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Thursday, May 24, 2018

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Reach 911 via text when call is impossible

PALOS PARK

Selected police, fire departments can now receive texts

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Officer John Sutko of the Palos Park Police Department, who earlier in the day received a $25,800 donation from an anonymous motorist, chats with Jennifer Barnes last Friday as she contributes to Special Olympics Illinois in the drive-thru lane at Dunkin Donuts, 13029 S. LaGrange Rd.

Donor stuns police with $25K check Palos Park cops were collecting for Special Olympics

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

Palos Park’s Chief of Police Joe Miller stood atop a Dunkin Donuts last Friday as part of a fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois and figured pretty quickly that the day was about as good as it was going to get.

He couldn’t have been more wrong.

“I got there about 5 a.m., trying to drum up as much attention and support as possible,” he said of

the annual “Cop On a Rooftop” event that features law enforcement officers standing above participating Dunkin Sutko Donuts stores while fellow officers are stationed below to collect donations.

“I think it was sometime around 7 a.m. when a car pulled up that caught all our attention. It was a 2018 Rolls Royce with doors that lift up, they go straight up in the air,” he said.

Miller said the driver got out and exchanged pleasantries with the officers on the ground, stop-

“I was speechless,” Sutko told The Regional News outside the Dunkin Donuts at 13029 S. LaGrange Rd. “I couldn’t believe my eyes.”

Sutko, who this year is leading the Palos Park Police Department’s 10th annual participation in Cop On a Rooftop, said “There weren’t any words to describe how lucky and blessed we felt and how much it meant to us that the money is going to Special Olympics Illinois and the athletes.”

Back in the newsroom on Friday after meeting Officer Sutko, we wondered how many of our readers might immediately ask if the check turned out to be the real deal.

ping to talk with them as they explained the Cop On a Rooftop Special Olympics support effort.

“I saw him reach into his pocket and he started peeling off money. It was clear it was hundred dollar bills,” Miller said. “There turned out to be eight of them.

We thought that would be the highlight of the day.”

Not quite so fast.

“He went in, got his coffee, came out and talked (further) with Officers John Sutko, Ross Chibe and Derek Kaczmarczyk about Special Olympics. He goes to his car, comes back with his checkbook and writes a check.”

Officer Sutko was the first to see it.

The amount? $25,000.

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New garden at library designed to create a buzz Pollinators needed for the environment’s health

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

The city’s commitment to building ecosystems for vital pollinating insects took another step forward with the installation of a second, officially sanctioned garden designed to attract and nourish them.

Sunlight and mild temperatures made for a perfect environment for five volunteers to put their green thumbs to work May 8 at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave. “Pollinating insects are in decline worldwide, and they’re in decline in the Midwest,” said Gareth Blakesley, operations manager at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, as he supervised and helped install approximately 500 plants in a plot 44-feet long by 12-feet wide between the sidewalk and the library’s parking lot.

Blakesley is a tireless advocate of the need to bolster populations

of pollinating insects. He attributes their decline to pollution, disease, misuse of chemicals and changes in climate patterns.

“Seventy-five percent to 95 percent of all our flowering plants on earth require help with pollination,” he explained last spring in an impassioned presentation before the Palos Heights City Council.

“That’s 180,000 plant species and 1,200 crop species, very vital to our lives.”

That presentation launched the city’s commitment to butterflies and other pollinating insects. Mayor Bob Straz signed the National Wildlife Federation’s “Mayor’s Monarch Pledge” to encourage local residents to provide habitat and food for creatures that produce as much as $40 billion of products nationwide.

Not long after the pledge was signed, the first official, public pollinator garden located outside See GARDEN, Page 2

Bred for the road ahead.

Southwest Central Dispatch, the Palos Heights-based 911 center, is now offering text-to-911 service to the nine communities and three fire districts that it serves.

These communities include Palos Heights, Palos Park, Palos Hills, Chicago Ridge, Countryside, Crestwood, Indian Head Park, Lemont and Worth, as well as the areas covered by the Palos, North Palos and Palos Heights Fire Protection Districts.

Most major wireless customers within the coverage area can now send a text (up to 140 characters) to 911 in an emergency. Dispatch officials caution that this should only be used in an emergency situation, when placing a call is not possible. It is meant to be used by callers who are deaf, hard-ofhearing, speech impaired, or when speaking out loud would put the caller in danger.

Mary McIlvain, director of the Southwest Central Dispatch

center, said the service became available on May 11, after a sixmonth setup process.

“We haven’t received any texts yet. But that is to be expected.

We are reaching out to speech and hearing associations (to make their clients aware of it). If it helps one person with a speech or hearing issue, it’s done its job,” said McIlwain.

The motto is “call if you can, text if you can’t.” For safety reasons, texting and driving is against the law.

When texting to 911, the instructions are as follows: Enter the numbers “911” in the “To” field.

In the first text message send the location and type of emergency.

Press the “Send” button.

Users are advised to text using simple words and keep messages short without abbreviations or slang. They also should be prepared to answer questions and follow instructions from the 911 call taker.

Southwest Central Dispatch is not the first 911 agency in the area to offer texting. The Orland Park Police Department’s 911 system already offers 911 texting, and See TEXT, Page 2

STATE OF THE VILLAGE

Orland mayor sees opportunities ahead

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau put a positive spin on the economic outlook for the town during his first State of the Village presentation last Thursday, at a luncheon the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce hosted at the Civic Center.

Pekau acknowledged that the village will have to find a way to make up for considerable losses in annual sales tax revenue in the coming year due to the closing this year of Sears, Carson Pirie Scott, Carson’s Furniture Gallery, Toys R Us and Babies R Us, all in the Orland Square Mall.

“We’re going to lose about $1.2 million in sales tax from the stores we are losing,” said the mayor.

But he added that because the village has healthy reserves due to conservative budgeting practices, it is in a good position to absorb the “short-term” losses.

Furthermore, Pekau predicted that the vacant retail spaces will not be dark for long.

He pointed to the decision by Photo by Anthony Caciopo Seritage Growth Properties to inJeannine Kacmar, head of public services at the Palos Heights Public Library, enjoys the planting process of the pollinator garden on a beautiful vest $40 million in the development of an AMC cinema on the spring day.

Sears site in the mall as just one indication of Orland Park retaining its good reputation as a place to open businesses. The theater is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

The mayor also noted that within the next seven weeks, two developers that submitted requests for proposals will make public their ideas for the remaining parcels within the Main Street Triangle section of downtown on 143rd Street just west of LaGrange Road.

Village officials decided this year to seek proposals for developing the remaining sites as one unit, rather than in a piecemeal fashion.

“The store closings aren’t an Orland Park problem. They are a national problem,” said Pekau, referring to the challenges faced by brick-and-mortar retail stores trying to compete with online giants such as Amazon.

He pointed out that Carson’s in Orland Square Mall was the fifth-most profitable store in the chain, and the local Toys R Us was ranked No. 1 nationwide.

“We’re at a critical junction and we have to diversify our economy, and not depend so much on retail.

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The Regional News

It’s a wrap: 11th SW Half Marathon one for the books

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

The 11th Annual Southwest Half Marathon and 10K held on May 6 may have been the best one ever, judging by the feedback from participants and organizers alike.

Several members of the core group of volunteers led by co-founders Mel Diab and Jeff Prestinario held a “wrap-up” meeting on Friday to discuss the event held on Route 83 through Palos Heights and Palos Park.

“I have heard nothing but good things about it from everyone who was there,” said Prestinario.

“There were no problems at all.

I think we can all give ourselves a pat on the back.”

“I think we did a great service for the community too,” said Prestinario.

He noted that in the history of the race, the biggest problem they ever had was last year, when a company hired to supply road barricades forgot to drop them

off the morning of the race. But even that was quickly corrected before anyone but the organizers ever became aware of it.

Both Prestinario and Diab singled out the chief sponsors of CNB Bank and Palos Health for special praise, as well as Mariano’s, which supplied in-kind donations of fruit, water and other refreshments for the race participants and the spectators.

“It is a great success every year,” said Diab, who owns the Running for Kicks shoe store in Palos Heights. He estimated that 1,300 people participated in the two main races, the half marathon and 10K. Registration got off to a slow start early in the year, but the 1,300 mark is better than the 1,200 he said he was hoping for last month, “We’re the face of it,” said Diab, referring to himself and Prestinario. “But we couldn’t do it without our major sponsors, and all of the volunteers.”

“People were pulling me left and

right after the races, complimenting me on how they went,” said Diab. “I was told quite a few times ‘these races are so professional.’”

This year’s event was historic in that it was the first time a married couple took top honors in the half-marathon. Arturs Bareikis and his wife, Jane, were the fastest man and woman in the race. Even their young son, Armin, ran in the Kids’ Dash, along with more than 100 other children from 2 to 10 years old.

“Everyone in the family got a medal,” said Diab.

The Kids’ Dash was added last year and is sure to be back again next year.

“I always try to add something to make it more attractive for the next year,” said Prestinario. He pointed out that the 10k itself was added first, then the Run, Walk or Roll race, sponsored by South West Special Recreation Association for people with disabilities.

That has become a very popular part of the festivities over the years.

Paula Marr, of South West Special Recreation Association, said state Rep. Fran Hurley (D-35th) volunteered at the registration booth for that race, and promised to come back every year.

“She had a great time. She wanted to stay in the background and just mingle with the SWSRA clients and their families,” said Marr. “She said they don’t get many opportunities to meet (elected officials), and she will work on getting help for programs like SWSRA when she goes back to Springfield.”

The organizers were concerned that there might not be enough volunteers this year, but Diab said even that worked out well.

Bob Grossart, the chief organizer of the volunteers, said 119 people volunteered this year compared with 172 last year. But he said just about everyone who signed up actually came, which has not always been the case in previous years.

Bob Fabrizio, who was in charge

Photo by John Hanley

Arturs Bareikis (right) and Jane Bareikis are joined by Jeff Prestinario (left) and Mel Diab after the Bareikis couple won the 2018 Southwest Half Marathon May 6 in Palos Heights. Arturs finished first among all male runners; Jane finished first among all female runners. Jane is holding their son, Armin, who took part in the Kid’s Dash. Prestinario and Diab are co-founders of the race and they held a wrap-up meeting for officials and volunteers last Friday at the Palos Heights Rec Center.

of the volunteers on the day of the race, noted that not as many high school students signed up because it was a big prom weekend, and schools had other events going on, too.

“We had enough anyway,” said

Diab.

“It might have worked out better because last year, we might have had too many at the finish line, waiting to hand out medals and crowding the runners,” said Prestinario.

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William Newman, director of the Orland Fire Protection District, which encompasses the villages of Orland Park and Orland Hills, and unincorporated Orland Township, said his district benefits from the Orland Park PD having it.

“We handle fire and EMS (emergency medical service) calls but emergency calls go first to the police department, and they notify us,” said Newman.

Diana Tousignant, communications director of the 911 center based in Oak Lawn, said texting capabilities should be available there by the first quarter of next year. In addition to Oak Lawn, her center also handles 911 calls for Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Central Stickney and Alsip.

“We have the software, it just needs to be implemented,” said Tousignant.

Hickory Hills Police Department has its own 911 center, and texting is not yet available there.

However, a portion of Hickory Hills is included in the North Palos Fire Protection District, which is among the departments dispatched from the Southwest Dispatch Center.

McIlwain said that the set-up process, in addition to training staff on software use, requires coordinating with the various telephone service providers.

A text or data plan is required to use the 911 text service. Other challenges include the fact that text location information is not equal to current location technology. As with all text messages, 911 messages may take longer to receive, may get out of order, or may not be received at all.

Texting to 911 is also not available when roaming. If it is not available, temporarily or otherwise, users will receive a message advising them to contact 911 by other means.

Photos by Anthony Caciopo

Jason Roseen is one of four dispatchers fielding fire and/or police calls at Southwest Central Dispatch, located next to the police department in Palos Heights. The system can now handle 911 requests via text messages. Behind Roseen is fellow dispatcher Stefanie Baker.

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

A garden designed to attract pollinating insects takes shape next to the parking lot at the Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S. 71st Ave.

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Joann Wong works Tuesday morning at Southwest Central Dispatch, which fields police and/or fire calls for more than a dozen departments in nine communities including Palos Heights and Palos Park.

Users who do not receive any response from 911 are also advised to contact 911 another way.

Photos and videos cannot yet be sent to 911, and emergency texts cannot include any other number

but 911 so they cannot be sent as a group text.

More information about where 911 texting is available may be obtained at www.fcc.gov/cgb/textto-911-deployments.

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“It’s legit,” Katie Risley reported happily on Tuesday afternoon.

She’s the associate director for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois.

“We’ve gotten lots of different donations of various sizes for this event, but nothing like the $25,000,” she said. “We deeply appreciate the generous donation from that anonymous person.”

Upon questioning, Risley said that the identity of the person is actually known to Special Olympics Illinois due to the name on the check, but that the agency is committed to honoring the man’s request for anonymity.

“He was adamant about that and we’re going to respect it,” she said. “We’re just thrilled to let people know this happened.”

Risley expressed gratitude for all the donations generated by the annual effort, from people who contribute pocket change to “very generous corporate donors and supporters.

“We have a great mix of law enforcement officers who do this every year or who are new to the event and new to Special Olympics Illinois,” she said. The summer games will be held June 15-17 at Illinois State University in downstate Normal.

“Special Olympics Illinois is a sports competition and training program that gives opportunities to individuals with intellectual disabilities to train and compete year-round, free of charge,” Risley explained. “That’s why fundrais-

Lake Katherine Nature Center was established just outside City Hall, 7607 W. College Drive. Mayor Straz and library Director Jesse Blazek were on hand to put many of the plants in the ground.

And the promise of a second garden, this one at the library, has now been realized.

“If other people start to do this and realize how simple it is to do, we could actually create a lot of extra habitat for butterflies and other pollinators, (which) includes bees, as well,” said Blakesley, who said that multiple, small gardens serve as one large ecosystem for the insects.

In fact, the pledge that Straz signed reads, in part, “When mayors speak up and take a stand, citizens notice. Therefore, we hereby commit to help restore habitat for the monarch and encourage our citizens to do the same, so that these magnificent butterflies will once again flourish across the continent.”

In support of that commitment, the mayor now has pollinating insect-attracting plants in a garden at his home.

“People can realize they can

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Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Melissa Valente (left) of Tinley Park accepts a travel mug from Monica Czajkowski for her donation to Special Olympics Illinois as part of the annual Cop On Top fundraiser, held by local police departments at selected Dunkin Donuts stores. Police officers stand on roofs of the stores to attract the attention of customers and passersby in the hope they will make donations.

Czajkowski is the daughter of Palos Heights Deputy Police Chief William Czajkowski. She and members of the PHPD were stationed at the Dunkin Donuts at 12807 S. Harlem Ave.

ing is so vital.”

But Friday, after the $25,000 check was secured at the Palos Park Police Station, Officer Sutko continued his fundraising mission at the LaGrange Road Dunkin Donuts. Working that location with him throughout the day were fellow officers, community service officers, cadets and members of Citizens on Patrol (COPS), the Palos Park community watch organization.

“Hi, how are you?” he said as he greeted countless motorists departing the drive-thru window.

Holding a small metal pail aloft, he said “Raising money for Special Olympics. Every penny

counts. Thank you for your donation. Have a great day!”

Far more motorists than not, he said, offered at least something in the way of a donation.

