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Vorva has wisdom for graduates (page 3), Hanania is fed up with all the whining in Chicago (page 6) and Parker continues to write about cancer survivors who are gearing up for a 5K run in June (page 12)

Taxes for electricity and gas are going up in Oak Lawn despite protests from Trustee Bob Streit See page 3

Worth wants to party like it’s 1965 See Sharon Filkins’ report on page 5

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But even among vegetarians, 36% said they use meat alternatives, such as soy, tempeh and seitan. Also, about one-third said they use meat alternatives because they are healthy, and more than half thought meat alternatives are healthier than real meat. But Americans still love their meat. Jeanne Colleluori is a spokeswoman for grocery chain Wegmans, which has stores in six states, including New York and Pennsylvania. Though meat alternatives have gained popularity, Colleluori says real meat still has plenty of muscle in the market.

“In the past few years, we have seen the demand for plantbased alternatives increase,” Colleluori says. “But we are not seeing a decrease in demand for meat.” If you want to eat a healthy diet that includes meat and meat alternatives, you have more options than ever before. Shifting public opinion is encouraging the government to dictate meat producers offer products that are more natural, and to cut unhealthy practices. And a growing world of meat-free options means you can eat meat—or not—and feel good about it.

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‘Tears and clapping’ greeted this merger Worth UMC to join Palos church in September By Claudia Parker Correspondent And the two became one. Well, almost. After a recent vote between Worth United Methodist Church at 7100 W 112 St. and Palos United Methodist Church at 12101 S. Harlem, the two have agreed to unite congregations. The union becomes official Sept. 1. Worth United Methodist Church has struggled with low membership for quite some time. The merger will prevent the dissemination of their members, keeping those who wish to remain together, together. During a Sunday worship service, March 22, Worth UMC Pastor, Sung Kown Oh, urged his congregation to vote. “I don’t want to see the church settle independently. The merger would be best.” he said in March. Oh, who was unavailable for comment, will retire Sept. 1 and there will be weekly services in Worth until then. Palos is welcoming the Worth members with open arms. “Church mergers are more common than people realize,” said Pastor Laura Barkley, who has been pastoring Palos UMC since 2013. “There was a unanimous ‘yes’ from our congregation followed by tears and clapping. We are thrilled to join in ministry with them. But, we’re also sensitive in acknowledging their grief.” Grief is something Barkley says community members won’t have to experience in regards to the food pantry in Worth. It’s housed inside Worth UMC and feeds 150-200 families per week. Since the news of a potential church closure

spread, community members have been pleading for the service in the pantry to remain. “We’ve been getting lots of calls. This is a life sustaining food pantry. The community is very concerned.” Barkley said, “The pantry will remain at Worth UMC through the summer while we find another nearby location. Our hope is that there will not be any interruption in service. Its location may change, but the food pantry will remain.” By some standards, Palos UMC also has a small membership. It has a group of 190 members, 50 percent of them with active attendance. Barkley said once the Worth UMC membership records transfer they will begin enveloping people into a serving capacity. “They will be invited to serve here in the same capacity they had at Worth UMC if that’s their desire,” said Barkley. Barkley is just a couple of years into her tenure at Palos UMC but she’s not a new pastor. She said she served at three previous churches since January, 2006. “I am a wife and mother and our family also engages in the ministry of foster care and adoption,’’ she said. “Palos UMC is not just a church. We reach out into the community and seek to be instruments of God’s love and peace.” Several Worth UMC members had vocalized their fear and sadness of being separated if the church would have closed. Tom Martin of Chicago Ridge said before the vote, “I want our members to stay together. This is the only church my family has ever known. I intend to vote yes.” So did a lot of other people at the Worth and Palos churches.

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‘No other feeling but love’ Palos Hills native Corey Ascolani survived one of the worst disasters in history while he was in Nepal. He lived to tell about it and told an audience at Trinity Christian College’s Ozinga Chapel last Wednesday. He described his uplifting homecoming by saying “There is no other feeling but love.” Dermot Connolly breaks down the whole adventure on page 5.

