, but they can be proud of how they played.” — Sandburg coach Matt Neimeier Firing several shots off the frame of the goal, Sandburg could not cut into the deficit until the final minute of the game. Jenkot scored to make it 9-8 with 32 seconds left and the Eagles had one final possession in the closing seconds but could not tie it. “I couldn’t be more proud of how those guys kept playing,” Neimeier said. “Down two goals with a
minute left, most teams would shut down. I know our guys are disappointed, but they can be proud of how they played.” The loss ended a terrific season for Sandburg, which beat Bremen co-op 19-4 in the sectional quarterfinals and Lincoln-Way West 18-4 in the semifinals. The Eagles were SouthWest Suburban co-champions with Lockport, finishing with a 7-1 conference record. Sandburg was led all year by its seniors, including Jenkot, Grella, Reiher, Sokolowski, Carter Thoss and goalie Josemaria Mitra. Neimeier was in his first season coaching the Eagles after taking over for Jim Caliendo, who briefly retired after 24 seasons, but returned to coach Sandburg’s girls team this year. “I was really fortunate,” Neimeier said. “I came in with a great group of seniors that had two, three years of varsity experience. We had bench players that I think would be starters on most teams. “We had a lot of success. I just wish we could’ve finished the year with the same sort of success.”
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Youngsters step up for RedHawks Two freshmen score goals in victory over Shepard By Steve Millar Correspondent
Marist senior forward Ally Corcoran’s confidence in the RedHawks’ ability to score goals has grown immensely in recent weeks. “We have really talented young players that are stepping up,” Corcoran said. “I know that I don’t have to do it on my own. I know they’ll score goals just like I’ll score goals. “Early in the season, teams were shutting us down in a lot of games, but now we’re scoring a lot more. We’ve definitely gotten better as the season goes on. Our freshmen have helped us a lot.” Corcoran started the scoring against Shepard on Monday, May 7, then got help from a pair of freshmen as visiting Marist cruised to a 3-0 win over the Astros. Cece Light and Ciara Bridges also scored for the RedHawks, who improved to 10-10-2 with the win. Corcoran took a long pass from Michelle Lenz and broke toward the net. With Shepard goalkeeper
Veronica Janik charging out of the net to cut down Corcoran’s angle, Corcoran banged a shot off the inside of the right post and in to make it 1-0 in the 12th minute. “There was nothing technical about that shot,” Corcoran said, with a laugh. “I just got lucky.” Light made it 2-0 with 14:21 left in the first half. The freshman made a strong run down the right sideline and had the ball knocked away by a defender, but stole it back and fired a quick shot into the upper portion of the net. “Cece is playing great for us,” Marist coach Chris Roe said. “She’s really stepped up and she’s making things happen. Things have started to figure themselves out. We’ve seen where players can and can’t play and we’ve got a better rotation down now.” Shepard, 5-12-2 after the loss, picked up its play in the second half and created some dangerous scoring chances just after the break. Yiselle Silvar took a pass from Diana Lopez and fired just wide with 38:30 to go. The Astros then worked a nice combination play
with Kylie Radz sending a pass to Amara Mason, whose cross found Gabrielle Taylor in the center of the box. Taylor ripped a shot on goal, but Marist goalkeeper Lauren Stapleton made a strong save. It was the first of three saves for Stapleton, who combined with Cassandra Eraci for the shutout. Lenz, Annie Callaghan, Katherine Pappas and Sofia Perez gave the goalkeepers plenty of help on the back line. “Our outside defenders were all new this year and now they’ve gotten a lot more experience and we’re more solid in the back,” Lenz said. Ciara Bridges added the third goal for Marist with 19:59 left in the match. Veronica Janik made 10 saves for Shepard. “Our three captains, Ixchel (Salgado), Amara (Mason) and Kaci (Jasik) made it a point to play together as a team and they realized where to attack in the second half,” Shepard coach Frank Marek said. “We executed a bit better in the second half. Marist was a tough opponent with a strong defense.”