“This event brings the community together and it’s for a great cause,” he said. “It’s really something that we’re lucky enough to work in the great community of Palos Park where people donate and give their time and care about stuff like this.”

Just before another vehicle was about to exit the drive-thru, Sutko said “We couldn’t have asked for a better situation all-in-all. This has made my whole Special Olympics fundraising career.”

are a short-term opportunity and will be better for the village in the long term,” said Pekau.

“My economic development goals focus on economic diversification, concentrating retail to our core (meaning the central business district of the village), and capital reinvestment,” said Pekau.

The mayor said the village is obligated to manage growing pension costs, and two new early retirement programs for longtime employees are being offered as a cost-saving measure.

He wants to prioritize the development of the I-80 Corridor, and pointed to his involvement in the newly formed Chicago Southland Interstate Alliance (CSIA), a partnership between Orland Park, Tinley Park and Mokena, as a step in that direction. Parts of the corridor lie within all three communities, and the officials agreed not to undercut each other by offering incentives to attract development.

“We improved regional cooperation, both the Southwest Conference of Mayors and the CSIA,” he said, adding that the village’s revamped economic advisory commission is working on ways to attract new businesses.

The village streamed his address live on Facebook for the first time.

Officials in attendance included Orland Park trustees James Dodge, Patricia Gira and Carole Griffin

really make a difference just by mixing up what they have in their garden,” said Blakesly. “To an insect, a lawn is basically like a green desert and it’s usually got pesticides on it.”

Blakesley barely broke rhythm as he continued to work on the garden while he talked, explaining the many different plants at the library’s new attraction.

“We have about 15 varieties,” he said. “We made sure the variety of plants will actually bloom throughout the year to attract butterflies. The first year you won’t see much, because it’s still being established.”

Butterfly weed, blazing star, a variety of native grasses and multiple species of goldenrod are among the perrenials visitors to the library will soon enjoy as the plants begin to mature.

“It’s right along the walkway, right by the parking lot, where it’s highly visible,” said Blazek, the library director, who was among the volunteers planting the garden.

Also taking part, besides Blakesley, was Susan Snow, president of the Palos Heights Library Board; Jeannine Kacmar, the library’s head of public services and Sara Barnas, a naturalist at Lake Katherine.

Blazek talked about potentially

installing a “Little Free Library” book-sharing hut, similar to the ones at Lake Katherine and at the Art Park on 123rd Street just west of Harlem Avenue.

“There’s going to be a pathway there,” said Kacmar, pointing to small, colored flags in the soil that wound through the young garden.

“We will be planning kids’ programs around the garden,” she said. “The butterflies have become a lot of our thinking, our education for the public. Inside, starting in June, we’ll have an origami butterfly station. We have the butterfly kites hanging on the wall from the Palos Arts Commission project that they’re doing citywide.

“It’s just a lot of bringing awareness to something we kind of forget about, the need to protect our surroundings, our nature,” Kacmar said. “it’s good to be part of that.”

“When we planned this last fall, Gareth said ‘Next April or May we’ll be planting,’” she said. “It was cold and rainy, and there was no color. It seemed so far away.

“But now, this day finally came and it’s beautiful. Being part of it and doing the planting is something that I love, too,” Kacmar said, adding “It’s a great day at the library when you can come out and play in the dirt!”

Ruzich; District 230 Superintendent James Gay; D230 School Board President Rick Nogal and District 135 School Board member Linda Dodge.

Afterward, James Dodge said he thought Pekau’s address was “a lot about things we had in the

works before he got here.”

Gira said the mayor made some good points about the direction the village is going and what needs to be done to keep it on the right track. ”This is the new normal,” she said.

The Regional News

Thursday, May 24, 2018

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS HEIGHTS Cars burglarized Items were reported stolen from five unlocked vehicles in the overnight hours between May 14 and 15 in the 12800 block of Pheasant Court and around the corner in the 6500 block of Deer Lane in the Westgate subdivision.

Suspended license Michael A. Henderson Jr., 20, of Worth, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 2:50 p.m. May 16, in the 12800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he is due in court on July 6.

James McAvoy, 51, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 12:42 a.m. last Thursday, in the 12500 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for improper lane usage. He is due in court on June 20.

Anwar Elmosa, 20, of Orland Park, was charged with driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop at 1:21 a.m. Monday, in the 13000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for speeding and driving without insurance. He is due in court on June 20.

Unlicensed driving Tabriz Gasimov, of Alsip, was charged with driving without a valid license following a one-car accident at 4:10 p.m. May 16, in the 7800

block of West College Drive. Police said he is due in court on June 6.

DUI Andres Ruiz, 29, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 12:15 a.m.

Sunday, in the 12800 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for driving without a valid license and improper lane usage.

He was held for a bond hearing.

Steven Johansen, 43, of Oak Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 2:48 a.m. last Thursday in the 12900 block of South Ridgeland Avenue. Police said he failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on June 6.

Melinda Kelley, 20, of Orland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:21 a.m.

May 19, in the 13200 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said she failed field sobriety tests and was also cited for driving without insurance and improper lane usage.

She is due in court on June 20.

Kevin Jeffries, 27, of South Holland, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop at 2:27 a.m.

Sunday, in the 12000 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he was also cited for speeding. He is due in court on July 6.

POLICE BLOTTER: ORLAND PARK Possession of nitrous oxide Two Pennsylvania men face felony charges of unlawful possession of nitrous oxide after undercover Orland Park tactical officers found them sitting in an SUV in a parking lot at 11241 W. 159th St., at 11 a.m. Friday.

The investigators questioned Curet the men later identified as Jose M. Curet, 27, of Lancaster, Pa., and Joshua Priest, 27, of Mannheim, Pa., after noticing their Chevrolet Priest Tahoe had been sitting in the same location for an extended period of time and determining that the owner of the Pennsylvania-registered vehicle had prior police contacts in multiple states for drug distribution. Because they reportedly detected the odor of cannabis coming from within the vehicle, police searched it and found 14 large metal canisters (air tanks) covered by a blanket in the back, allegedly filled with nitrous oxide.

The canisters and $4,546 in cash were seized. The men were each charged with one count of unlawful possession of nitrous oxide with intent to deliver. They were due in court yesterday.

Aggravated battery Arturo Galvez, 30, of Chicago, was charged Friday with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and one count of resisting arrest, both felonies, in connection with an April 30 incident in which Orland Park police helped Chicago police apprehend Galvez him in the village.

He is due to be arraigned on May 31.

Chicago police said Galvez was wanted in Chicago and they called on Orland Park police for assistance at 10:51 a.m. April 30 when he fled into a building in Orland Square Mall following a traffic stop at 147th Street and John Humphrey Drive.

They said Galvez, believed to be armed with a handgun, fought with officers and ran into an urgent care facility at 10 Orland Square Drive.

CPD officers followed him inside, where he fought with them again and fled to an unknown area of the business. Orland Police then set up a perimeter and began searching for him in and around the business.

Orland Park police reported confronting him 15 minutes later in the Walgreens at 14680 S. LaGrange Road, and pursuing him on foot to a bank parking lot at 14701 S. Ravinia Ave., where he was taken into custody. The Orland Park Police Department’s FAA certified drone was deployed for aerial surveillance and recorded the apprehension. He was found to have an active Chicago warrant, and was turned over to Chicago police at the scene. No handgun was found.

DUI Joseph A. Espinoza, 41, of Orland Hills, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic crash at 8:31 p.m.

May 2, at 167th Street and Wolf Road. Police said he was visibly intoxicated. He was also cited for driving with a suspended license and without insurance. He is due in court on June 7.

Possession of syringe Tomasz L. Byrdak, 23, of Hickory Hills, was charged with possession of a hypodermic syringe after police doing a wellness check found him asleep in his car in a parking lot of Orland Square Mall at 3:13 p.m. May 3. Police said a passerby allegedly saw him fall asleep with a hypodermic needle in his hand. Other items associated with ingesting heroin, as well as bags containing heroin residue, were also reportedly found in the car. He is due in court on June 4.

Identity theft Davante A. Offord, 22, of Justice, was charged with felony identity theft at the Apple store in Orland Square Mall at 12:05 p.m. May 4.

Police said he used an Indianapolis woman’s personal information to obtain two iPhone X cellphones worth $2,298, which were charged to the victim’s account. Police said staff became suspicious because he supposedly looked at his own phone to get the information needed. He was held for a bond hearing.

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Boy Scout awarded for life-saving action

Brother, in dire shape, was choking on food

By Anthony Caciopo Regional News Editor

A backyard barbecue almost turned into tragedy for the Boudreau family of Palos Heights, averted only by the swift completion of a life-saving technique by one of their own.

Daniel Boudreau, then 12, had just sat down to enjoy a bratwurst or Italian sausage on a bun at his grandparents’ home in Frankfort last summer when something frightening happened.

“I took a bite too large and started choking on it,” he said. “It was scary.”

The situation quickly escalated, not only for Daniel but for his family, who saw the teenager begin to struggle.

“I was panicky and I didn’t know what was happening,” he said. “There was no pain, just the inability to breathe. I was able to get some air in, but not much.”

Daniel’s grandmother, Jan Sullivan, saw he was in trouble and asked if he needed the Heimlich maneuver. He shook his head ‘yes’ and began to stand up so the procedure could be performed on him.

His mother, Mickey, was the first to try but had no success. Daniel’s grandfather, Jim Sullivan, also made an attempt to no avail.

Enter Daniel’s big brother, JT. Well, big, as in one year older.

JT, only 14 at the time, took charge. Employing his Boy Scout training, JT perfectly executed the Heimlich maneuver and the food was expelled from Daniel’s windpipe—but not before some terrifying moments.

“It seemed like forever,” said Mickey, describing the time from Daniel’s initial distress, to her failed rescue attempt, her father’s failed attempt, and a call to 911.

She saw her son’s lips begin to swell and

Photo by Anthony Caciopo

Boy Scouts JT Boudreau (standing) and brother Daniel Boudreau relax at the Art Park in Palos Heights. JT performed the Heimlich maneuver last summer on Daniel, who was choking on food. Because of his life-saving effort, JT was recently honored with the Boy Scouts of America Meritorious Action Award.

JT will help fellow scouts learn pioneering, first aid, camping, wilderness survival and other activities on their road to earning merit badges.

And JT is looking forward to more years in Boy Scouting, where he’s aiming to eventually earn the rank of Eagle, the highest level of achievement in scouting.

He’s certainly got the support of his younger brother.

“He’s a great person, chivalrous,” said Daniel. “He saved my life.”

Proposed subdivision site awaits annexation

By Dermot Connolly Staff Writer

An Orland Park Village Board committee on Monday recommended approving a new subdivision on an 11-acre site near 167th Street and 108th Avenue, but a couple of residents from nearby subdivisions raised objections.

Pending the village’s annexation of the site currently in unincorporated Cook County, the Development Services, Planning and Engineering Committee voted 3-0 to recommend that the full board approve construction of The Villas of Tallgrass, a 38- duplex development on 19 lots at 10851 W. 167th St. The site is near Wolf Road, on the south side of 167th Street, just east of the Southwest Service Metra tracks.

The Plan Commission already had given its approval to the plan, which will require a zoning change to residential and a special-use permit with modifications. The issue will be taken up at the next Village Board meeting on June 4.

The homes are expected to be priced between $400,000 and

POLICE BLOTTER: PALOS PARK

Jonathan Rodriguez, 18, and Angelo Dimitri Almaraz, 21, both of Chicago, were charged with retail theft at Walgreens, 7960 W. 159th St., at 4:52 p.m. May 8. Police said Rodriguez took two bottles of Ciroc vodka and Almaraz took one, worth $35.99 each. They left with the bottles in their pants and were stopped in a car driven by Rodriguez He was also cited for driving without a license and failure to signal when required. Amber A. Campos-Ayala, a passenger, was charged with obstructing identification for giving a false name and was arrested on an outstanding warrant for burglary from Lake County. Another passenger, Selena Bermejo-Pimentel, 18, of Cicero, was charged with possession of stolen property because several items taken from a Michael’s store were found under her feet. The men are due in court on June 7.

his body begin to go limp.

“I remember waiting for 911 to answer, just thinking ‘This is it, this is how it’s going to be.’ I didn’t know when they’d answer, how they’d get here in time. Thank God for him (JT),” she said.

“Mom knew the general idea of how it’s supposed to look,” JT said of Mickey’s try with the Heimlich, “but she was too high up on the chest. And I don’t think my grandfather was really doing it hard enough.”

JT described the life-saving technique used around the world, in which a rescuer wraps his or her arms around the stricken person. The rescuer places a fist at the person’s sternum just below the ribcage, wraps the other hand around the fist and pushes in and up to cause the diaphragm to force air from the lungs, hopefully dislodging the obstruction from the windpipe.

“I did it just two or three times. I was pretty calm. I was thinking pretty logically,” said JT, who told The Regional News that he had no concern the technique would not be successful.

Daniel, understandably, was shaken.

I wasn’t able to talk for the next two minutes,” he said. “My throat was sore after that. I was taking deep breaths and I started calming down.”

Because of his life-saving effort, JT was awarded by the Boy Scouts of America with the organization’s Meritorious Action Award.

He was commended by Palos Heights Mayor Bob Straz earlier this month (see the May 3, 2018 edition of The Regional News) in the presence of the rest of the City Council and his family including his dad, Paul, who was not present at the barbecue last summer due to his work schedule.

JT and Daniel are both members of Boy Scout Troop 337 at St. Alexander Parish. The brothers will be attending Owasippe Scout Reservation this summer in Twin Lake, Mich., where Daniel will be a Junior CIT (Counselor in Training) and JT will be a paid counsellor.

ORLAND PARK

Meridieth M. Spencer, 28, of Lockport, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic crash at 11:49 p.m. May 5, at 159th Street and LaGrange Road. Police said she failed field sobriety tests. She was also cited for failure to reduce speed Unlicensed driving to avoid an accident and is due in Gabriela M. Huerta, 30, of Orcourt on June 11. land Park, was charged with driving without a valid license following a Deceptive practices traffic stop at 11:28 p.m. May 15, in Krzysztof J. Remiasz, 21, of Bur- the 13700 block of South LaGrange bank, was charged with deceptive Road. Police said she was also cited practices after allegedly trying to for failure to signal when required use a counterfeit $20 bill to buy and improper lane usage. She is due food at Taco Bell in Orland Square in court on June 4.

Shaun Anthony Ort, 32, of Mall at 10:55 a.m. May 8. Police said he admitted trying to use the Kankakee, was charged with driving same bill at another store in the without a valid license following a mall earlier. He was also issued traffic stop at 1:28 a.m. May 12, municipal violations for possession in the 12700 block of South Laof cannabis and drug paraphernalia Grange Road. Police said he was after three cartridges of liquid THC, also cited for speeding 66 mph in the active ingredient in marijuana, a 45-mph zone and possession of were reportedly found in his car about 10 grams of cannabis. Court along with two vape pens to ingest information was not available. it. He is due in court on May 24. Harassment

Retail theft

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Police are investigating a case of harassment by electronic device reported by a 64-year-old Palos Park man at 6:59 p.m. May 14. The man told police he met a woman through a sex website and they both displayed their bodies in compromising position while interacting on Skype.

He said that soon after the session ended, the woman told him she recorded it and demanded $1,000 or she would share the recording with his friends and relations via social media. The man did not follow her orders and instead contacted police.