Bennett breaks BP liquor license deadlock Palos Hills mayor gives the nod after board was at 5-5 standoff By Michael Gilbert Correspondent

man, Mary Ann Schultz and AJ Pasek all voted in favor of allowing the license while Joan Knox, Ricky Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Ben- Moore, Marty Kleefisch, Michael nett cast the deciding vote last Lebarre and Dawn Nowak cast week to grant a liquor license for votes against. the BP gas station on 111th Street. “Because I am the liquor comNormally the mayor does not missioner and I watch everything vote, but Bennett was called into that goes on in town I’ll go aye,” action at the council meeting last Bennett said for the reasoning Thursday to break a 5-5 stale- behind his “yes” vote. mate. Aldermen Joe Marrotta, The request for the liquor liPauline Stratton, Mark Brach- cense came from Thomas Simon,

who has owned the convenience store at the gas station, 7701 W. 111th St., for the last four years. In a letter sent to Bennett on last Wednesday, Simon, who was not present at the council meeting, wrote he was seeking the liquor license because he is “facing stiff competition” from gas stations in Worth, Chicago Ridge and Palos Park that already have full liquor licenses. “Our customers are opting for

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other stations around me as they have one advantage which is hurting us,” Simon wrote. “All the gas stations around me sell beer and liquor so I wanted to apply for the permit for full package liquor license.” Of the four gas stations in Palos Hills, only the Shell at 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue currently has a liquor license, Bennett said. The Marathon Gas, which is located adjacent to the BP, and the Speedway, 103rd Street and Roberts Road, have never applied

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Magdalena Zavala, 42, of the 4400 block of West 53rd Street in Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid license and suspended registration following a traffic stop at 2:55 p.m. May 25 outside Chicago Ridge Mall.

A smoking heating and airconditioning unit caused police to evacuate everyone from PGN Fun Village, 8125 W 95th St., at 8:32 p.m. May 22. North Palos Fire Department secured the scene. Police said an employee discovered smoke coming out of a ceiling vent into the jungle gym room. It was caused by a faulty HVAC unit that burned up and began smoking after a belt broke, police said.

Mario Martinez, 24, of the 10700 block of South Lloyd Drive in Worth, was charged with driving without a valid license and improper display of license plates following a traffic stop at 3:19 a.m. May 26 in the 10300 block of Harlem Avenue.

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With Chicago Ridge Mayor Charles Tokar looking on during the May 19 Village Board meeting, Trustee Sally Durkin presents a Citizen Extraordinaire award from the village to resident Joe Bilder for his extensive volunteer work in town. Durkin said he recently spearheaded an initiative to pick up litter and clean up the area around the village water tower.. After saying that his motto is, “Apathy is lethal,” he received a standing ovation from the Village Board and the audience members.

Oak Lawn hosts Blue Ribbon Walk A Blue Ribbon Walk Nation Wide in Oak Lawn, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday is geared to show support and appreciation for local law enforcement agencies and first responders. The walk, organized by Mike Cerf, was approved by the Oak Lawn Village Board. The walk is taking place at Lake Shore Park South of 95th Street and west of 54th Avenue. It is open to the public and is for all ages. Hot

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Chicago Ridge police are seeking the public’s help in finding a girl reported missing on Memorial Day.

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According to reports, Cassandra Zarycki, 13, was last seen about 10:45 p.m. Monday, May 25, in the vicinity of 105th Street and Southwest Highway. She is described as approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall and 110 pounds. She was wearing blue jeans, black Converse sneakers, and a grey hoodie. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Chicago Ridge Police at (708) 425-7831. --Chicago Ridge Police Department

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Muhammed Dahabreh, 24, of the 6100 block of West 103rd Street, Chicago Ridge, was arrested on an outstanding Oak Lawn warrant for traffic offenses at 12:40 p.m. May 24, at 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue. He was turned over to Oak Lawn police. Daniel Adeniyi, 26, of the 110900 block of South Vernon Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving on a suspended license and failure to signal when required after being stopped at 12:01 a.m. May 24 in the 6400 block of West 106th Street. Eugene Daly, 18, of the 7200 block of West 110th Place, Worth, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in the 9900 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 11:15 p.m. May 23. Police said he smelled of cannabis, and turned over drug paraphernalia to them. He was also found to be in possession of seven morphine pills and eight hydrocodone/acetaminophen. Daly was also cited for driving without insurance, failure to yield turning left, and improper lane usage.