Stagg concluded a busy, challenging week with a doubleheader sweep of Oak Lawn on May 12. In a 12-2, six-inning win over the Spartans in Game 1 of that twin-bill, the Chargers pounded out 14 hits and drew seven walks while scoring in all but one frame. Mike Abraham led the way offensively with three hits, an RBI and four runs, and reached base in all flour of his plate appearances. Senior first baseman Jordan Thompson contributed a double, four RBI and a run scored, and Mike Tobin had two hits and two RBI and reached base three times. The Chargers swiped eight bases in the contest, with Abraham and Joe Lovell each stealing a pair. Stagg pitchers Luke Goral and Thompson combined to allow five hits and one walk. The nightcap didn’t go any better for the Spartans, as the Chargers tallied 10 runs in the first inning and after three frames led by the eventual final score of 19-0. Oak Lawn pitchers issues eight free passes, and the Spartans committed three errors that led to six unearned runs. Nine Chargers had at least one hit, with Ryan Sullivan clubbing three doubles, driving in five runs and scoring twice. Luke Pitcher had a double, two RBI and a run, and John Cleveland had one hit, an RBI, three runs scored and reached base three times. Nick Harper, Leo Angelos, Danny Green, Jimmy Mannette, Connor Rachowicz and Eli Rynkiewicz each drove in a run. Stagg had until the doubleheader endured a trying week, losing five straight games including three over three days to Lincoln-Way East. The Griffins topped the Chargers 6-3 on May 7, then swept a mid-week doubleheader, 15-0 and 4-3, on May 9. In the May 7 contest, East scored five runs in the top of the seventh to break open what had been a 1-1 game. Abraham and Thompson each had two hits and an RBI, and Goral had two hits and scored a run. On May 9, Joe Potempa and Derek Pietrowski each had two hits in the one-run Game 2 loss. Stagg also fell to Bradley-Bourbonnais, 8-6, on May 10 and Providence, 5-3, on May 11. In the loss to the Boilermakers, the Chargers outhit the hosts, 9-7, but Bradley’s four runs over the final two innings were the difference. Luke Vrbancic had three this, including two doubles, to go with three RBI and two runs, and he reached base in all four plate appearances. Goral added a hit and three RBI, and Lovell hit two doubles.
Shepard The Astros went 1-3 last week, splitting a home-and-home series with Evergreen Park and dropping games to Plainfield Central and Tinley Park. The conference rival Mustangs topped Shepard, 3-2, on May 8, but the Astros bounced back the following day with an 8-5 victory. Trevor Lorek had a double and scored two runs, while also walking three times and stealing three bases. Shepard dropped a 4-2 contest to Tinley Park May 10 in a South Suburban Conference crossover, and fell 14-1 to Plainfield Central on May 11. Junior catcher Zach Walthers had a hit and RBI. Shepard entered this week 14-14 overall and 10-6 in the SSC. The Astros were scheduled to play conference rival Richards on Monday and Tuesday.
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The Reporter Newspapers Call 448-6161 Deadline 5 p.m. Monday Hours M-F 9 to 5 Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARGARET CAREY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE SQUARE OF ORLAND TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION Defendants 17 CH 09620 15703 DANFORD LN 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 March 13, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 14, 2018, 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 15703 DANFORD LN, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-15-306-010-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $154,356.49. 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. 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 2120-13848. 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. 2120-13848 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 09620 TJSC#: 38-2359 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. I3081640
Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs. Lucille M.Hodorowicz aka Lucille M. Hoporwicz aka Lucille Hodorowicz; Secretary Of Housing and Urban Development; N.A.;Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #17CH16407 Sheriff’s # 180100 F17110268 CPN Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on June 11th, 2018, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Legal Description: Common Address: 2753 West 96th Street, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805 P.I.N:24-12-207-011-0000 ; 24-12-207-012-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family Home. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments. Premise will NOT be open for inspection. Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563 Sales Department foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.DOUGLAS R. ENGBERG A/K/A DOUGLAS ENGBERG, KAREN REPKING-ENGBERG, THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TO FOUNDERS BANK, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 3/9/2000 A/K/A TRUST NO. 5663, HARRIS, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS BANK ARGO, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 3/9/2000 A/K/A TRUST NO. 5663, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 044536 8010 KIRKCALDY COURT PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 27, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2018, 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 8010 KIRKCALDY COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 23-35-403-040. 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-10-35346. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-10-35346 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 044536 TJSC#: 38-2890 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. I3086455