Theft A batch of scratch-off lottery tickets worth $483 were reported stolen from Circle K gas station, 13056 S. LaGrange Road, between 2 and 6 a.m. May 12. Police said the owner of the business believes a 52-year-old female employee is suspected of taking the items during her shift and may have been caught on surveillance cameras.

$500,000, said Trustee Carole Griffin Ruzich, the committee chair.

“I am glad they are coming into the village with this. The village is trying to get this right,” said Trustee James Dodge, a member of the Development Services Committee.

He said maintaining the unincorporated site has been problematic.

The site is surrounded by other subdivisions, and the developer, Marth Homes, sees The Villas of Tallgrass as a continuation of Marth Home’s Villas of Grasslands, which is nearing completion near the corner of 167th Street and Wolf Road. It will include the extension of Scarlet Drive into the property, to which several current

residents objected.

A resident of nearby Sterling Estates said extending Scarlet Drive “poses a danger” to children because it would increase traffic through the existing subdivisions.

The man said children have gotten used to playing in the streets of the subdivision because there are no parks within walking distance.

“The children play baseball and cricket and everything on the streets,” said the man.

The developer plans to construct a park in the new subdivision, which will be open to residents of the surrounding area, but it is not expected to have the sports fields that the residents are seeking.

Building the development will require disturbing wetlands and trees on the site, prompting an objection from another nearby resident. According to village information, the petitioner proposes to mitigate the wetlands. Most of the trees will be removed for the development, but some will be preserved along the borders.

Tree mitigation will be required for those removed, meaning trees will have to be planted elsewhere in the village.

“I’m an environmentalist. I bought my house because it was bordered on two sides by unincorporated, undeveloped property,” said the resident.

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Rauner may be getting it bass-ackwards

Last week’s press conference announcing his latest amendatory veto was, without a doubt, the best press pop Gov. Bruce Rauner has had since he fired his top staff last July and brought in that Illinois Policy Institute crowd (which he also fired).

The governor developed an unexpected and dramatic message and then stayed relentlessly on-message during his press conference at an Illinois State Police facility that featured plenty of law enforcement types by his side. Not a word leaked out in advance, either.

The result: Newspaper headlines and TV news lead-ins essentially copied and pasted Rauner’s press release headline: “Gov. Rauner proposes death penalty for mass murderers and killers of law enforcement officers.”

The event demonstrated a level of skill not seen in the governor’s office in a good long while.

Also, the governor clearly has a new campaign issue. The strength of that issue could be seen in the lack of almost any immediate press releases from legislative Democrats criticizing Rauner’s announcement.

Abolition of the death penalty has been mostly a settled matter here, starting when Gov. George Ryan halted executions and then cleared out death row more than 15 years ago. But the public hasn’t lost its appetite for the blood of the guilty, so members generally kept their heads down.

What comes next is far more important than everybody eagerly chasing Gov. Rauner’s bright, shiny bouncing ball down a deadend street. But first, a little bit of recent history.

The governor complained in late February that the General Assembly’s majority Democrats were not negotiating with either him or Republican legislators about criminal justice matters.

In March, the governor sent a letter to the four legislative leaders asking them to set aside the “weapons-focused legislative responses to violence,” and instead work with him to come up with better ideas. “Collaboration is our best hope of finding common sense solutions to gun violence,” Rauner wrote.

Rauner’s letter also asked the leaders to appoint members to a new task force. Senate President Cullerton penned a blistering response. Cullerton demanded the governor sign the bills sitting on his desk and help pass other bills in the legislative hopper before he’d even consider appointing anyone to yet another blue-ribbon panel. As the governor might say, Cullerton has always had a “weapons-focused legislative response to violence.”

House Speaker Michael J. Madigan complied, however, and state Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) agreed to serve on the governor’s new task force, which he says has met twice a week since its inception.

“It seemed like we were making progress,” Ford told me, adding the task force members were receiving “great research from experts.”

Ford complained that Rauner’s amendatory veto was “contrary to the agreement made between members and the governor’s team,” but also said he believed the group could still “meet and continue to work on meaningful legislation.” Ford insisted that the governor’s amendatory veto shouldn’t have an impact on the group’s work.

But will it? The amendatory veto can easily be seen as a defensive shield against any gun control measures that arrive on his desk. Rauner vetoed the gun dealer licensing bill in March because he said (about 20 times) he wanted a “comprehensive” solution.

He has now proposed his own comprehensive solution.

The governor is also constantly asked about specific gun issues, like school shootings. Last week, Rauner started pointing to his amendatory veto. He wants to allow schools to use highly restricted local infrastructure sales tax money to pay for guards and counselors.

The real question becomes what the governor will do if he receives a stand-alone bump-stock ban, or a bill requiring a 72hour waiting period to buy any gun, or a “gun violence restraining order” bill, or legislation to put more mental health workers in schools, or measures to counter interstate gun trafficking. All of those proposals and more were also in the governor’s sweepingly broad and likely unconstitutional amendatory veto.

Will Rauner accept half a loaf--or even a couple of slices--or will he go with his usual all-or-nothing approach by demanding a “comprehensive” solution and then wind up yet again with nothing except his rhetoric?

A cynic would say that the governor probably prefers no real legislative results. He can run on the death penalty reinstatement when and where it suits him and use those other proposals to help him pivot to the center.

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley once said, “Good government is good politics.” But way too many politicians get that quote bass-ackwards. Make no mistake, last week was good politics for the governor, but good politics isn’t necessarily good government.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

OPINION

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RICH MILLER

Media bias against President Trump harms this country Last year, newly elected President Donald Trump accused the administration of President Barack Obama, who was actively backing Trump’s failed rival Hillary Clinton’s election campaign, of “wiretapping” his campaign.

That was in March 2017, as the national mainstream news media began transforming from “reporting news” to “creating news.”

Rather than report facts, the national news media started converted “news reporting” to “opinion reporting,” using their influence to embarrass the president and defend Clinton.

When Trump accused Obama of wiretapping his campaign, the media went berserk accusing Trump of being “imbalanced” and suggesting that he should be impeached.

Some media called Trump a liar, and they gave Clinton a platform to foment her sore loser mentality.

Last week, Trump again claimed that his campaign was “infiltrated” by an FBI informer and right away the media went berserk again, with CNN (the Crappy News Network) writing that Trump was at it again, with a new “wiretap hysteria” that they asserted was intended to “poison the environment” about Robert Mueller.

Mueller is the politically driven former FBI Director who is now leading a witch hunt against Trump on unproven allegations that Trump “colluded” with the Russians to help him with the election. The Mueller “investigation” (witch hunt) has been going on now for one full year with no substance to its fake claims.

It seems no one in the news media or

RAY HANANIA the FBI wants to do their jobs. They would rather play politics to help sore loser Clinton vindicate her embarrassing defeat that came about because of her own arrogance and entitlement.

Some of the media now reluctantly confirm there was an informant planted in the Trump campaign by the FBI. The New York Times asserts the FBI was probing Russian infiltration, long before it became Mueller’s national obsession.

If the mainstream news media did its job reporting news rather than expressing its opinions in their news stories — there is a difference between “news” and “opinion” — we might have determined the truth a long time ago.

But the mainstream news media is no longer in the business of reporting the news.

They prefer to create the news because it is about countering the downward trend in profits fueled by growing public dissatisfaction with the media’s lack of objectivity.

The bias in the media is a result of arrogance. The news media assumes you, the public, are an idiot. You’re too stupid to understand issues, too ignorant to understand facts, and not worth respect. The news

media wants to control you and make that conclusion for you, because they think that’s the only way they can force you to re-invest in their failing national industry.

We need a public discussion about this cancer that is destroying the role of the news media but the news media won’t allow it.

The facts are clear: an FBI that plants an informant inside a presidential election campaign is an FBI that would also wiretap that same presidential campaign. It’s a frightening assault on our democracy.

I know, because when I was honorably discharged from the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, the FBI wiretapped and investigated me for the sole reason that I am a Palestinian Christian Arab whose father is from Jerusalem and mother is from Bethlehem, where she prayed at the Church of the Nativity.

The FBI denied it for years, until with the help of former Congressman Ed Derwinski, I forced them to release the 44-page FBI report which began asserting I was a suspected “terrorist” and concluded I was merely an American concerned with bettering my community. (None of the FBI agents who investigated me had served during the Vietnam War, by the way!)

And, you don’t think the FBI is capable of violating our rights?

Ray Hanania is an award winning columnist, author and former Chicago City Hall reporter. Reach him at his personal website at www.Hanania.com or email him

READERS WRITE Not ‘good Catholics’ I was saddened to read in the May 17 edition of the Regional News how Monsignor Sarauskas of Incarnation Parish supposedly told a group of students and teachers that they are not “good Catholics.”

People aren’t “good” because they go to Mass or say prayers or volunteer their time or donate to charity. Jesus said, “No one is

good except God alone” (Mark 10:18).

The apostle Paul put it this way: “All, both Jews and Greeks [and Catholics and Protestants and Muslims and Buddhists and Hindus and atheists], are under sin, as it is written [by David in the Psalms]: None is righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:9-10).

The only way to be “good” is to have “the righteousness

of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:22-24).

“Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded” (Romans 3:27). “For by grace you have been saved through faith.

And this is not your own doing;

it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The question isn’t whether or not people are good—they aren’t, none of us are—but whether or not they are right with God, not through their own efforts but by believing in Jesus Christ and His perfect sacrifice on their behalf.

Warren Hagey, Palos Heights

No surprise if North Korea backs out of nuclear disarmament talks

By Robert Romano

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a cessation of such exercises.

The appearance, then, is that Kim is moving the goal posts.

If North Korea had wanted military exercises to be suspended in exchange for a Trump-Kim meeting, the summit might never have been agreed to. It appears to be a bait-and-switch, an attempt to test Trump’s mettle and to see if concessions can be achieved prior to the summit.

None of this is surprising.

This is North Korea we’re talking about. As it has moved in the direction of developing nuclear weapons, there have been numerous false starts to diplomacy where progress appeared imminent only to be dashed. In 2000, there were attempts to plan a meeting between Kim Jong-il and then-President Bill Clinton, but it all fell apart.

Throughout the 2000s, the six-party talks were engaged, but all the while, work on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program continued. In 2006, it conducted its first nuclear weapons test.

Most recently, in 2016 and 2017, North Korea has test-fired a number of ballistic missiles and detonated more nuclear weapons in a show of force.

This led President Trump to warn that “fire and fury” would follow any attack by North Korea. Sanctions were intensified both from the U.S. and China.

But then there appeared to be a breakthrough this year with momentum mounting, first with the South and North Korean leaders meeting and then the Trump-Kim summit being agreed to.

Three hostages had just been released by North Korea in what appeared to be a show of good faith in preparation for the talks by newly minted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. That was just on May 10.

Now Kim might be getting cold feet ahead of the summit and might want to get out of it.

So what to do?

President Trump knows better than anyone that no deal is better than a bad deal. As he wrote in his book, “The Art of the Deal,” “The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it.

That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you’re dead.”

This is the same president who ended the Iran nuclear deal, who withdrew from the Paris climate accords, and who pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump has proven he is willing to walk away from the table. Throughout this process, the president has been cautious, warning he will terminate any arrangement with Kim if it does not look like a good deal that protects U.S. national security.

It is hard to foresee the U.S. giving an inch on the military

front while North Korea has nuclear missiles pointed at the U.S. and her allies. After verifiable disarmament, matters could change in a deliberated manner to draw down forces from a war posture, but not prior to.

Despite last month’s meeting between North and South Korea, the war still has not been ended.

Nuclear disarmament is the goal.

Anything else is a bonus.

This appears to be an attempt to see if Trump is willing to agree to concessions in exchange for keeping the summit.

Kim wants to see if the terms of an arrangement can be changed after the fact. That’s unacceptable and a poor show of trust.

President Trump must remember he doesn’t have to deal with Kim, and he should not hesitate to cancel the June summit if North Korea continues to issue sudden, public demands and preconditions for that which has already been agreed to.

A summit was agreed to, not any ending of military exercises.

At the end of the day, if North Korea wants peace, if it wants denuclearization, it can have it, but it has to act like a credible partner first.

At the end of the day, it takes two to tango.

Robert Romano is the vice president of Public Policy at Americans for Limited Government.

BUSINESS

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Saving for college? Consider a 529 plan

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Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa opened this week in Orland Park.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa opens

Furniture store closes Mr. G’s Furniture, which once had stores in Chicago Ridge and Tinley Park, is no more — for now.

The Chicago Ridge location closed several years ago and the Tinley location at 17500 S. Harlem Ave. closed earlier this month.

A store manager would not say why the store was closing but did say that the owners were looking to open in a new location.

She said the store would keep customers notified about a new location on their Facebook page.

Jewel holds grand reopenings Jewel Food Stores held a grand

BOB BONG reopening on May 10 for the remodeled store at 171st Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

A reopening ceremony is scheduled for 8-9 a.m. today, May 24, for the Oak Forest store at 5616 W. 159th St. The remodeled store in Cary will hold its reopening from 8-9 a.m. on Friday, May 25.

Ashley opens in Orland An Ashley Homestore is now open in the former HH Gregg location at Orland Park Place Mall in Orland Park.

The 36,500-square-foot store is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Lucky Slot Lounge opens in Willow Springs Lucky Slot Lounge video gaming café opened this week in Willow Springs.

The upscale lounge at 8695 S. Archer Ave. has five machines and a selection of beers and wines. It held its ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday evening with Mayor John Carpino doing the honors.

The lounge is owned by Kamal Dutt.

Fifth Third buys MB Financial Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has announced that it will acquire Chicago-based MB Financial in a $4.7 billion deal that will catapult the bank into the top ranks of Chicago-area banks.

Fifth Third said it expected about 20 percent of the combined companies’ branches to close. That means close to 50 branches will shutter, which will also mean layoffs.

The deal is expected to close later this year.

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/

Do you know about 529 savings plans? If not, you are not alone — although these plans have been around since 1996, many people are still unaware of them.

And that’s unfortunate, because a 529 plan can be a valuable tool for anyone who wants to help a child, grandchild, friend or other family member save for education expenses.

Here are some of the key benefits of a 529 plan: • Potential tax advantages – A 529 plan’s earnings are not subject to federal income taxes, as long as withdrawals are used for qualified education expenses (tuition, room and board, etc.) of the designated beneficiary, such as your child or grandchild. (You will be subject to ordinary income taxes, plus a 10 percent federal penalty, on the earnings portion of withdrawals not used for qualified education expenses.)

• High contribution limits – Contribution limits are generally quite high for most states’ 529 plans.

However, you could possibly in-

Orland Park Burns Mark P Tr to Srb Surroundings Inc, 14625 Golf Rd, $290,000.00; Zielinski Richard S Tr to Richa David B, 14500 Pinewood Dr, $323,000.00; Korolenko Michael J to Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr , 9860 W 153rd St, Unit #102, $77,000.00; Boravicka Carol L to Rybarczyk James, 9933 Treetop Dr, Unit #3006, $114,000.00; Jonjevic David to Ramirez Salvador, 15030 Huntington Ct, $231,500.00; McCarthy Mary Jo Tr to Jakubauskas Edita, 15238 Sunset Ridge Dr, $262,000.00; Hartneck Phyllis J Tr to Shubbak Ala Basem, 15023 Highland Ave, $173,000.00; U S Bk to Koscielniak Boguslaw, 8035 Anne Dr, $193,000.00; Dworchak Diana L to Chavez Violetta, 17515 Brook Crossing

Dr, $315,000.00; Srb Surroundings Inc to Trost Allison K, 14533 Morningside Rd, $320,000.00.