Evergreen Park Carolyn Chiez, 41, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 10:47 a.m. May 18 at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St. Police said she took a small bottle of vodka worth $6.47. Tatanisha Jackson, 33, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, no insurance and no seatbelt with two young children in the car at 1:09 a.m. May 18 in the 3400 block of West 95th Street. Dominic Fletcher, 35, of Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and failure to signal when he was stopped at 3:28 a.m. May 17 in the 9800 block of South Western Avenue. Jose Amador, of Blue Island, was charged with six counts of retail theft at Walmart, 2500 W. 95th St., at 11:48 a.m. May 11. Police said he took six items, including clothing and material for cleaning cars worth about $325. Marcus Williams, 45, of Chicago, was charged with theft and three counts of felony ID theft at 8:22 a.m. May 11 at Binny’s Liquors, 3447 W. 95th St. Police said he is accused of using three stolen Citigroup credit cards to by thousands of dollars of liquor. He is accused of putting liquor worth $4,394 on one card, $7,000 on another, and $11,394 on a third.

Oak Lawn Kathleen R. Trahey, 52, of the 10300 block of South Parkside, Oak Lawn, was charged with criminal damage to property and leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly intentionally driving her car into an acquaintance’s car in the parking lot of Huck Finn’s, 10501 S. Cicero Ave., at 3 a.m. May 16. The victim said he had invited Trahey to breakfast, but they argued and she drove into his car twice. She left the scene on foot and was apprehended at 104th and Linus Lane. Michael R. Lopresti, 31, of the 15500 block of Cougar Road in Homer Glen, was charged with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop in the 7500 block of West 95th Street at 1:54 a.m. May 16. Police said .5 grams of cocaine was found on the floor near his feet. He was held for a bond hearing. A 19-year-old male passenger was issued a village ordinance violation for possession of cannabis. Felix Magana, 46, of the 6400 block of West 93rd Place, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped at 12:43 a.m. May 17 at 95th Street and Merrimac Avenue. Police said field sobriety tests indicated impairment, and he refused breath and chemical testing. He was also cited for failure to signal, no front license plate, and speeding. Dariusz G. Boron, 44, of the 5600 block of South Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped at 3:08 a.m. May 17 in the 9400 block of South Harlem Avenue. Police said he registered .256 blood-alcohol level, more than triple the legal limit. He was also cited in the wrong lane and without headlights. Khai Tuan Luu, 45, of the 10800 block of South Lorel Avenue, Oak Lawn, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped for speeding at 3:02 a.m. May 16 at Cicero Avenue and 111th Street. He registered .166 blood-alcohol count and was also cited for improper lane use and speeding. Ivan D. Thomas, 21, of the 15900 block of South Lelaire Avenue, Oak Forest, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:10 a.m. May 14 at 95th Street and Austin Avenue. A preliminary breath test registered .195 blood-alcohol count and police reported finding a small plastic bag containing cocaine was found in his wallet. Thomas said he had been celebrating his 21st birthday, and claimed someone

put it in his wallet without his knowledge. He was also cited for driving on a median, speeding, not carrying his license, and failure to inform the Secretary of State of an address change.