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LENDINGHOME MARKETPLACE LLC. Plaintiff, -v.RELIANT ASSET CORP, AWAD ODEH, THE CRYSTAL HILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 18 CH 136 9158 W. 95TH ST., #3A 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 April 23, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 4, 2018, 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 9158 W. 95TH ST., #3A, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-03-400-037-1009. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $110,034.32. 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. 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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 17-0838. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-0838 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 136 TJSC#: 38-3684 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. I3086242
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GLORIA D JAMROK, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 17 CH 05699 8551 WHEELER DRIVE 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 January 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2018, 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 8551 WHEELER DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-14-301-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a tan brick, two story single family home with an attached two 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. 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. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 261699. 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) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261699 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 05699 TJSC#: 38-3793 I3086600
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.DOROTHY J DANE, STEVEN G DANE, CONDOMINIUMS AT LONG RUN CREEK CONDOMINIUMS ASSN., MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 09887 11840 WINDEMERE COURT, UNIT #301 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 13, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 28, 2018, 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 11840 WINDEMERE COURT, UNIT #301, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-06-311-047-1009. The real estate is improved with a two unit with an attached three 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. 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. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 263202. 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) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 263202 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 09887 TJSC#: 38-1739 I3085492
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.KATY RUISZ A/K/A KATY A RUISZ, A/K/A KATY A SVIHLIK, MICHAEL RUISZ A/K/A MICHAEL A RUISZ, FIRST AMERICAN BANK, HSBC NEVADA, NA F/K/A HOUSEHOLD BANK, CHASE BANK USA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 07990 9110 FAIRWAY DRIVE 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 March 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 18, 2018, 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 9110 FAIRWAY DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462 Property Index No. 27-10-203-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two 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. 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 262421. 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. 262421 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 07990 TJSC#: 38-2448 I3081552
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FASHION CHAT
Affairs of Hair – Part II CAROLINE FOREMAN We now turn to a pair of epic Chicago events that closed out the month of April. The glassencased wonderland of the Modern Wing in Chicago’s historic Art Institute became the setting of a stunning runway showcase of hair artistry and fashion. Then the behemoth McCormick Place once again housed the annual frenzied festival of international devotion to the hair and beauty industries known as America’s Beauty Show (ABS). During Wella’s demo class event with Michael Haase, I met the Wella Field Signature Artist Galini Hristov. Quick-witted and exuding a genuine passion for education, art and personal growth, he excitedly shared plans about the upcoming “Beauty Changes Lives Experience.” I was intensely intrigued by this 6th annual runway show set to occur in my favorite wing of my favorite Chicago museum. However, the event was a gala during ABS weekend, at which time I was already booked to model for TIGI. Galini and I worked through the scheduling details by phone over the weeks to follow, and miraculously, I would be able to model seamlessly in both events. My hair was expertly cut by the young and remarkably skilled, Kansan, Krisslynn Wiles. Galini provided the award-winning Wella NextGen Artist with expert guidance, encouraging her to channel and unleash her creativity in my sculpted look. She gave me a bob with heavy fringed bangs in an exaggerated width, and she crafted an undercut to remove some of the thick bulk of my hair. In front, she colored blues, greens, and whispers of coral throughout the fringe. The three other models received a rose-colored angular short look, a yellow-blonde avant-garde mullet, and a rosyorange extremely exaggerated bob. We lined up along the back of the wing and readied ourselves for the runway show. Erupting with the sheer thrill, the other models and I straightened our crisp, black suit looks and ran through the choreography aloud. We could hear the boisterous audience; there is no better captatio benevolentiae than an open bar. Upon opening our segment of the show, I floated completely out of my body as my stilettos hit the elevated runway. My strides
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Palos women prep for flower sale The Palos Heights Woman’s Club annual flower sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at the Municipal Parking Lot, 12217 S. Harlem Ave. Beautiful annual and perennial flowers will be available in flats and baskets, along with many other items. The flowers are being supplied by the Busy Bee Nursery. Only cash or checks can be accepted. “Please come out and support the club, as this is one of our important fundraisers which benefit local charities. You will find something beautiful for your yard,” said event organizers. Pictured from left are members from the Conservation Committee: Kim Prokes, Celeste Kappel and Lois McCann.