Palos Heights Kelly Vivien Tr to Oneill Michael G, 446 Shadow Creek Dr,

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cur gift tax consequences if your contributions, plus any other gifts, to a particular beneficiary exceed $15,000 during a single year.

• Ability to switch beneficiaries – As the old song goes, “The future is not ours to see.” You might name a particular child or grandchild as a beneficiary of a 529 savings plan, only to see him or her decide not to go to college after all. But as the owner of the plan, you generally may be able to switch beneficiaries whenever you like, right up to the point when they start taking withdrawals. (To make this switch non-taxable and penalty-free, you must designate a new beneficiary who is a member of the same family as the original beneficiary.)

• Freedom to invest in any state’s

plan – You can invest in the 529 plan offered by any state, regardless of where you live. But if you invest in your own state’s plan, you might receive some type of state tax benefit, such as a deduction or credit. Additional benefits also may be available.

• Flexibility in changing investments – You can switch investment options in your 529 plan up to twice a year. Or, if you’d rather take a more hands-off approach, you could select an automatic agebased option that starts out with a heavier emphasis on growth-oriented investments and shifts toward less risky, fixed-income vehicles as the beneficiary approaches college age.

While a 529 plan clearly offers some benefits, it also raises some issues about which you should be aware. For example, when colleges compute financial aid packages, they may count assets in a 529 plan as parental assets, assuming the parents are the plan owners.

To clarify the impact of 529 plans on potential financial aid awards,

you might want to consult with a college’s financial aid officer.

One final note: In previous years, 529 plans were limited to eligible colleges, universities and trade schools, but starting in 2018, you can also use up to $10,000 per year, per beneficiary, from a 529 plan to pay for tuition expenses at public, private or religious elementary and secondary schools. (Not all states recognize K-12 expenses as qualifying for 529 plan benefits, so consult your local tax advisor before investing.)

Education is a great investment in a child’s future. And to make that education more affordable, you might want to make your own investment in a 529 plan.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Breadsmith joins Palos Heights Farmers Market Palos Health cooking demo, Palos Rec Dept. at May 30 market

The Palos Heights Farmers Market is proud to announce that Breadsmith of Palos Heights will be joining our lineup of quality vendors. Breadsmith will have a variety of handmade and heathbaked fresh artisan breads and sweets every week. Stop by early for best selection.

Palos Health will be a guest of the Community Tent on May 30th. Cooking demonstrations of strawberry yogurt parfaits with granola, and mini-strawberry shortcakes will be given throughout the morning by registered dietician nutritionists. In addition, the dieticians and staff will have information about healthy eating, upcoming nutrition programs, community classes and other events offered at Palos Health.

The Palos Heights Recreation Department will also be a guest of the Community Tent on May 30th.

Stop by for upcoming summer programming information, including camps for all ages. A pool gift basket raffle, including pool passes, towels and a few other goodies will take place at 1 p.m. Stop by the tent to enter.

Good thing strawberries have come into the market! Lyons Farm has hothouse-grown strawberries.

Our farmers have other early spring fresh fruits and vegetables, including lettuces and greens, asparagus, herbs, mushrooms and more.

Other food products available include many cheeses, eggs, butter, a large variety of meats and fish, olive oils, vinegars, salsas, sauces, jams, jellies, desserts and teas. Ready-to-eat pizza products and a variety of tamales are also on hand.

Make sure to stop by the City Tent 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,

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

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COMINGS & GOINGS

When Kathy Henderschott retired, she wasn’t ready to stop working. So, in 2013, she opened her first Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa. She liked it so much she opened locations No. 2 and 3.

Her husband, Mike, waited a few years before he retired, but in 2016 he joined her in the spa business.

This week they opened spa No. 4 at 14225 S. 95th Avenue in Orland Crossing mall in Orland Park, next door to Smallcakes bakery. It’s their first location in the south suburbs.

The first three locations are in Geneva, Wheaton and Naperville.

The Orland location has nine treatment rooms that offer a variety of massage services including Swedish, hot stone, deep tissue, oncology, sports and Himalayan salt massages. The spa also offers nine different kinds of facials.

“There’s been a lot of interest in our spa,” said Mike Henderschott.

“People seem excited that we’re coming to Orland Park.”

“What sets us apart is our great customer service and our staff of licensed therapists,” he said. “Our spa is more intimate and comfortable.”

Henderschott said “it’s been a lot of fun since” joining his wife.

Hand & Stone takes walk-ins, but Henderschott said most of their clients make appointments.

“I’d say 90 percent of our clients are by appointment,” he said.

The spa is membership-based with memberships costing $59.95 per month for either massages or facials.

Hours are from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

For information, call (708) 7453545 or visit their Facebook page at Hand & Stone Orland Park.

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$425,000.00; Kostelyk Joel to Deutmeyer Ryan, 12206 S 74th Ave, $310,000.00; Chasey Tanya Tr to Quinn Marilyn J, 7820 Arquilla Dr, Unit #7820, $181,000.00.

Mortgage Rates Around the Area First Midwest Bank (as of May 21)

30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-year fixed Jumbo

RATES APR POINTS 4.625 4.670 0 4.250 4.305 0 4.375 4.430 0

30-year fixed 15-year fixed 10-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 4.750 4.776 0 4.375 4.417 0 4.375 4.434 0

30-year fixed 20-year fixed 15-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 4.50 4.617 0 4.25 4.410 0 3.875 4.077 0

30-year fixed 20-year fixed 15-year fixed

RATES APR POINTS 4.750 4.860 0 4.375 4.652 1 4.250 4.334 0

United Trust Bank (as of May 21)

Prospect Savings Bank (as of May 22)

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A. (as of May 22)

All rates subject to change daily. Equal opportunity lenders.

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 of up to $15 will be offered weekly.

Pick up this week’s recipe, “Rhubarb Strawberry Parfait,” at the City Tent. This year’s recipes are courtesy of Palos Health Dieticians.

The recipe will also be attached to our weekly email and can be found on the market’s Facebook page and on city’s website, www. palosheights.org.

Raffle tickets for this year’s Car Classic Event will be available at every market. The Car Classic Event will be held on Thursday, July 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. This is the 15th anniversary, and the show will feature hundreds of classic cars, a live band, delicious food and beverages, and more. More

Enjoy fresh strawberries, now available at the Palos Heights Farmers Market.

information about the Car Classic Event can be found at www. palosheights.org/events/carclassic.

Volunteers and sponsors are needed. Email carclassic@palosheights. org for more information.

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 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.

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DEATH NOTICES Mary Flaws

Mary J. Flaws (nee Becerra), 73, a Palos Heights resident, died May15 at RML Specialty Hospital in Hinsdale.

Mrs. Flaws was employed as a secretary.

Survivors include daughters, Jo Anne Zak and Christina Godfrey; son, Adam Flaws; daughter, Mary Louise Filip; sisters, Margo Buss, Maria Lyons and Consuelo Friedman; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial visitation was held Sunday at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home. A memorial service was that day at the funeral home.

Joan U. Heneghan

Orland Park resident Joan U. Heneghan (nee Brown), 85, died May 17.

Mrs. Heneghan was a retired nurse who had worked for Palos Community Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Gay Anderson; sons, Daniel, Joseph and Thomas; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Services were Tuesday from Colonial Chapel to St. Michael Church in Orland Park. Interment took place at St. Mary Cemetery.

Charles Riedlinger

Charles E. Riedlinger, 85, an Orland Park resident, died May 16 at Palos Hospital.

Mr. Riedlinger, a U.S. Navy veteran in the Korean War, was employed with General Motors for 35 years.

Survivors include daughters, Jackie Kern and Karen McCarthy; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Services were Tuesday from Colonial Chapel to St. Mary Church. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Role models speak to CCHS students Chicago Christian High School hosted Career Day in April. More than 60 speakers spoke about a variety of careers.

Several of the guest presenters were alumni of the Palos Heights school. Former NFL player Antwaan Randle El was the keynote speaker. He spoke to the students about running the race with everything they have on a daily basis, and keeping God as the focal point in whatever path He leads them.

Each student was able to attend three sessions and hear about three different careers. The final event of the day was a capstone presentation by Leah and Kurt Dykstra.

Supplied photo Mr. Dykstra is president of Trinity Former NFL player Antwaan Randle El shares his experience with current Christian College, Palos Heights. Chicago Christian students.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP Providence and trunk’ sale adds seven to ‘Garage set at St. Andrew’s ministry roster

A “garage and trunk” sale is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Seven local residents are among Saturday, June 1-2 at St. Andrew’s 41 students recently inducted into the Augustinian Youth Ministry organization at Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox.

The Augustinian Youth Ministry (AYM) is the largest student organization at Providence Catholic, with Family caregivers needing a more than 150 members. The group is charged with promoting Christian break from caring for a senior famservice and Augustinian spirituality ily member are invited to contact in the community. AYM organizes the PLOWS Council on Aging for blood drives, food drives, clothing assistance.

PLOWS, the non-profit senior drives and other service activities.

AYM members are also required service agency for all suburban to complete 10 hours of service to Cook County towns in Palos, Lemtheir parish or community. “We are ont, Orland and Worth Townships, very proud of these students who can help family caregivers obtain strive for academic excellence and respite service.

Trained homemakers provide service while being leaders among their peers,” said AYM Modera- a break in caring for loved ones tor Jennifer Williams. “They truly who depend on others for everyshowcase our Augustinian core day needs. Respite caregivers are given specific instructions on their values of truth, unity and love.”

Among the newest members of duties and can provide supervision, AYM are Palos Heights resident companionship, meal preparation Emma Budd and Orland Park resi- and some personal care.

No medical care can be provided dents Emily Dykas, Kathryn Hamilton, Kathleen Johnson, Colin Peck, and no medication can be adminNora Whitten and Katianne Soltys. istered. There is a three-hour min-

Church, 18001 S. 94th Ave., Tinley Park.

The sale will include adult and children’s clothes, jewelry and household items.

PLOWS offers respite service assistance for family caregivers

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF PALOS PARK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Plan Commission of the Village of Palos Park, Cook County, IL has scheduled public hearings on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Kaptur Administrative Center, 8999 W. 123rd St., Palos Park, IL to consider the following: 1. PC 2018 – 01: The owner of 44 Old Creek Road in the Village of Palos Park, has requested approval of a preliminary and final plat for a 2 lot subdivision. The subject site is 2.16 acres containing an existing home in the R-1-A One Family Dwelling District that will remain on a 1.15 acre lot and a new 1.01 acre lot will be created to the west.

The site is legally described as follows: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF LOT 8 IN CHINQUAPIN HILLS, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 9 TO 16 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN STEPHENSONS SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, SAID POINT BEING 437 FEET WEST OF THE NORTH EAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH ON A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, A DISTANCE OF 144.92 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE 227.39 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF OLD CREEK ROAD, SAID POINT BEING 206.75 FEET NORTHWESTERLY OF THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON THE AFORESAID NORTHERLY LINE OF OLD CREEK ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 115.45 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON A CURVE CONVEX TO THE NORTH EAST AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 173 FEET AN ARC DISTANCE OF 206.37 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON A TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 80.32 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY IN A CURVED LINE CONVEX TO THE NORTHWEST AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 220.14 FEET AN ARC DISTANCE OF 95.93 FEET TO THE SOUTH WEST CORNER SAID LOT 8; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, A DISTANCE OF 260.64 FEET TO THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, A DISTANCE OF 541.75 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, SAID POINT BEING 437 FEET WEST OF THE NORTH EAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH ON A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, A DISTANCE OF 144.92 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE 227.39 FEET TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF OLD CREEK ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 115.45 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON A CURVE,CONVEX TO THE NORTH EAST AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 173 FEET AN ARC DISTANCE OF 34.55 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE A DISTANCE OF 139.50 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT THAT IS 100 FEET SOUTH AND 587 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 8 AS MEASURED ON PERPENDICULAR LINES; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET ON A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 THAT IS 587 FEET WEST OF THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF LOT 8; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPT WEST 15 FEET OF LOT 8) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF LOTS 8 AND 9 IN CHINQUAPIN HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 9 TO 16, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN STEPHENSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9 IN CHINQUAPIN HILLS, THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 9, A DISTANCE OF 105.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE, A DISTANCE OF 85.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 204.63 FEET TO THE EAST MOST SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9 IN SAID CHINQUAPIN HILLS; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 9 IN CHINQUAPIN HILLS A DISTANCE OF 260.64 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, TOGETHER WITH THE WEST 15 FEET OF LOT 8 IN SAID CHINQUAPIN HILLS, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN: 23-30-402-029, 23-30-402-030, and Part of 23-30-402-005 2. PC 2018 – 02: The owner of 8220 W. 119th Street in the Village of Palos Park, has requested approval of a preliminary and final plat for a 3 lot subdivision. The subject site is 3.07 acres containing an existing home in the R-1-A One Family Dwelling District that will remain on a 1.07 acre lot and a two new 1.00 acre lots will be created to the west.

THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER THAT IS 50.00 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 3 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF 119TH STREET, 511.59 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 480 FEET OF THE EAST THREE-QUARTERS OF SAID WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 58 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 280.00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 330 FEET OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 3 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 511.43 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 280.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 23-23-407-010 All are welcome to review the applications for relief, and proposed Village staff recommendations, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing.

For further information, please contact the Community Development Director, Lauren Pruss at 708-671-3731 or lpruss@palospark.org.

Respectfully submitted by: Marie Arrigoni, Village Clerk

Caffeine jolt would have proved lethal Dear Dr. Fleming, I need you to help me get out of trouble with my husband. He has been working double shifts and is tired a lot of the time. He bought some pills at the drug store called Stay Awake and they are caffeine pills. His dog Muffo, who he likes better than me, got into a new pack I bought and inadvertently left on the kitchen table.

Our dog is a 60-pound Labrador retriever and I was able to grab the package out of his mouth. I think he only got one or two pills. My husband was furious with me and I told him that even if Muffo ate all 40 tablets he would be OK. My husband is still mad at me and I would like to know if all 40 tabs would have hurt our dog.

Cindy, Orland Park Dear Cindy, I stopped by Osco on the way home and looked at a similar product you bought. Each package of Stay Awake has 40 tablets and each tab contains 200 milligrams of caffeine, so the entire package contains 8000 milligrams (mg) of caffeine. Clinical signs of caffeine toxicity in dogs include vomiting, diarrhea, excessive thirst and urination, cardiac arrhythmias, hyperactivity, tremors, seizures and coma.

Signs start to appear when 15 mg per kilogram of body weight of caffeine is consumed. Muffo weighs about 27 kilograms, which means that if he ate all 40 pills he would have consumed 296 mg per kilogram of body weight. He very likely could have died. Two tablets contain 400 mg and 400 mg divided by 27 kilos equals about the 15 mg/ kg dose where signs would start to be seen. Forty tablets could have done him in.

Instead of being mad at you, your husband should thank you for being so quick to get the pills out of the dog’s mouth. I cannot even begin to tell you all of the stupid things I have seen dogs eat and die from. Don’t show him this article. After your phone call, I found some Osco-label caffeine tabs in my own medicine cabinet and flushed them down the drain.

Accidents happen. If I need more caffeine I’ll just make another cup of coffee.