Palos Hills Detectives are investigating an identity theft report made by a local man on May 18. He said an online ticket purchasing firm had called him to discuss a purchase of Chicago Bulls tickets worth $1,670.40 that had been using his credit card. He also was told someone has been taking out credit cards in his name and made purchases totaling $8,965. Police said a woman in the 10100 block of South Roberts Road reported being a victim of identity theft on May 19. She told police that someone had filed a tax return in her name and received the refund. Steven Anich, 30, of Chicago, was charged with retail theft at 2 p.m. May 20 at the Palos Pantry, 8652 W 103rd St. Police said he distracted an employee by sending him into a cooler for beer, and then reached over the counter and stole lottery tickets. He fled the store, but was picked up a short time later by police in Burbank. He now faces similar charges in Burbank and Lemont. Police responding to a roadrage call at 2 p.m. May 21 at the McDonald’s restaurant, 11050 Southwest Highway, charged one Hickory Hills man with assault and another with battery. Gregory Baranek, 18, was charged with battery after a man told them that Baranek had been tailgating him and honking his horn. He said Baranek and his passenger, Devon Smith, 18, also of Hickory Hills, got out their car and approached him at a red light. He said Baranek, who faces an assault charge, threatened him, and Smith, who was charged with battery, reached through the window and struck him in the face. Bobby Tinerella, 31, of Justice, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and without a driver’s license or insurance when he was stopped for speeding at 1 a.m. May 24 in the 10200 block of Roberts Road. Police said he appeared intoxicated and refused a field sobriety test. He also received two traffic citations. Bonnie Sells, 36, of the 10500 block of Roberts Road, was charged with two felony counts of endangering the life or health of a child and two counts of reckless conduct after two 18-monthold children were found alone in her home at 1 a.m. May 22. Police called to the scene for a well-being check reported finding the children with heavily soiled diapers and dirty conditions. She was found two blocks away, at Zante’s bar, where employees said she had been for one or two hours. The Department of Children and Family Services was contacted and the children were taken to Palos Community Hospital for check-ups. Area police departments Chicago Ridge 425-7831 Evergreen Park 422-2142 Hickory Hills 598-4900 Oak Lawn 499-7722 Palos Hills 598-2272 Worth 448-3979

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Some real-world advice for you graduates Greetings, grads. For those of you who have graduated from high school or college this month, you no doubt have heard words of wisdom from men in suits and women in dresses about how you are the future and your potential is unlimited and all that stuff I heard when I graduated high school in 1978 and college in 1982. These speech makers tell you there will be pitfalls and to never give up. They speak in general terms. They aren’t wrong. You have the potential of great things in front of you. And you have the world of disappointment in front of you. Some of you may be millionaires. Some of you may be rotting in a prison cell somewhere. Most of you will be somewhere in between. I am here to give it to you straight, boys and girls and men and women. I’ve lived a long time and I’ve seen a lot of people succeed and fail. Advice? Yep, I have plenty. So as you put your gowns on the hanger and get ready for your next phase in life either curing cancer or selling pencils on a street corner, here are some tips from your goofy Uncle Jeff to keep in mind… • For those going into college, don’t freak out if some of the general courses in your field are really hard. A lot of stuff gets thrown at you and it can make your head spin. It gets easier and more interesting when you start taking specialized courses in that field. You will enjoy them more. Survive the general courses and thrive in the advanced courses and you will be fine.

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• I learned this late in my academic career, but employ the Vorva Distraction Method when studying for tests. Once, I had a big test on a Monday (professors who give big tests on Mondays have a nice big section of Hell awaiting them in the afterlife) and there was a big football game I wanted to watch on a Sunday afternoon. I ended up doing both. I would try to memorize something and when I thought I had it nailed, I would watch some of the game. After about five minutes of being totally distracted, I turned the game off and wrote down what I tried to memorize before watching the game. If I could write it down, I knew I knew it and went on to anther section. If I couldn’t, I tried again. I was stunned with how well that worked. I earned some pretty good test scores after that. • Don’t believe everything a professor or teacher tells you about a pending final exam. Once, one of my teachers was completely upfront about what would appear on a mid-term and that worked out well. But during the final, he threw a lot of stuff on the test that he didn’t mention. So study everything! • Now a few tips for the real working world. Anytime you are looking for a job and the ad raves about how nice the area is, it’s