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never felt as sure or as long, and the music pulsated through me as if through my very veins. When we all hit our final pose at the end of the show, we felt ourselves as thoroughly a piece of art as the exalted pieces hung along the walls around us. The next day, I arrived at McCormick Place at the crack of dawn. Surprisingly, though halfasleep, I always manage to stumble into exactly where I am supposed to be. I once again joined the warm and welcoming TIGI family at the preparation area, this time around, meeting Houston-based stylist Kimberly Michelle. She examined my current look and planned out her stage demo cut. We agreed upon plans for a cute French bob, and I was whisked off to get my hair colored in a warm caramel shade. After being styled into wardrobe, we headed over to the stage and the magnificent sales booth. My model friend Rimma and I waited patiently in the wings. When the time was right, we entered and took our seats on the
stage. The stylists on stage, Kimberly and Richy Kandasamy, each gave their intricate and intensive educational demonstration. When they completed the looks, we removed our cutting capes to fully reveal to the audience our final hair looks and our chic corresponding wardrobe. Rimma wore a one-shoulder black vinyl mini dress and red platform boots; and I wore silver ruched boots with a black, bondage-style mini dress topped with a belted sequined cardigan. The French bob was jagged, playful, and a complete 180-flip of the previous day’s clean, sculptured look. Celebrating the artistry of hair can transform simple moments into truly enchanted occasions. The opportunity to share these events with the talented craftsmen behind the masterworks enhances the experiences twofold. Beyond that, enjoying venues that are more renowned and picturesque than any others that you have grown to personally and intricately know and love brings unrivaled and immeasurable fulfillment.
The Center presents magic and humor The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, has announced a slate of activities for the days ahead. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 361-3650. • Art Experiments: 15 Techniques For Using Acrylic Ink will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday May 19. Acrylic ink is a versatile medium that can be used to create many interesting effects in art. Participants can use these techniques in making cards, art journals, papers for collage and to create realistic or abstract paintings. This is not alcohol ink. All materials will be provided. The workshop fee is $27 plus a $12
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materials fee. • Vision Board Workshop is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19. Instructor Celeste
Santiago is calling all those needing to reboot their mindset and focus in on some long standing goals or dreams. Participants will create a vision board, a visualization tool one creates by building a collage of words and pictures that serves as an image of the future. The class will take some time to think about dreams and goals and talk about positive mindset before diving into the creative and fun artistic expression of the vision boards. Those interested are asked to bring personal items to include on the boards. The session will conclude with a sacred circle discussion of the vision boards. The workshop fee is $25 and includes all materials and drink refreshments.
• Family Service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday May 20. Participants will gather indoors inside the Lodge on the west side of Southwest Highway for this family friendly service. Hospitality will be shared. • Don Wiberg: Magic with a Laugh! will be presented from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Wiberg has performed for many large corporations, trade shows, service organizations, men’s and women’s clubs, churches, libraries, schools and youth groups. He is back at The Center to perform for this luncheon. Wiberg will entertain with his humor and magic show. Luncheons cost $22, and reservations are necessary.