(Note: Andrea from Orland was in my exam room Monday morning with her dog for a yearly exam and she told me jokingly that her 12-lb. dog drinks coffee. I let her read the draft of this article and we decided to let the old girl continue to have her teaspoonful or two, but no more, since she loves it so much.

imum per respite request. Respite homemakers come to the senior’s residence, but it may be possible to have respite care in an adult day service or long-term care facility.

Respite service is federally funded under the Older Americans Act. A contribution is suggested to help defer the cost not covered by government funding, but service will not be denied due to an inability to contribute to the program.

For more information, contact PLOWS at (708) 361-0219. Any Illinois caregiver living outside the PLOWS area should call the Illinois Suffocation threat Senior Help Line, 1-800-252-8966, to cats, dogs to receive respite and other services Pets are always trying to find through their local agency.

JOHN FLEMING DVM • Prairie StateVet.com new ways to kill themselves. Few people think a snack bag could suffocate a dog or a cat, until the unthinkable occurs. The dog or cat puts its head inside a bag of chips, or another snack, and the bag tightens when the pet inhales.

The pet can suffocate to death in less than five minutes.

Looking at 1,354 pets that died this way, 72 percent died in chip or snack bags, 11 percent in pet food or treat bags, six percent in liners for cereal boxes and 11 percent in bread bags. About 25 percent of the bags had been in or near the garbage, 22 percent on a coffee or side table, 13 percent on the counter, six percent outside, six percent on the kitchen or dining table, three percent near the recycling bin, with the remainder in unknown locations.

Thirty-nine percent of the owners were home when their pet suffocated. Fifty-five percent of the dogs that suffocated were more than 30 pounds and 17 percent weighed more than 60 pounds. We should all tie our plastic bags in knots or cut open at least one side or the bottom.

Dear Dr. Fleming, My canine neighbor George, whose tumor you removed several weeks ago, developed a very painful condition where his tail joins his body. The vet in Wisconsin where George was on vacation diagnosed “swimmer’s tail.” What is this?

Martha Dear Martha, Swimmer’s Tail is more commonly known to veterinarians as Limber Tail or Cold Tail. This is a condition in which dogs suddenly develop a flaccid tail. The tail either hangs down straight from the base or is held out horizontally for a few inches then turns straight down.

Meet Caryl and Enzo from Chicago.

Enzo is a 1-year old Bracco Italiano, a breed developed in Italy as a versatile gun dog.

The condition was first described by people working with hunting dogs, primarily pointers and Labradors. Affected dogs often have a history of being transported in a crate, a hard workout prior to onset, prolonged swimming or exposure to cold or wet weather.

The condition is believed to be a strain or sprain of the muscles supporting the tail or used to wag the tail. Overexertion is considered to be the underlying problem. Affected dogs may exhibit pain and resent palpation of the area 3-4 inches from the base of the tail.

They may also be lethargic. There is no specific therapy, but a short course of steroids or NSAIDs are commonly prescribed. Rest is always recommended and most dogs are better in a few days while a few (16 percent) are left with a permanently altered tail conformation.

You shouldn’t assume that you are always the best person to make decisions for yourself because often you aren’t. While it is up to us to know what we want, others may know how to get it better than we do because they have strengths where we have weaknesses, or more relevant knowledge and experience.

Knowing when not to make your own decisions is one of the most important skills you can develop.

— Ray Dalio in “Principles”

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF PALOS COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF PALOS ROAD DISTRICT COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

(TENTATIVE 2018/2019 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE)

(TENTATIVE 2018/2019 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of

Trustees of the Town of Palos, Cook County, Illinois, to consider a tentative 2018/2019 Budget and

Trustees of the Town of Palos, Cook County, Illinois, to consider a tentative 2018/2019 Budget and

Appropriation Ordinance of the Town of Palos, Cook County, Illinois.

Appropriation Ordinance of the Town of Palos Road District, Cook County, Illinois.

Said hearing will be held at the Palos Town Hall, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, at the hour of 6:30 P.M. on June 25, 2018.

Said hearing will be held at the Palos Town Hall, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. on June 25, 2018.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of Trustees, at the public

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of Trustees, at the public

hearing, shall adopt the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, or any part thereof, as such

hearing, shall adopt the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, or any part thereof, as such

Board of Trustees deems necessary.

Board of Trustees deems necessary.

All citizens of the Town present at the hearing and desiring to be heard concerning the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be given an opportunity to do so.

All citizens of the Town present at the hearing and desiring to be heard concerning the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be given an opportunity to do so.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said tentative Budget and Appropriation

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said tentative Budget and Appropriation

Ordinance is filed and made conveniently available for public inspection in the office of the Town

Ordinance is filed and made conveniently available for public inspection in the office of the Town

Clerk, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, during regular business hours.

Clerk, 10802 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, during regular business hours.

Dated: May 24, 2018.

Dated: May 24, 2018.

Jane Nolan/s Clerk, Town of Palos Cook County, Illinois

Jane Nolan/s Clerk, Town of Palos Cook County, Illinois

The Regional News

Shepard HS earns #3 ranking in U.S. News & World Report Shepard High School in Palos Heights leaped 14 places to rank #3 in the south suburbs in the recently released U.S. News & World Report of best schools.

For the second year in a row, Shepard earned a Silver Award from the magazine. Shepard, in School District 218, joined sibling schools Richards and Eisenhower in the Top 100 for the second consecutive year.

Shepard is the 54th highest-ranked school in Illinois.

Richards, in Oak Lawn, is 66th.

“This recognition does not surprise me. The students and staff work extremely hard to be excellent. Regardless where we land on this list, Shepard is a great place to be,” said Principal Greg Walder.

In his note to staff members announcing the recognition, District 218 Superintendent Dr. Ty Harting, the former Shepard principal, expressed pride.

“I am so often overwhelmed by the hard work, the professionalism and the dedication of our staff. We work in a district that has wonderful communities and wonderful students, but that also has significant challenges. Time and time again you rise up and meet those challenges despite the obstacles thrown in your way,” Harting said.

U.S. News employs several criteria to determine its rankings of 20,500 high schools around the country and 1,519 in the State of Illinois.

The first involves determining “whether each school’s students were performing better than statistically expected for students in that state,” according to the magazine’s website.

If a school meets or exceeds that standard, U.S. News then examines “whether their historically underserved students — black, Hispanic and low-income

— performed at or better than the state average for historically underserved students.”

A third criterion “required schools to meet or surpass a benchmark for their graduation rate. This is the third year U.S. News has included this step.”

Finally, “schools that made it through the first three steps became eligible to be judged nationally on the final step — college-readiness performance — using Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate test data as the benchmark for success.”

Located at 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave., Shepard High School has an 83 percent graduation rate and a 29.1 percent college readiness rating. Only 11 percent of all Illinois schools earned the same silver ranking as Shepard, and only two percent of Illinois schools earned gold status.

MVCC Speech Team takes home gold The Moraine Valley Community College Speech Team took home the gold from the Phi Rho Pi Region IV Speech and Debate regional tournament.

Schools competing in the tournament, hosted at Moraine Valley, were from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Team Captain Haley Carrero of Orland Park took home a gold medal for Prose Interpretation.

Gold medals were also awarded to Damian Samsonowicz of Bridgeview for Communications Analysis; Natalie Jurcik of Bridgeview and Samsonowicz, for Duo Interpretation; James Smith of Alsip for Persuasive Speaking and Stephanie McFann of Oak Lawn, for Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous.

Jurcik, Kye Baity of Robbins, Ethan Gallant of Chicago Ridge and Jennifer Gutierrez of Bridgeview earned a gold medal for Interpretation Theater.

In addition, Samsonowicz was the overall tournament top speaker winning the Cherry Cory Award.

Parents looking for something fun to keep their kids busy this summer are invited to check out the Chicago Christian High School Knights summer camps.

According to school administrators, the program includes lots of sports camps “plus, this year we have added a few enrichment camps — science, cake decorating, even a mission trip without leaving home.”

Camps are for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. For more details and to register, visit www.swchristian.org/camps.

Chicago Christian High School is located at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos Heights.

Invite high school students to attend leadership event High school students are invited to enhance their leadership, team building, communication and positive group dynamics this

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Color 4. English prince 10. When you’ll get there 11. Pivot 12. Actinium 14. Greek letter 15. Primordial matter 16. One of a Polynesian island 18. Most spacious 22. What you owe 23. Button-like ornament 24. Ancient city 26. Trauma center 27. CNN anchor Burnett 28. Enough (archaic) 30. Lebowski’s nickname “The __” 31. Printing speed measurement 34. Waterbirds 36. WWI airship 37. Sudden attack 39. Advice 40. Sacs where fungi develop 41. Where instinctive impulses are manifest 42. Schoolhouse implements 48. Brain parts 50. Borne by or suspended in a liquid 51. Of the desert 52. Starbucks size 53. Ancient Roman garment 54. In a way, set aflame 55. Samarium 56. Heavenly bodies 58. Water in the solid state 59. Exchanged 60. Int’l organization DOWN 1. Regain 2. A colorless odorless gas used as fuel

3. Delicacies 4. Spanish be 5. Miami Heat great 6. More slick 7. Turn away 8. Made a second thrust 9. Where injured ballplayers end up 12. As quickly as can be done 13. Military disguise 17. __ and Dad 19. Mythological wind (Greek) 20. Slides without control 21. Principle or belief 25. Unusually large 29. Naturally occurring solid material 31. Backsides 32. Large orange-brown but-

terfly 33. Old Testament prophet 35. Women’s apartments in a Muslim palace 38. One who waters down 41. Made a visual representation of 43. Continent 44. Flat pieces of rock 45. Very long period of time 46. Radioactivity units 47. Fields of study 49. Distinctive, pleasant smell 56. The Constitution State (abbr.)

57. South Dakota (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!

Supplied Photo

Members of the Moraine Valley Speech Team include (back row, from left) Team Captain Haley Carrero, Jennifer Gutierrez, Kye Baity, Natalie Jurcik, Abby Hanrahan, Stephanie McFann and (front row, from left), Colin Ruzella, Damian Samsonowicz, Ethan Gallant, Peter Granato, David Ward, James Smith, and John Kladis.

McFann tied for third place overall top speaker, and Gallant won sixth place overall top speaker.

“This team has put forth a tremendous effort this year,” said Coach John Nash. “It’s a combination of their dedication, work ethic

SCHOOL NOTES Chicago Christian High School will host summer camps

Thursday, May 24, 2018

and drive to be better communicators that led to this first-place finish. Whatever happens at the upcoming national tournament, they are already winners in my book—both in the competition and in life.”

(Answers on page 8)

STUDENT NEWS Dist. 118 recognized with award for budget

July 25-26 at Lewis University’s Sixth Annual Learning to Lead Summer Program.

The two-day program will be held on Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville. The cost is $65 per person, which includes lunches, snacks, T-shirt and certificate of completion. Visit lewisu. edu/learningtolead/register.htm to register before June 15.

The Lewis University Department of Organizational Leadership is offering the two-day leadership program for all high school students. The program will be facilitated by Lewis University faculty, who are trained in the areas of positive leadership, team building, effective communication and ethical decision-making.

The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. program is designed for freshmen and sophomores learning to develop their leadership skills.

For more information, contact: Lesley Page, Ph.D., program director of Organizational Leadership, at pagele@lewisu.edu or (815) 836-5192.

Palos Park man earns chiropractic degree

scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 31, as well as 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2. Youths who want to volunteer for summer reading need to fill out the volunteer summer application and attend one of the mandatory volunteer orientations. At the orientation a librarian will discuss possible opportunities and what is expected from volunteers. The meeting will count as one service hour. Plus, teens who attend the orientation get to pick the date of the end of summer pizza party for teen volunteers.

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 Cub. Members and interested patrons are asked to call ahead for times and dates.

at the Orland Park Public Library, 14921 S. Ravinia Ave. For more information or to register for a program, call (708) 428-5100.

• “20 Great Moments in Chicago’s 20th Century” starts at 7 p.m. May 31. Drawing on historic photographs and visual materials from the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago History Museum and other institutions, urbanologist Max Grinnell invites patrons into a discussion of these themes.

The program is in celebration of Illinois’ Bicentennial.

• A 30-minute class on digitizing VHS tapes is set for 11:30 a.m. June 1. Adults are invited to save memories in a digital format using equipment in the library’s SMART Lab to convert VHS tapes to DVDs. • “Very Special Bright Starts: Summer Reading Kick-Off Family Storytime” is set for 10 a.m.

June 2. Children of all ages with a parent or caregiver are invited to meet in the Library Plaza for

Palos Park resident Adam Bezanis of Palos Park recently received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from National University of Health Sciences, Lombard.

Local students earn Dean’s List honors Mary Baca of Palos Park and Joshua Coleman of Palos Heights were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.

Palos Heights resident Chelsea Mazies was named to the spring dean’s List at Berry College, Rome, Ga. Elizabeth Bonnema of Palos Heights was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where she is a senior in the College of Biological Sciences.

Palos Heights residents Cole Hansen, a junior, and freshman Brian Maty were named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.

The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has recognized Palos School District 118 for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the 2017-2018 budget year.

ASBO International’s MBA program promotes and recognizes best budget presentation practices in school districts.

Participants submit their budget applications to ASBO’s panel of

financial professionals for review, during which they are assessed for compliance with the MBA Criteria Checklist and other requirements. Reviewers provide expert feedback, offering districts a learning opportunity to further improve their budget document.

“School business officials can enhance their budget presentation just by applying for an MBA or Pathway award,” ASBO International Executive Director John

Musso said. “The application process helps school officials create an easy-to-read, accurate budget document that clearly communicates the district’s goals and objectives, and builds credibility and trust with their community.”

The MBA is sponsored by ASBO International Strategic Partner Voya Financial®. More information can be obtained at asbointl.org/MBA.

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Palos Heights student honored Palos Heights resident Ashley Kay was one of a handful students honored for excellence at Carson-Newman University’s recent Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Honors Banquet. The university is located in Jefferson City, Tenn. Among those students recognized during the evening included (from left) Ashley Kay, Hope Adkins, Sarah Sharp, Sarah Sofia and Caleigh Kohel.

LIBRARY NOTES Palos Heights Public Library ends Sunday hours for summer 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.

Officials have announced that the library will be closed on Sundays for the summer, beginning May 27. Also, the library will be closed on Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. • “Early Einsteins” starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, for children ages 3 to 6. Science can be fun, especially when it involves messy, exploding, overflowing or melting ingredients. Register for this hands-on exploration of different science concepts every month. This month’s theme is “Radiant Rainbow.”

• A volunteer orientation session for youths in grades 6-12 is

Orland Park Public Library to explore Chicago history Several events are coming up

a Bright Starts all about ponies.

Afterwards stop by the Pat-a-Pony booth to meet a pony from Nova Quarter Horse stables.

• Mother Goose Baby Storytime begins at 10 a.m. June 4. Children from birth to two years of age, with parent or caregiver, are invited to join library staff for songs, finger plays and nursery rhymes.

• DIY Drop-In: Paper Flowers starts at 7 p.m. June 5. Adults are invited to learn to create paper flowers to add beauty to every room. No registration is required, but space is limited. Priority will be given to OPPL cardholders.

• “Exploring Illinois Wines: The History of a Growing Industry” is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 6.

Professor Clara Orban, a certified sommelier, will explore the history of Illinois wine production, Illinois wineries, Illinois grapes, and optimal food and wine pairings. No wine will be served at the event.

This program is in celebration of Illinois’ Bicentennial.

WHATIZIT?

Photo by Joe Boyle

The clue for this week’s Whatizit (above) is: Park post.