probably a low-paying job. • Work as hard as you can. Even if you work your tail off and you see goldbrickers and idiots who get promoted or better jobs, don’t lose your work ethic. • Be on time. It sounds so simple, but not everyone masters the art of being where they need to be when they need to be. • If you are going to loudly rip your boss in one part of the office on a weekend, make sure that the office is empty and that the boss’s quiet sister isn’t in the back of the room making mental notes on everything you say. • When the big bosses bring the whole company together and try to convince you that “bankruptcy is actually a GOOD thing,” it’s OK to be a little skeptical. • If you get laid off from a job and the people you had great relationships with outside the company don’t even return calls or e-mails, then you know who your real friends are in the business. If you get another job and deal with those people who blew you off, keep the relationship strong, but never forget what slime they were to you when you were down. Revenge can come in all sorts of ways. • When the company brings in a brand-new soda machine and gives you free pop for a night or two, don’t make a pig out of yourself. I know a guy who must have drank 10 big cups of root beer and had a stomach ache afterward. It wasn’t me. Trust me. • Don’t believe anyone who uses the phrase “trust me.” SO to the class of 2015 I say, good luck and be careful out there.

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Sandburg graduates throw their hats in the air right before a fireworks show on May 19. Columnist Jeff Vorva has some advice for graduates in the area as they move onto college or the real world.

Electricity and gas taxes rising in OL By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter Electricity and gas taxes are going up in Oak Lawn and that left one trustee grumbling. The Oak Lawn Board of Trustees Tuesday approved two ordinances that will raise the municipal utility tax on electricity and natural gas bills in the village—a move most trustees agreed was the best option available to generate funds needed for infrastructure improvements. Together, the taxes are expected to generate $2.5 million per year, which Finance Director Brian Hanigan said would be put into a capital reserve account only used for streets, sidewalks, sewer pipes and other infrastructure improvements. Village Manager Larry Deetjen told the board that the utility tax rate for electricity will be going up from .118 cents to .537 cents per kilowatt hour. The gas tax will be hiked from roughly 1.03 percent to 5 percent of the total bill, depending on the number of therms used.

Trustee Bob Streit (3rd), the only one of the six trustees to vote against both increases, called the electricity tax hike “exorbitant.” “This is the equivalent of a 10 percent increase in property tax, and unlike property tax, it is not tax-deductible,” said Streit. He went on to describe the increases as “hidden taxes,” questioning why others were adamantly opposed to property tax increases but accepting of these increases. Trustee Bud Stalker (5th) said that the increase will really only amount to an increase of about $1 to $4 on monthly bills for homeowners, depending on how much electricity they use. The increase would be less than that for residential properties when it comes to gas bills, which are typically less than electric bills. Depending on the size and type of home, residents would likely see annual combined increases of $25-$50 in their utility bills. Stalker said the increase will have the greatest effect on large businesses, perhaps adding $1,000 per month to their bills. “I don’t like overly taxing

businesses, we need more businesses in Oak Lawn,” he added. “But large companies can afford to pay that.” “As long as the money is going to be used for infrastructure, I can support this,” said Trustee Terry Vorderer (4th). Although Stalker was just elected in April, Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd) said that, unlike Streit, he had become familiar with the tax plans prior to the election by attending the Public Works Committee meetings where they were discussed. Streit questioned why the minutes of the recent Public Works Committee meetings have not been made publicly available. “Is this really open government?” he asked, “You were right about one thing, that we are opposed to property tax increases,” Olejniczak told Streit. “(Our goal) is to get the infrastructure done with the least amount of pain to the residents, and I think we did that. Unless you have a better solution?” Streit maintained that more

money was spent on infrastructure before Mayor Sandra Bury was elected two years ago. But Bury said money was borrowed to do that, and in recent years infrastructure funding was reduced in favor of paying more of the village’s police and fire pension obligations. In other business, the board also approved a resolution authorizing K-Plus Engineering to do a study of the Stony Creek East Branch Drainage Basin, the first step in improving flood drainage in the village. The cost of the study, according to the engineering firm’s proposal, is not to exceed $146,400. “The only thing we can do (to improve drainage) is build more retention ponds and increase the flow rate of Stony Creek,” said Olejniczak, explaining that the village is working closely with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Streit said, “I support any improvements we can make to our drainage system,” but then after some discussion, cast the lone vote against going ahead with the study.