IPO names composer in residence for 2018-19 The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra based in Palos Heights announced that Ben Ash will be the Composer in Residence for the 2018-2019 season. The Classical Evolve competition featured three young composers who had their original works
judged by a live audience, musicians and a judges’ panel on May 8. At the end of the evening Ash was named by Maestro Stillian Kirov. “We are excited to work with this year’s winner, Ben Ash, as he joins us as our Composer in Residence for the 2018-19 season,” said
Kirov. “One of the main goals of Illinois Philharmonic is to nurture the development of young musicians and we are hopeful that as our Classical Evolve competition continues through future seasons, it will be helpful to many young American composers to find their
Orland Park artist earns DAR award
Earlier this month, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented Orland Park artist Carrie S. Carlson with the DAR Women in the Arts Recognition Award. The award is designed to recognize worthy women at the community level for outstanding achievements in the non-performance arts. The recipient is expected to have contributed to her artistic field in an outstanding manner beyond mastery of technique. Carlson’s work, as an art teacher and master of natural science art and printmaking, has already received community recognition, such as Artist in Residence at the Orland Park Grasslands. Displayed at the 2017 exhibits at Governors State University and the Orland Park Library, Carlson’s prints of the native species in the grassland, including the Big Bluestem grass, have brought the visual wonder of the prairie to local audiences, according to a DAR statement. In their nomination of Carlson for the National DAR award, the Founders Crossing Chapter stated, “We believe that Carrie’s art resonates with our Society’s interest in conservation, education and dedication to our American artistic heritage.” Speaking before Carlson, Rita Travis, Founders Crossing Chapter officer and Conservation Committee Chairman, presented an overview of native prairie locations and their endangered status. Travis is a founder and co-chair of the Bluestem Earth Festival, which takes place in Joliet on May 19. “Our shared passions for the preservation of the prairies and our wonder at the beauty of the native species in them made working on the program with Carrie a
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Orland Park artist Carrie Carlson demonstrates the process she uses in printmaking images from nature.
joy,” said Travis. Carlson is continuing her career as an art teacher at Thornton Township High School and at the Morton Arboretum. She is a member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She continues to exhibit in local and national contexts. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a service organization founded in 1890. Membership is open to women age 18 years of age and older who can prove lineal descent from a person who served in, or provided for, the American Revolution. There are no restrictions as to race, religion or ethnicity. Founders Crossing Chapter was established in 2015 and meets from September through May on the second Saturday each month. For information about DAR membership, or Founders Crossing Chapter, contact Chapter Regent Christina Bannon at (815) 524-4488 or Registrar Susan Snow at (708) 751-5154.
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artistic voice and make continued steps in the professional music scene.” During his tenure as Composer in Residence, Ash will have the opportunity to write three original An official sign of spring along compositions that will be premiered Harlem Avenue and elsewhere in at three IPO concerts next season. Palos Heights is the appearance of the Beautification Committee’s signature Adopt-A-Pot planters, sponsored each year by individuals, businesses, families and local organizations. fairly roughly so they keep a bit of Volunteers are needed to help texture. Add to the bowl together assemble the pots at 8 a.m. Saturwith the coconut. Halve the lime day, May 19th in the Palos Pool and squeeze out the juice, then parking lot behind City Hall, add 1 tablespoon of the juice to 7601 W. College Drive. Coffee the bowl with the yogurt. Mix in and doughnuts will be provided. gently. Upwards of 50 pots are expected Set a strainer over the bowl and to be put together that morning and sift the flour, baking powder, bak- the Palos Heights Public Works ing soda, and salt onto the mix- Department will put the pots in ture. Mix in well, then scrape the place during the following days. mixture into the prepared pan and Sponsorships are still available smooth the surface. at $80 per pot, which includes Bake for about 1 hour until the plantings, a sign in the pot golden and a skewer inserted into with the sponsor’s name, seasonal the center of the loaf comes out maintenance/watering and placeclean. Carefully remove from the ment of the pot. pan and let cool on a wire rack. A sponsorship form can be Serve thickly sliced. Best eaten downloaded from the city’s webwithin 3 days. Can be frozen for site at www.palosheights.or/projup to 1 month. ect/248, or potential sponsors can
Greet overnight guests with a freshly baked loaf of bread The aroma of homemade bread baking in the oven is enough to compel many people to get in the kitchen and bake. That aroma is even more welcoming when hosting friends and family overnight, as there’s nothing quite like waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread coming from the kitchen. Hosts who want to treat their guests to such aromatic mornings can try the following recipe for “Banana and Coconut Loaf” from Linda Collister’s “Quick Breads” (Ryland, Peters & Small). BANANA AND COCONUT LOAF Makes 1 medium loaf • 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded
fat-free) • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • A good pinch of sea salt • 1 8 x 4 x 21/2-inch loaf pan, greased and base-lined with parchment paper
coconut • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar • Grated peel of 1 unwaxed lime • 2 extra-large eggs, beaten • 3 medium bananas, very ripe (about 1 cup peeled) • 3 tablespoons plain yogurt (not
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Put the coconut in an ovenproof dish and toast in the heated oven for about 3 minutes until a light gold color. Let cool until needed. Put the butter into a large bowl, add the sugar and the grated lime peel. Beat well with a wooden spoon or electric mixer. Gradually beat in the eggs. Using a fork, mash the bananas
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Pictured is one of the many attractive planter pots that will again grace Harlem Avenue soon. Volunteers are needed to assemble the pots May 19.
contact Ed Dombrowski of the Beautification committee at (708) 825-7775 for more information.