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

Several readers were quite of last week’s photo quiz. Apparently, a lot of readers have driven by or have been inside the Belvedere Chateau, 8055 W. 103rd St., Palos Hills. Perhaps the clue, 103rd St. facility, was a help. The structure is a familiar sight driving down 103rd Street in Palos Hills where banquets, conventions and weddings are held.

Readers who knew the answer were Oak Lawn resident Steve Rosenbaum and Palos Hills residents Roseanne Arnold, Bob Hartley and Donna Brehovsky. And Tom McAvoy, the former Hickory Hills alderman, also knew it was the Belvidere Chateau.

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Palos Heights Woman’s Club flower sale a colorful affair Right: John Jansa heads toward the cashier’s table to buy the hanging basket of flowers he is carrying.

Jansa and his wife, Cat, purchased the basket and additional flowers last Saturday at the Palos Heights Woman’s Club annual flower sale.

Far Right: Checking stock at the Palos Heights Woman’s Club annual flower sale fundraiser are (from left) club members Cherry Vujevich and Rose Zubik, along with Brenda Okon, manager of the Busy Bee Garden Center in Crestwood, which supplied the flowers. The sale was held in the Municipal Parking Lot, 12217 S. Harlem Ave. Photos by Anthony Caciopo

COMMUNITY NOTES Chat, enjoy coffee with Police Chief Miller Palos Park residents are invited to the monthly “Coffee with the Chief” meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, May 25, at police headquarters, 8999 W. 123rd St. The get-together is held on the last Friday of the month “as part of the Village of Palos Park’s ongoing commitment to openness, responsiveness to the community and our efforts to enhance communication,” said Joe Miller, chief of police.

This program provides residents with an opportunity to personally

meet with their police chief in a friendly, casual and informal setting. At “Coffee with the Chief,” residents will learn about the operations of the police department, discuss community matters of interest and get to know Police Chief Joe Miller.

Anyone interested in asking questions about the police department or curious about the department in general is encouraged to attend. No agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know your officers, explained Miller.

Palos Hts., Palos Park to mark Memorial Day A Memorial Day observance will be held in Palos Heights from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 28 at Memorial Park, 7607 W. College Drive.

In the event of rain, the program will be held inside City Hall.

In Palos Park, an observance will be held at 1 p.m. on the same day at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial on the Village Green, 8901 W. 123rd St.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Masters-ful performance Photo by Jason Maholy

St. Laurence’s Patrick Murphy bodychecks Brother Rice’s Paul Gliva during the first ever high school boys lacrosse game played on Chicago’s South Side.

LAX EFFORT Crusaders top Vikings in first lacrosse playoff game played on the South Side

lacrosse coaches had the added the challenge of building competitive squads with largely inThe Brother Rice and St. experienced and in many cases Laurence boys lacrosse 2018 young players. The Crusaders lacrosse teams will almost had a club team for six years certainly never be an answer prior to this season, but many on “Jeopardy” — or likely of their players had no experieven be remembered outside ence in the sport before high the halls of those two schools school. Rice counts only five a couple years from now — seniors, three of them starters, among its but they will be 20 players. forever linked to The “The guys a small piece of came in not Illinois athletics atmosphere, knowing one history. another — seeThe Crusad- there was ing each other in ers and Vi- more energy, school but never kings squared playing with off May 18 at the stands each other, some Rice’s football of these guys — stadium in the were electric so just trying to first-ever IHSA with it being build that chempostseason boys istry from Game lacrosse game the first-ever 1 and seeing it played on Chi- playoff game. progress has cago’s South Side. Rice se- ­— Rice senior Paul Gliva been fantastic,” Hilliard said. nior Paul Gliva “It’s been a fun scored three goals and had one assist, ride and I’m looking forward and won 11 of 13 faceoffs, to the playoffs.”

One player with experience as the Crusaders topped the is Gliva. The Worth resident Vikings 8-6.

Pat Flynn helped Rice’s has been a starter for the Crucause with two goals, Ethan saders since his freshman year, McCarthy had a goal and an and is this season among the assist, and Pat Ferguson and top players in the state in goals, John McIntyre tallied once points and faceoffs-won perapiece. Patrick Hynes had centage. He has also embraced helping bring along the team’s one assist.

“I think it was fantastic, a less experienced players.

“He’s a true leader,” Hilliard great atmosphere,” Rice coach Chris Hilliard said of the ex- said. “He’s a fantastic person citement of the first playoff and a great lacrosse player.”

Gliva said the Crusaders game in program history. “St. Laurence is one heck of team, started slow against the St. they fought hard. We fought Laurence, in part because the through a lot of adversity this Vikings employed a defense year and it was nice to come designed specifically to stop him and teammate Mike Harout on top.”

In addition to the custom- mening.

“We were able to overcome ary injuries that most teams in most sports have to deal See LACROSSE, Page 3 with, Hilliard and other area

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Sandburg senior left-hander Seth Masters threw a two-hit shutout against St. Laurence to help the Eagles to a win in the championship game of Do It Stevie’s Way tourney. Masters also drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in the May 19 contest.

Sandburg southpaw lifts Eagles to Do It Stevie’s Way championship

By Jason Maholy Sports Editor

Sandburg senior Seth Masters drove in the game’s first run in the top of the first inning, then took the hill in the bottom half and subsequently dominated a potent St. Laurence offense, helping the Eagles to a 6-0 victory in the championship game of the Do It Stevie’s Way tournament.

Masters allowed only two hits and walked a pair of hitters while striking out six in just his third start and sixth pitching appearance of the season. A sprained ankle had kept the southpaw essentially out of the rotation most of the season.

“I can’t thank my coaches enough for having confidence in me,” said Masters, who was slated to pitch against Marist on May 17 before the coaching staff decided to save him for the championship game — should the Eagles even make it.

Sandburg finished 3-1 in the tourney, in which the Eagles were competing for the first time. They became the first public school in the event’s seven-year history to take home the title. The tournament, which features some of the top programs on Chicago’s South Side and in the southwest suburbs, is held in honor See EAGLES, Page 2

GIRLS WATER POLO STATE FINALS

Patriots’ Day: Macs’ season ends

By Steve Millar Correspondent

Photo by Jason Maholy

Brother Rice’s Richard Godsel takes a whack at St. Laurence’s Sean Lange during a sectional preliminary round game on May 18.

Photo by Jason Maholy

Sandburg baseball players raise the trophy presented to them as victors of the Do It Stevie’s Way tournament.

With its leading scorer and its coach out of the game, Mother McAuley could’ve folded in a tough environment in its state quarterfinal match against tournament host Stevenson.

Instead, the Mighty Macs fought until the end. After trailing by three goals in the third quarter, McAuley fought back within one on three occasions.

Defending state champion Patriots had too much in the end, however, and sent the Macs home via a 12-9 defeat.

“It’s not over until the last whistle blows,” McAuley freshman Maddie Schultz said.

“You’ve got to keep playing. Our team did.”

Schultz finished with three goals while her sister, Jill, scored two. Becky Schofield also

had two goals for the Macs (31-3).

University of Southern California recruit Claire Haas led Stevenson (33-1) with five goals.

The Patriots entered the game ranked No. 1 in the state, with McAuley at No. 2. Macs goalie Mary Kate McKendry said her team left it all in the pool.

“I’m really proud of our team,” she said.

“It was a great game. Stevenson’s an amazing team. They’re a very well-rounded team just like we are. We did our best. It just didn’t go our way.”

McAuley started strong. Maddie Schultz scored all three of her goals in the first quarter and Jill Schultz found the net early in the second to put the Mighty Macs up 4-2.

Stevenson, though, scored the next four goals and led the rest of the way.

McAuley was hurt by 16 exclusions which gave Stevenson 16 power plays. The Mighty Macs had just three man-up opportunities.

McAuley coach Vanessa Carroll was ejected with 2:09 left in the third quarter for arguing with an official.

“I understood some of the calls, but I felt like I had to stand up for my girls,” Carroll said. “I always tell them that no matter how the calls are going you’ve got to keep fighting. They did. I was proud of them.”

Maddie Schultz picked up her third exclusion with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter, disqualifying her for the rest of the game.

The Macs still weren’t done, though. Schofield scored on a laser from the point to get McAuley within 9-8 with 5:22 to go, and

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International soccer coming to Toyota Park U.S. women’s team to battle Brazil in August From staff reports Toyota Park will be the site at which the second annual 2018 Tournament of Nations will conclude in August.

The Chicago Fire’s and Red Stars’ home stadium in Bridgeview will host two contests on the women’s tournament’s final day, scheduled for Aug. 2. Australia will face Japan at 4:45 p.m. and the U.S.

will tackle Brazil at 7:30 p.m.

The Tournament of Nations will be U.S. Soccer’s second elite four-team women’s tournament this year. The U.S. won the 2018 SheBelieves Cup held in early March. The former competition’s format is the same as the SheBelieves Cup and last year’s Tournament of Nations, with the four teams each participating in three doubleheader events at different venues

over an eight-day period.

The event will kick off with Brazil against Australia on Thursday, July 26, at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, followed by the U.S. versus Japan. All the teams will then travel to East Hartford, Conn., where Japan will face Brazil on Sunday, July 29 and the USA will take on Australia at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

In 2017, Chicago Red Stars forward Sam Kerr led Australia to win the inaugural Tournament of Nations, earning the Golden

Boot award with four goals including a hat trick against Japan. For the U.S., Chicago midfielder Julie Ertz notched the gamewinning goal against Brazil in the final seconds of the match, while Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and defender Casey Short helped solidify the backline.

The winner of the tournament will be based on total points (three for a win, one for a tie), with the first tie-breaker being overall goal difference, followed by most total tournament goals scored,

then head-to-head result and, lastly, FIFA Ranking if necessary.

FOX Sports, home of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, will present live coverage of the USA’s Tournament of Nations matches on FS1. Games will also be available via FOXSports.com and through the FOX Now and FOX Sports GO apps on iOS and Android, as well as internet-connected devices, including Apple TV, Android TV, FireTV, Roku, Chromecast and Xbox One.

Fire lets one slip away

Dynamo comes back to earn first win in last eight tries at Toyota Park From staff reports The Chicago Fire fought back after falling behind early to Houston last Sunday at Toyota Park, but two Dynamo goals in a 16-minute span of the second half proved decisive as the Men in Red lost for the third time in four games.

The victory was Houston’s first over Chicago in the teams’ last eight matches in Bridgeview.

The Fire (3-6-2) has won once in their last five contests, and with 11 points has fallen to eighth place in the MLS Eastern Conference. The Fire is six points behind sixth-place New England, which occupies the final playoff spot in the East. The Fire’s 20 goals allowed are the second most in the conference, and the team’s minus-5 goal differential is tied for second worst.

Houston wasted no time getting on the board as Romell Quioto tallied in the 4th minute, but the Fire responded 10 minutes later

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The Red Stars’ Sarah Gordon tries to keep pace with Seattle midfielder Allie Long during the teams’ scoreless draw on May 19 in Seattle.

Once again, Red Stars are fit to be tied From staff reports

The Red Stars battled to a scoreless draw against Seattle Reign FC, extending their road unbeaten streak to five games.

The Stars (2-2-6) have not lost on the road this season. The draw against Seattle on May 19 was their fifth tie in the past six matches.

Seattle had a golden oppor-

tunity to score early on, when in the seventh minute Jodie Taylor received the ball inside the box with no defender on her. Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was able to make a sliding save and the shot deflected off her foot.

The Fire made a bid to score shortly before halftime when Danielle Colaprico’s corner kick fell to the far post, where it was

headed on to Arin Gilliland. The defender then headed it toward the net from close range, but Seattle goalkeeper Lydia Williams turned it away. Sam Johnson took an off-balance strike on the rebound, but the ball fell harmlessly into Williams’ hands.

The second half showed much the same of the first, as both sides found a couple chances.

Off a free kick, Sofia Huerta

it, which we did, so we took it in the right direction,” he said.

The Eagles, who entered this week 23-6, have not lost two consecutive games this season.

“We’ve lost six games, and each and every time we’ve come out the next couple of times and banged balls around and just compete more than we have before,” Masters said, adding that winning the tournament gives the Eagles a lot of confidence heading into the postseason. “I mean, these teams are the best in the area, so competing and beating these teams and coming out on top is a going to be a confidence booster for us.”

The Eagles began last week with two victories over Homewood-Flossmoor, the latter an 8-0 rout that gave them their third straight SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue championship with 8-0. Windt had three hits, Comia tallied two hits, an RBI and two runs, and Tenison had a hit and two RBI. Windt was also the winning pitcher, going six innings while allowing three hits, walking three and striking out six.

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Continued from Page 1 of Steve Bajenski, who was a baseball player at Mount Carmel when he died in 2009 from complications of heart surgery.

The championship game was played at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. Route 66 Stadium in Joliet also hosted tournament games.

Masters’ arm was outstanding, but his legs also helped his cause as he beat out a slow roller with two outs on the first to drive in a run and give Sandburg a 1-0 lead.

“Pitching with a lead is a lot easier than coming from behind and trying to stick with it,” he said. “You get that confidence getting a run in and then go on the mound and it just continues.”

Everything was working for Masters, who allowed only two solid singles to the Vikings’ best hitter, junior Matt McCormick.

“I have a slider that I really haven’t thrown a lot this year, but actually that was my main wipeout pitch today, so that kind of helped me out,” he said.

Tommy Windt singled to drive in a run in the fourth and put the Eagles up 2-0. They broke it open with four runs in the sixth, despite tallying only one hit in the frame. Three Vikings errors contributed to the rally.

Windt also scored a run. Branden Comia had two hits, an RBI and run, and Andrew Tenison had three hits.

Masters and his Sandburg teammates were excited to be playing in the tournament, which the Eagles had attempted to get into for the past couple seasons.

“We’ve been trying to get in for awhile,” he said. “It’s an honor, and to play for such a good cause and to come out here and compete with all the best team in the area, it’s amazing.”

Sandburg senior catcher Ryan Hampe was the Eagles’ recipient of the Do It Stevie’s Way Award, for being the player who best represented the way Bajenski played baseball. McCormick was St. Laurence’s recipient.

“It means the world,” Hampe

was able to strike it past the Seattle wall, but Williams was there to catch the ball and send it back into play. Naeher also made a save when she pushed a high shot by Seattle’s Megan Rapinoe over the crossbar.

In what could’ve been the game-winner for Seattle, Rapinoe picked up a loose ball, but the quick shot was deflected by the Chicago backline.

Marist

Photo by Jason Maholy

St. Laurence third baseman Matt Dornbos makes an off-balance throw to first after charging in on a slow roller during the Do It Stevie’s Way tournament championship game.

said after being presented the award during a post-game ceremony. “It’s about the person who works the hardest and resembles Stevie the most, and I was trying to make sure I resembled that as much as possible. Even before the tournament I tried to hold myself to a higher standard, so it means a lot to me.”

Hampe played for St. Laurence his freshman and sophomore seasons before transferring to his hometown school.

“It was very exciting for me to play them, they’re a great program and competed very well,” he said. “It was very much like a playoff atmosphere.”

Sandburg advanced to the title game by beating Oak Park-River Forest, 12-7, earlier the same day at Route 66 Stadium in Joliet.

Hampe led the Eagle offense with four hits, two RBI and a run, Masters had two hits, an RBI and two runs, and Tenison had two hits including a three-run home run. Brian Adams had two hits and three RBI. Sandburg had lost to Marist on May 17, but Hampe said the Eagles were not discouraged by the defeat.