Peace Village welcomes mystery writers Local mystery writers Helen Osterman and Lydia Ponczak recently greeted residents in the Grewe Center at Peace Village in Palos Park , beginning their presentations by explaining that mystery writing is a second career for both of them. While Osterman, a registered nurse for over forty-five years, wrote for medical and nursing journals, Ponczak, a teacher formerly with the Chicago Public Schools, didn’t start writing until after retirement. “My plan was to stay in my pajamas for a whole week, watch all the movies I’d missed and eat popcorn all day. Two decades later, I still haven’t done that.” Osterman, 85, is the author of

the Emma Winberry mystery series and has published 10 books. She recently introduced a new heroine, Net Petrone, in “Danger by Design,” a mystery about scams targeting the elderly. A fictional society fools wealthy widows into signing over their assets and “it makes Net so angry, she needs to uncover the scam and she almost gets herself killed.” Her novels mesh her laterfound love of mystery and peril with her medical knowledge, a life-long passion. “We lived two blocks away from the library when I was growing up,’’ she said. “My mother would let me walk there alone - you could do that in those days - and I would sneak into the adult science sec-

tion and read the biology books until the librarian would find me and kick me out. I wanted to know everything about how the human body works. And I mean everything. I always wanted to be a nurse.” After reading hundreds of mysteries herself, Ponczak said she was appalled at the lack of Polish detectives, so she created one herself. She also decided that the Chicago southwest suburbs don’t get enough positive attention, so she sets her mysteries in that area. “North Siders don’t get us,’’ she said. “We have art and culture here - a lot of it - and we need to talk about it more.” Because most of her characters are Polish, she is often asked how

to pronounce a name. She smiles and says. “Pronounce it any way you want, but just keep reading.” she said.The Peace Village Book Club is comprised of about 20 residents and continues to grow since its founding a year ago. “The Village provides an extensive library and we all volunteer there,” said Jody Hart, a Peace Village resident and Club member. “Isn’t this amazing that these authors live right in our backyard - and they are here sharing their experiences? We are planning to have more authors come to speak to us and I would want these ladies to come back again too.” —Peace Village

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license]. But you’re right, if you do this and [the other gas stations approached us] we would have to consider it.” Kleefisch said after the meeting that approving the license for BP could “open the door” for not only the other gas stations but all businesses in town to come to the council seeking the right to sell alcohol. “I personally think we have enough packaged liquor licenses and don’t need additional packaged liquor licenses,” Kleefisch said. Marrotta said his “yes” vote boiled down to “supporting a small business.” “I really don’t think it’s going to affect the other stores [that sell liquor],” Marrotta said. “It’s more of a convenience factor for customers.” Bennett said Simon must still formally apply for the license and pass a background check – a process that could take around a month – before he is able to sell liquor at the gas station. In other news, Marrotta recommended the council reduce the amount of the fine given to those found in violation of the city’s overnight parking ban. Marrotta told the council the $80 ticket should me sliced to around $25 to $30. “People need to be told they can’t park [overnight on city’s streets], but $80 seems a little steep,” he said. Marrotta received support from both Moore and Schultz. “I’ve gotten a couple calls from college kids who are trying to pay tuition, food and rent and they forgot and left their car parked overnight and got caught so I agree with Alder-