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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS Play examines Watergate figure
“Redeemed: The Fall and Rise of Chuck Colson,” a look at the struggles of a disgraced Nixon-era figure, will be presented by Provision Theater at Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, tomorrow through Sunday. In the 1970s, Chuck Colson, former special counsel to President Nixon, was convicted and sent to jail for his role in the Watergate scandal. Colson paradoxically found new life while in national disgrace and imprisonment. Performances for “Redeemed” are set for 8 p.m. tomorrow, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20 in Trinity’s Marg Kallemeyn Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit provisiontheater.org or call 866-811-4111. All seating is general admission.
Bridge Teen Center to offer a place to study with snacks
The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers several free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade. For more information, call (708) 532-0500. • Something’s Fishy” Mystery Night will happen from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Students will celebrate summer approaching with a fun mystery night involving games and live music from Glass Pony and Ardent Life. Red Lobster will provide free food samples. • Drop In Study Lounge with Fruit Skewers is scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Students can come and go to enjoy a snack of fresh fruit while studying. • Open Art Studio will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Students can enjoy the brand-new art studio space, practicing creativity with a variety of art tools. • Drop In Study Lounge with Chicken Nuggets & Sauce Bar is set from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Students can use The Bridge’s tutors, whiteboards, and study supplies while enjoying a snack of chicken nuggets with a sauce bar. • #Skills Sports Softball Pitch with Morgan will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Students will travel to an offsite park to learn the rules and practice the techniques of softball with a Division 1 and professional athlete.
Orland History Museum offers Old Orland Walking Tour
The Village of Orland Park History Museum is offering a walking tour of Old Orland from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19,
beginning at the museum, 14415 S. Beacon Ave. The tour is open to those ages 18 and older and registration is available at Recreation Administration, 14600 S. Ravinia Ave. The cost is $15 for village residents and $23 for non-residents. For more information, call the museum at (708) 873-1622.
CCSS to host Kick-off to Summer family event on Sunday, June 10
The Crisis Center for South Suburbia will host its Kick-off to Summer family event from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Water’s Edge Golf Club, 7205 W. 111th St., Worth. Frankfort-based Sturdi Iron will present the event. The event includes a large beer tent with headlining entertainment including Related Rhapsody of Oak Forest and one of Chicago’s most popular bands, Midnight. A beanbag tournament and raffles will also be part of the festivities. Free children’s activities include face painting, bouncy houses and more. Assorted beverages, brats, burgers and more will be available for an additional cost. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20, which includes a raffle ticket for the Big Top Cash Raffle and a door prize ticket. Only advanced tickets are eligible for the cash raffle. Tickets are available at both Neat Repeats store locations: 6602 W 111th St., Worth and 9028 W. 159th St., Orland Park. Tickets can also be purchased online at ww.crisisctr. org/events/kots. Tickets at the door will be $10 for adults, and $5 for kids age 4 to 10. Children younger than 3 are free. For more information on the Kick-off to Summer, visit the website or call (708) 429-7255.
Seek Orland Grassland Habitat Rescue Team volunteers
The Orland Grassland volunteer Habitat Rescue Team is looking for people who love nature, hiking into the prairie wilderness and helping bring the area’s prairie ecosystem to vibrant good health. The team meets at the parking lot on 167th Street just west of La Grange from 9 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of every month year around. Members also meet at various locations around the site every Wednesday during same timeframe, but advance notice is required. Volunteers should dress for the weather and hiking in natural terrain. No experience is necessary, tools and guidance provided. This qualifies for community service hours and is intended for those at least 8 years old. Adults must accompany minors. For more information, call Pat Hayes at (708) 220-9596 or check out the group’s Facebook page.
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