“We were not looking at it as a hard loss, just looked at it as make some changes, make some adjustments and get right back at

The RedHawks took third place in the Do It Stevie’s Way tournament with a dramatic, 6-4 victory over rival Brother Rice.

Junior outfielder Kendal Ewell sent Marist home happy with a two-run walk-off homer of Marquise Jackson in the bottom of the seventh.

Ryan Maher had two hits, an RBI and a run for Rice, and the Crusaders’ Mike Bolton had two hits and a run.

Shepard

The Astros split a pair of games last week with South Suburban Red Conference rival Richards.

Shepard topped the Bulldogs, 3-2, with Tom Dougherty tossing a six-inning complete game and striking out six. The Astros’ Charlie Szykowny had a double and two RBI and scored the goahead run ona wild pitch.

Richards beat Shepard, 11-10, on May 15. Dougherty went 3-for3 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs.

Continued from Page 1 Kate Fischer scored on a power play to make it 10-9 with 4:19 to go.

Haas, though, came up big down the stretch for the Patriots.

She scored on a power play and a penalty shot to seal the win.

McKendry made eight saves for McAuley.

The Macs’ only two losses this season to teams from Illinois were to Stevenson.

when Nemanja Nikolic scored his sixth goal of the season. Bastian Schweinsteiger led Brandon Vincent into the box with a lofted pass, and the third-year left back centered with a first-touch header.

Nikolić darted inside a Dynamo defender to finish the chance on the doorstep.

The Fire tallied again two minutes later, then again in the 16th minute when rookie midfielder Diego Campos took a pass Nikolic slid past the back line and beat goalkeeper Joe Willis for a tap-in finish.

The lead persisted for the next 40-plus minutes, until Alberth Elis knotted the score with a penalty shot awarded after Sánchez was whistled for a foul in the box.

Elis doubled his haul 16 minutes later to give the Dynamo a 3-2 advantage they would not relinquish. Elis took a pass from Óscar Boniek García near midfield and raced into the box before tucking his shot inside the far post.

“The girls came together and did a really good job this season,” Carroll said. “You can’t take that away from them.”

Schofield said Friday’s experience can help McAuley going forward. Schofield, Maddie Schultz and Fischer are among the key contributors expected to return next season.

“I think a lot of the young players got really nervous,” Schofield said. “We can learn from this game, mature a lot and that’ll help us in the future.”

Lacrosse-town matchup

In this first year of an IHSA-sanctioned postseason for both boys and girls lacrosse, South Side rivals Marist and Mother McAuley were scheduled to face off with one another Wednesday, May 23 in the semifi al round of the Minooka Sectional.

The RedHawks and Macs both played quarterfinal games at home on May 21, with Marist topping Minooka 16-4 and McAuley beating Marian Catholic 17-6.

The winner of the semifinal contest will play either LincolnWay or O’Fallon in the sectional fi als on Friday, May 25, with a berth in the state quarterfinals on the line. Top: Mother McAuley senior Grace Conjar makes a move toward the net during the Macs’ sectional semifi al win over Marian Catholic.

Left: Marist’s Bridget O’Malley sprints upfield after picking up a loose ball during the RedHawks’ victory over Minooka.

Photos by Jason Maholy

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Cougars can’t close the deal

Softball team’s season ends in finals of NAIA tourney opening round

By Jason Maholy Sports Editor

Clockwise from top left: Marist junior outside hitter Marty Jepsen has been named East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year. Senior middle blocker Patrick Mahoney, senior libero Brady Mack and junior setter Rocky Mayer also earned first-team All-Conference honors.

Photos courtesy of Marist Athletics

Marist readies for a run RedHawks seek to join girls as state champs; could meet rival Rice in sectional semifinals

By Alison Moran Correspondent

and Jason Maholy Sports Editor

When Brother Rice met Marist on May 14, it was a tale of teams going in opposite directions, at least in recent days.

A week prior, the Crusaders were riding high after clinching the Catholic League title for the eighth consecutive season, and 14th in 26 years. They had also earlier in the year topped highly-rated Barrington to take top honors in the Vernon Hills Tournament, defeated an even higher-rated Marist squad in two sets en route to a runner-up finish in the Wheaton Warrenville South Tournament, and avanged their championship match loss in that tourney by beating Lincoln-Way East in the finals of the Griffins’ own invitational.

Heading into IHSA regional play this week, Rice had dropped three straight matches – all in two sets – to Glenbard West, Marist and Glenbrook North.

Marist, meanwhile, entered this week 31-4

and winners in 21 of its past 22 matches, including a two-set triumph (28-26, 25-20) over the Crusaders. Marty Jepsen had 16 kills and 10 digs, Rocky Mayer had 33 assists, Jake Bonnett recorded eight kills, Brady Mack had 11 digs, and Pat Mahoney added five kills and three blocks.

The RedHawks followed that by clinching their third consecutive East Suburban Catholic Conference crown with a 25-16, 25-18 win over Notre Dame on Senior Night at Marist. The RedHawks went unbeaten in league play and entered the playoffs on a six-match winning streak.

On Sunday, May 20, several Marist players earned individual honors by being names to the ESCC 2018 All-Conference Team. Senior libero Brady Mack, junior setter Rocky Mayer and senior middle blocker Patrick Mahoney all were first team selections, as was junior outside hitter Marty Jepsen, who was named the league’s Player of the Year.

The RedHawks opened postseason play Tuesday in the Lincoln-Way Central Regional as they begin their quest to join the Marist

girls volleyball program as state champions.

Should they and the Crusaders both hold serve and live up to their respective third and second seeds in the Brother Rice Sectional, they’ll meet their archrivals in the semifinals on Friday, May 25.

Marist coach Jordan Vidovic said balance has been the key to his team’s success. The RedHawks came into the season with an experienced core of players who Vidovic was counting on to lead the way building team chemistry and helping integrate firstyear varsity members.

“Balance has been one if the big factors in our success thus far,” he added. “We are consistent in different areas of the game and do not have to rely on one thing or one player to win matches.”

Jepsen leads the team in kills and is a weapon out of the front and back rows; the 6-foot-3 Mahoney is our force at the net, and leads the RedHawks in blocks and aces; and Mayer is runs an up-tempo offense that keeps opponent’s on their toes. Mack controls the back line.

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Continued from Page 1 that and find loopholes and get it done,” Gliva said. “It was definitely a big game. The atmosphere, there was more energy, the stands were electric with it being the first-ever playoff game.”

Gliva has been playing lacrosse since seventh grade, and has this season been almost an extension of the coaching staff.

“I’m a captain, so I work with the guys whenever I can,” he said.

“Watching them grow has really

put a smile on my face and it’s rewarding. I have big shoes to fill, but it feels good, it’s a lot of fun and it’s worth the responsibility.”

St. Laurence coach Pat Gaeger took the defeat in stride and is excited about the future of lacrosse at the Burbank school. The Vikings finished the season 5-16.

“It’s been incredible,” said Gaeger, who played prep lacrosse at St. Viator and is in his first year as Vikings coach. “It’s just been incredible to see the growth of this game in the state, and these boys have been absolutely great.”

Taking over a program for which

They’re Eastern-bound The following area high school boys qualified for the IHSA track and field state finals, to be held Thursday through Saturday, May 24-26, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

1A

Chicago Christian (1) Champion: Camron Cross, 135-05.00

2A

Evergreen Park (4) • Champions: Loyal Howard, Terrance Hawkins, Dan Meza and Horace Holifield, 4x400 relay, 3:31.99 Robert Hicks, shot put, 45-03.25 • 2nd place: Horace Holifield, 800m, 2:04.39 Dan Meza, 1600m, 4:42.62

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Marist baseball junior outfielders Jason Hodges and Kendal Ewell, junior infielder/catcher Max Malley, junior infielder Justin Janas and junior infielder/ pitcher Jack Brannigan have been named to East Suburban Catholic Conference 2018 All-Conference Team.

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BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK SECTIONALS

St. Laurence (11) • Champions: Tori Clinton, Matthew Hamer, Brailyn Johnson and Alex Saunders, 4x100 relay, 42.81 Alex Saunders, long jump, 22-11.75 Alex Saunders, triple jump, 43-08.50 Matthew Hamer, 100m, 11.10 Matthew Hamer, 200m, 22.19 Colin Dwyer, 400m, 50.60 • 2nd place: Tori Clinton, Tyree Colbert, Matthew Hamer and Brailyn Johnson, 4x200 relay, 1:30.76 Tyree Colbert, Colin Dwyer, Matthew Hamer and Brailyn Johnson, 4x400 relay, 3:32.06 Tyree Colbert, high jump, 5-11.00 Brailyn Johnson, 100m, 11.11 Kyle Ecker, shot put, 44-08.75

Sandburg senior catcher Ryan Hampe was the Eagles’ recipient of the Do It Stevie’s Way Award. The honor is given to the player from each competing team in the Do It Stevie’s Way tournament who best represents the passion and hard work with which Steve Bajenski played the game. Bajenski was a baseball player at Mount Carmel in 2009 when he died from complications of heart surgery.

St. Laurence junior Matt McCormick was the Vikings’ recipient of the award.

He is seen at right hugging Bajenski’s dad, Mark, during a ceremony that followed the championship game of the tournament.

Diamond Dandies

Saint Xavier ace Allison Golic routinely came up with big-time performances throughout the season, but simply ran out of gas in her bid to help the Cougars advance to the second round of the NAIA 2018 Softball Championship tournament.

With SXU needing just one more win to take the Columbia Bracket title, the sophomore hurler threw five scoreless innings before No. 21-ranked Freed-Hardeman (Tennessee) broke through for four runs in the bottom of the sixth, en rout to a 4-1 victory on May 15 in the first of what would be two championship games. The Cougars, the lowest of four seeds in the bracket, entered the game 2-0 in the double-elimination opening round tourney.

The Lions (35-15) would then top the Cougars, 7-3, in the elimination game.

The Cougars (29-17) appeared on their way to a third consecutive 1-0 shutout win, as Golic was solid over five innings in her third start of the tournament. By not allowing a run through the first five innings she tied the NAIA Softball Opening Round record with 19 consecutive scoreless innings to start the tournament.

Taylor Sterkowitz got SXU on the board with an RBI single in the top of the first, scoring Lexxie Lux. After leaving six runners on base through the first five innings, the Lions plated four runs in the sixth. The Cougars were unable to rally in final stanza as Freed-Hardeman forced a second elimination game.

The Lions built a 7-0 advantage through six innings in the final contest. The Cougars rallied in the

RedHawks on the Block Marist volleyball players Patrick Mahoney and Grace Green are this year’s recipients of the school’s Volleyball Block Award.

he is the third coach in the past four years, Gaeger didn’t know how he or his coaching philosophy would be received.

“I was expecting a little animosity, maybe not a full buy-in; but, man, we got every ounce of those kids,” he said. “With these kids we’re putting our name on the map, and I could not be more excited for the future of this program. The future is bright.”

St. Laurence seniors Sean Lange and Christian Broderick were among the players who helped bring stability to a group of players with little high school lacrosse experience, Gaeger said. Both players

bottom of the seventh as Frankie Demack, Tori Williams and Alexandra Maguire all drove in runs, but the comeback bid fell short.

Williams and Annalisse Scott each finished with two hits in the second game of the day. Amanda Ruskowksy (0-4) took the loss, allowing five runs and 10 hits while walking one over 4.2 innings.

Golic sparkled in the Cougars’ first two tourney games, shutting out both No. 10 Vanguard (California) and Freed-Hardeman.

Golic struck out eight and allowed five hits in the opening game against Vanguard, the topseeded team in the Columbia Bracket. The sophomore came back to strike out seven hitters against the Lions.

The Cougars (29-15) scored single runs in the sixth innings of both contests. Tori Keilman drove in Tori Williams with a single in the opening game, and senior Frankie Demack doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the game against Freed-Hardeman.

Keilman’s 2-for-3 performance against Vanguard was the lone multi-hit game for the Cougars, who collected just five base hits over both games.

Golf: With a top-five finish at the CCAC Championships last month, Saint Xavier golfer Hannah Cruz was named to the AllCCAC Team for the second time in her career at SXU. Cruz posted a score of 165 (+25) in the two-round tournament, with a low of 80 in the opening round.

For the season, Cruz averaged a team-low single-round average of 82.5, and posted a low score of 74 twice throughout the year.

Earning the fifth All-CCAC award in the program’s short history, Cruz re-joins the all-conference team for the first time since her freshman season of 2015.

Brother Rice (4) • Champions: Josh Boulanger, triple jump, 4507.00 • 2nd place: Josh Boulanger, Ronan Doyle, Brendan Coghlan and Tommy Gleeson, 4x400 relay, 3:32.98

Tommy Gleeson, 800m, 2:01.18 Justin Palmer, 300m high hurdles, 41.04 Marist (5) • Champions: Steven Rowe, high jump, 6-06.00 Jovan Marsh, 100m, 11.14 Brian Ferguson, 400m, 49.88 • 2nd place: Jovan Marsh, Keyon Turner, Antoine Davis and Kendrie Nowling, 4x100 relay, 44.30 David Daniels, triple jump, 44-00.25 Oak Lawn (3) • Champions: Javaris Shorter, Dan Lillard, Zach Olejniczak and Anthony Glover, 4x200 relay, 1:31.96 Patrick Michaels, shot put, 53-11.50 Patrick Michaels, discus, 154-00.50 Sandburg (5) • Champions: Dylan Jacobs, 1600m, 4:12.24 Marvin Agwomoh, Nick Shelton, Rick Kwak and Peter Demogerontas, 4x200 relay, 1:30.55 Devlin O’Connor, Peter Demogerontas, Nico Calderon and Dylan Jacobs, 4x800 relay, 7:47.75 • Qualifiers: Nico Calderon, 1600m, 4:20.27 Rob Siezkowski, 3200m, 9:26.15 Shepard (3) • 2nd place: Nieko Carter, 110m high hurdles, 14.87 Elijah Butler, Nieko Carter, Brian Hauser and Dalvin Humphrey, 4x400 relay, 3:23.81 • Qualifiers: Nieko Carter, long jump, 22-01.00 Stagg (2) • Champions: Sam Snell, 400m, 42.29 • 2nd place: Sam Snell, 200m, 22.17 Richards (1) • Champions: Ivan Colbert, 110m high hurdles, 14.69

approached the coach before the season and told him they were thinking about coming out for the team, despite not playing last year, and have been on-board with Gaeger’s program since Day 1, he added.

That day was also when Broderick rolled an ankle, leading Gaeger to question if the youth would be a liability to the team — a fear that proved to be unfounded.

“That kid has the biggest motor on him that I’ve ever seen,” Gaeger said. “He makes me extremely proud as a coach. Those are the Photo by Jason Maholy kids that make you happy to be Brother Rice lacrosse players raise their sticks after the Crusaders a coach.” defeated St. Laurence.

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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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-3 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.JOHN E. PAPALEO AKA JOHN EDWIN PAPALEO AKA JOHN PAPALEO, CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC S/B/M TO NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HOLLY J. PAPALEO AKA HOLLY JOSEPHINE PAPALEO AKA HOLLY PAPALEO, THOMAS J PAPALEO AKA THOMAS PAPALEO, HANNAH J. PAPALEO AKA HANNAH PAPALEO, GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF HOLLY J. PAPALEO AKA HOLLY JOSEPHINE PAPALEO AKA HOLLY PAPALEO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 914 9210 MEADE AVENUE Oak Lawn, IL 60453 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 22, 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 9210 MEADE AVENUE, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

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.

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Houses For Sale 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.

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The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $177,792.82.

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, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.AnselmoLindberg.com. Please refer to file number F14110779.

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.

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F14110779 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 15 CH 914 TJSC#: 38-4227 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.

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.

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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

Houses For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.STANISLAW MATEJA, STANISLAW MATEJA, SOLE TRUSTEE, OR HIS SUCCESSORS IN TRUST, UNDER THE STANISLAW MATEJA LIVING TRUST, DATED AUGUST 15, 2009, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 14145 7649 WEST 105TH STREET Palos Hills, IL 60465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 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 7649 WEST 105TH STREET, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-13-106-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $112,545.39.

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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 17-084678.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-084678 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 14145 TJSC#: 38-3203 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Market at the Park to open in Orland Orland Park’s Market at the Park begins its 2018 season on Thursday, June 7 and will be open every Thursday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. for eight weeks.

The community is invited to enjoy shopping, eating, drinking and live entertainment at Crescent Park, 9705 W. 142nd St., near the 143rd Street Metra Station.

The market includes a mix of shopping options from food and artisanal vendors, as well as prepared foods from local vendors and food trucks.

Live music will be featured each week as local artists perform under the pergola at Crescent Park. Mark Rose will perform on opening night, and attendees can enjoy Andrew Diehl and the Nightmen on June 14.

Dinner and dessert options are available, and all are invited to enjoy an outdoor shopping experience and stay around for yard games and free entertainment.

Two new features have been added to the market this year.

Cruise Night, a free event, will be held every Thursday during the Market at the Park where car and

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Novelist Cleo Lampos (standing, center) visited with more than a dozen members of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club’s Book Review Group at the library.

motorcycle enthusiasts can peruse rows of vehicles, new and classic. Yard games have been added to the market activities.

There will be games such as gi-

ant Jenga, kam jam and more, all free of charge.

Free parking is available at the 143rd St. Metra Station and at the parking structure on the corner of

Ravinia and 143rd Street.

Craft and prepared food vendors interested in participating in Market at the Park can contact Doreen Biela at (708) 403-6266.

The Center hosts coffee talk for women 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.

• “Our Sacred Self—Tapping Into The Wisdom Within Us” is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday May 26. Retreat leaders Karen Signore and Debbie Jacobs will guide participants through process-oriented art experiences, journaling, creative movement, guided meditation and yoga, and delve inward to connect with one’s inner self. If weather permits, the group will also spend some time outdoors in nature and at the labyrinth. The event is designed to be a fun, creative day of relaxation, rejuvenation and journeying inward.

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Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance” daybook.

No prior art, writing or yoga experience is necessary. Those interested are asked to bring a

blanket, pillow and yoga mat.

The workshop fee of $60 includes leadership, lunch and materials.

• “Vespers in the Pines” will be held at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27. The Center ordinarily holds Vespers services in the Wayside Chapel. For the special outdoor services on Memorial Day weekend, participants will be able to drive the farm road back to the pines, or park in the farm parking lot and stroll past The Center’s farm fields. Participants are advised to bring a portable chair. Fellowship will be served in the pines, as well.

• Womantalk Coffee Hour is set for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday May 29. Womantalk is designed to be a nurturing and supportive women’s discussion group, led

by Mary Anne O’Callaghan and focusing on the month’s read-

Author speaks with Palos women about orphan resettlement The Palos Heights Woman’s Club Book Review Group met recently to hear author Cleo Lampos discuss one of her most recent books, “A Mother’s Song: A Story of The Orphan Train.”

Lampos gave a history of the so-called orphan trains that ran from New York to the Midwest from 1853 to 1930. It was a period in history in which orphaned children were taken to homes primarily in farming areas because of extreme poverty. Approximately 300 children were placed in homes every month for 77 years, club members said

ings in Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance” daybook, or any other inspirational resources that women would like to bring to share. The focus of Womantalk is on learning to live authentically, joyfully, simply and gratefully.

Registration is required.

• Family Movie Night starts at 7:45 p.m. Friday June 1. Camp Director Paul Purdy will host an outdoor family movie night. The group will gather in the lawn by Farm Camp to watch a projected movie on a big screen. If weather is poor, everyone will move into the Farm Camp pavilion. Attendees are asked to bring blankets, chairs, snacks or anything else that would make the viewing experience more comfortable. There The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 is no set fee, but donations are S. 71st Ct., Orland Park, offers accepted. Registration is required. several free events for teens in seventh through 12th grade.

For more information, call (708) 532-0500.

• “Drop-In Study Lounge with Popcorn Bar” will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. May 29. Students are welcome to come and go as unsafe for boaters. they please to enjoy a quiet study Further information about the space with free popcorn and varivillage’s summer offerings at ous toppings.

Centennial Park is available by • “Ping Pong & Pies” is schedcalling (708) 403-7275. uled for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. May Village offices and the Secre- 29. Students will play a game tary of State satellite facility at the village hall will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of the holiday. Garbage pick-up will be one day later beginning May 28.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, swirling emotions may be affecting your peace of mind. This may cause you to obsess and lose control if you let it. Try to stay calm and regain your perspective.

Bridge Teen Center offers ‘Ping Pong & Pies’

Orland Park kicks off pool season Saturday The village’s Centennial Park Aquatic Center begins its 27th season on Saturday, May 26 with hours from noon to 8 p.m. Pool members may enter at 11 a.m.

Located at 15600 S. West Ave., Centennial Pool includes a lazy river, a 200-foot enclosed body slide, a 328-foot enclosed tube slide, a drop slide, two speed slides, two body slides, a platform cliff jump and a zero-depth pool with a kiddie play and spray

structure.

The concession area offers pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, nachos, ice cream and more. Tube rentals are free, and lockers are available for a nominal fee.

The village’s Recreation Department offers open swim, swim lessons, splash parties, pavilion rentals, late-night swims and family fun events.

Pedal boat and kayak rentals at the adjacent Lake Sedgewick also

begin for the season Memorial Day Weekend. Pedal boats and kayaks may be rented weekdays, noon to 8 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The last boat rental is one hour before closing.

Single and tandem kayaks are available for $5 per person per hour. Four-person pedal boats may be rented for $10 an hour.

Boat rentals are not available when the pool is closed or when weather conditions are deemed

GRILLED CHICKEN CIABATTA WITH ROMESCO AND BABY GREENS Serves 4 • 2 loaves ciabatta or 4 ciabattini (ciabatta rolls), sliced in half lengthwise • Olive oil, for brushing • Fine kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to a 1/2-inch thickness • 1/2 recipe Romesco Sauce (see

below) • Small wedge (about 4 ounces) of Manchego or Parmesan cheese, for shaving • 2 cups baby greens Prepare a hot fire in your grill.

Brush the cut sides of the ciabatta with olive oil. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil on both sides and season with salt and pepper.

Grill the chicken, turning once, for 5 minutes total. Grill the ciabatta, cut sides down, until it has good grill marks, 1 to 2 minutes.

Slather all the grilled sides of the ciabatta with the Romesco.

Place the chicken breasts on the bottom half of the bread, shave some Manchego cheese over the chicken, then top with baby greens and the top half of the bread. If you’re using a loaf of ciabatta, you’ll have 2 chicken breasts on each loaf, so cut each loaf in half horizontally. If you’re using ciabattini, you’ll use 1 breast for each roll. Serve immediately.

ROMESCO SAUCE Makes 2 cups • 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds • 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers, roughly chopped • 2 garlic cloves, minced • 1 slice white bread (crust removed), toasted and crumbled

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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Interactions with others may be causing you to remain guarded, Gemini. Open yourself up a bit if you want to foster new friendships and relationships.

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Try not to react without thinking things through, Leo. Knee-jerk reactions are a surefire way to land yourself in trouble. Take a moment to think before offering a response.

• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil In a food processor, grind the almonds. Add roasted peppers, garlic, bread, parsley, and hot pepper flakes. Blend until it be-

of ping pong then be offered a piece of pie.

• “Wool Needle-Felting with Anna” runs from 4 to 5 p.m. May 30. Students will use barbed needles to poke through soft wool in order to compact fibers and form shapes.

• “Dudes & Donuts” is set for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 31. In this boys-only program, participants will go head-to-head in a ring toss competition then eat doughnuts while talking about leading by example.

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Sandwich recipe a change of pace for the grill The return of warm weather is synonymous with many things.

For men and women who love to grill, spring marks a return to grilling their favorite foods and dining outdoors.

Burgers and hot dogs may never go out of style, but plenty of additional foods can make for delicious grilled meals. Grilled chicken, for example, makes for a healthy meal the whole family can enjoy.

Grilled chicken sandwiches, such as the following recipe for “Grilled Chicken Ciabatta with Romesco and Baby Greens” from Karen Adler and Judith Fertig’s “The Gardener & The Grill: The Bounty of the Garden Meets the Sizzle of the Grill” (Running Press), can make for a nice change of pace from more traditional grilling fare.

in a publicity release about the meeting.

The book is historical fiction based on many years of research.

Lampos provided a look at history through her book and authentic pictures of the children, the trains, and the areas that they were given new homes and opportunities to have a good life. She took questions from the book group after a short reading from her novel.

The book discussion group meets periodically throughout the year to enjoy authors discussing their novels.

comes a paste. Add the vinegar and pulse to blend. With the motor running, gradually pour the olive oil through the feed tube in a steady stream until the mixture thickens like mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, openly expressing your thoughts and feelings can help you form close bonds with others.

Share what is on your mind. True friends will commend you for it.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, dedicate yourself to work for a few days so that you can feel

reliable and needed. Otherwise, you may flounder around for a little while seeking purpose.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, consider volunteering your time to causes that are important to you, either in your local community or on a grander scale.

This will provide a deep sense of satisfaction.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/ Dec 21 You may feel like taking a few risks or stepping outside of your comfort zone, Sagittarius. Following your instincts can lead you to try things with confidence.

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Your Guide to Arts and Events in the Southwest Suburbs and Beyond

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The Regional News • The Reporter

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Southwest • Section 2, Page 8

Host a reception for pastel artist Gary Wick at McCord

Henslow’s Sparrow at Orland Grassland.

member of the Chicago Pastel Painters, and has been a member of the La Grange Art League. Wick is a life member of the Elmhurst Artist Guild and has been affiliated with the Naperville Art League and other organizations in the Midwest.

At 77 years of age, he keeps saying he wants to retire again and finally will.

Wick’s motto is: “Paint what you see.” For him, it has to be from the photos he takes because he is basically a studio artist, preferring to paint under a stable temperature, without wind and the ever-present moving sunlight. He does a lot of painting late at night when all of the ambient noises have quieted down.

Wick said he set goals and has accomplished what he set out to do as a youngster, even though it took him 55 years to find his way back into the art world. He said it has been very successful and rewarding.

His work can be found in many public and private collections here, in Europe and even Australia. His exhibit at McCord will be the last time art lovers will be able to see a large collection of his work in one location—“unless it ends up in a museum someday,” said Wick, who admits that would be another goal or “bucket list” achievement.

“That may or may not happen, and that’s OK because a lot of people have accepted my work as their own,” he said.

During the June 2 reception only, visitors can purchase any of his original pastel paintings at a 20 percent discount except those labeled “not for sale.”

Photo courtesy Jeanne Muellner Stacey

Public is invited to spring bird walk are advised to wear long pants, boots and long sleeves, as well as binoculars, water bottle, bug spray and a sun hat. Work gloves, tools and snacks will be provided.

All ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Pat Hayes at ptihys@yahoo.com or Teri Valenzuela at tvalenzuela@ audubon.org.

Recognized by Audubon as an Important Bird Area in 2017 for its documented abundance of breeding Henslow’s Sparrows, Orland Grassland is a premier location for birding in the southwest suburbs.

With the work of the FPCC and a community stewardship team led by Pat Hayes, the 960-acre grassland has “removed some 750 acres of woody plants and invasive weeds, and planted more than 100 species of rare prairie plants and some native shrubs and trees,” its advocates say.

With the public’s help at the birding event and work day, volunteers hope to continue to assist breeding grassland bird habitat by removing invasive brush, and advocate for the rare suite of species at Orland.

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The public is invited to join Orland Grassland Volunteers, Forest Preserves of Cook County and Audubon Great Lakes from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 26 for a spring bird walk, followed by moving across the prairie in a wave of volunteers to cut Callery Pear saplings—an invasive species that is a threat to the biodiversity within the grassland.

The Orland Grassland nature preserve is located just southwest of 167th and LaGrange Road.

The bird walk will begin at 8 a.m., and the work day will follow, starting around 9 a.m. Volunteers

Top: Harry Rab, 5, of Homewood, pets the lambs that watched from the sidelines as their mothers were shorn by Paul Lally during the Sheep to Shawl demonstration held recently at The Center, 12700 Southwest Hwy. in Palos Park. The Center is looking for volunteers to give guided tours at the farm there.

More information may be obtained by calling (708) 361-3650.

Left: Paul Lally of Palos Park sheared his Hampshire sheep during the Sheep to Shawl event. Lally answered questions about different breeds of sheep and the wool they produce while he sheared three sheep with hand shears.

Children were invited to feel the wool and take samples home. The wool will be used for arts and crafts activities at the center.

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work in architecture until 1996 when he decided to quit “because of the computers that were invading the work force,” as he described it.

He picked up some old pastels and painted a quick sketch which still hangs in his studio. The next few pastel paintings sold and a new career was launched, something he had dreamed about as a youngster.

In 1996, he started to teach himself how to use pastels by making mistakes and correcting them until he was happy with the end result.

He would eventually turn to landscapes, sunsets, documenting old tattered barns, and finally working from vacation photographs, which he feels more comfortable with now. He often says, “when you like what you do your job isn’t work, its fun”.

“I’m having fun, but it’s still a lot of work,” said Wick.

The artist has given numerous demonstrations over his career as well as workshops, and he has taught classes at various art leagues in the surrounding suburbs.

When he quit teaching classes in LaGrange, the Art League suggested that one of his students take his place. That person, Julie Skoda, now teaches at McCord. Wick and Skoda will be doing a “Transition Exhibition” of their work.

Wick will end his 20-year teaching career at the end of June and at the closing of this show.

His students are winning some of the awards he once won, making him feel like he has accomplished more than what he intended to do artistically, Wick said in his media bio.

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A reception will be held Saturday, June 2 for pastel artist Gary Wick at the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, 9602 W. Creek Road in Palos Park.

The event will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will offer art lovers the opWick portunity to meet Wick, who is presenting his final show at McCord before retiring.

It runs through June 30.

Wick, who resides in Worth, has created some form of art since he was five years of age, according to a media bio.

His sixth grade teacher recommended he take classes at Chicago’s Art Institute, which he did, but was unable to continue because his family wasn’t supportive of his desire to become an artist, Wick said in his bio. They wanted him to go out and get a “real job.”

So, while in high school he took drafting classes which allowed him to do a form of drawing, albeit of buildings rather than for art.

After he graduated, Wick would take art lessons at night in that same drafting room with his high school drafting teacher and a few other artists. He went to college at Navy Pier for a semester, failed miserably as he recounts, and got a job as a draftsman where he would work from 1960 till he was drafted into the Army in 1966.

Wick spend fourteen-and-a-half months in Vietnam and left the service in 1968 with an honorable discharge. He would continue to

Photos by Dermot Connolly