man Marrotta that $80 is a little excessive,” Moore said. “I would support cutting the fine in half.” “I don’t have a problem lowering the fee,” Schultz added. “I don’t think we’re going to get rich over an $80 fee and it is a little excessive. If it doesn’t work, we can always revert back.” Overnight parking is not allowed in Palos Hills between 2-6 a.m. any day of the week. The city does allow residents to park overnight for three consecutive days up to three times of year, but they must call a Southwest Central Dispatch operator at 708-598-2151 to gain approval. Kleefisch stated he had “no problem” with the $80 fine and suggested keeping it the current amount. “I want it to be a detriment to people that if they park overnight they are going to get a ticket,” Kleefisch said. “I think [keeping the fine at $80] will cause some people to make other arrangements and take the time to call in. Everybody knows that it’s been a standing rule in this town that you don’t park overnight.” When Marrotta was making his case for lowering the fine, he noted the city’s fee for a person caught in possession of cannabis is actually $5 less than a person caught parking their vehicle overnight without notifying the police. After Palos Hills officials checked the city’s ordinances, it was determined the fine for cannabis possession is actually $125, but Marrotta said he was still in support of reducing the overnight parking ticket fee. No action was taken on the item last week, but Marrotta said he would like the council to consider reviewing the ordinance at a later date.

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Canoeing on Lake Katherine was great...until we hit that tree Editor’s note: Lake Katherine invited members of our staff to try out the Palos Heights facility’s kayaks and canoes last Thursday. We asked correpondent Kelly White to write a first-person account of her adventures and misadventures and she brought her sister, Allie, along for the ride: By Kelly White Correspondent I put on my lifejacket and hopped in a canoe. I wasn’t whitewater rafting or preparing to snorkel in the ocean, I was canoeing around Lake Katherine with my sister, Allie. Canoes and kayaks have been available during the summer months for the past three years, with eight canoes and four kayaks available, thanks to a donation from the Beautification Committee of Palos Heights. With summer lurking just around the corner, it has become one of the best places to relax, socialize and even exercise. For 24 years, the nature center and botanic gardens has been located at 7402 Lake Katherine Drive in Palos Heights. “The mission of Lake Katherine is to connect people with nature and we are proud to offer an easily accessible getaway from the stresses and strains of urban life,” Lake Katherine’s Marketing Director, Charlotte Ward, said. Well...there was a little stress in my canoe. Ward and Lake Katherine’s Operation Manager, Gareth Blakesley, rode in a separate canoe while we traveled idly behind. Getting away from suburban life for a morning last Thursday was what we did, as we not so gracefully maneuvered around the man-made lake, somehow managing to crash once and almost tip over twice. “Canoeing and kayaking has

Allie, left, and Kelly White are all smiles as they start to get the hang of canoing on Lake Katherine. proven to be an extremely popular activity at Lake Katherine as people love to get out on the water and spot different kinds of birds animals,” Ward said, “An estimated 100,000 people come to the park each year to hike, jog, walk their dogs or to simply reflect and enjoy the beauty of the gardens and the abundant opportunities to see wildlife.”

During the Whites’ ride they saw plenty of animals along the shore, including this mother goose and her gaggle of goslings.

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This led my outspoken 21-yearold sister to ask while attempting to steer our canoe, “Do people ever take home animals they find around Lake Katherine and keep them as pets?” “Um, no,” Blakesley said with a chuckle. “You’re not really supposed to do that. Now we will have to pat you down before you leave and make sure you don’t have any turtles in your pockets.” Wildlife surrounded and filled the lake, which included: muskrats, beavers, woodchucks, ducks and their baby ducklings, herons, turtles and swans are among the wildlife residing in the outdoor peaceful environment. We circled the lake, laughing as we tried to keep pace with Blakesley and Ward. Being my first time in a canoe, steering the waters was much more difficult than I had anticipated and I wish we would have listened to Blakesley’s instructions better on which one of us was supposed to be guiding the boat because the power struggle left us spinning in circles. Literally. One more lap was suggested by Blakesley, to which we agreed; however, as shortly after we started moving again, with our oars dripping in lily pads and seaweed, we crashed head on into a tree,

and not very lightly. This was followed by laughter and positive, “You can do it!” encouragement shouts from the lake’s two employees. I think we provided the comedy portion of the tour for everyone, including the abundance of grammar school children on a field trip, watching safely from dry land. Eventually we safely landed and exited the canoe, but I managed to trip while exiting and almost landed on my face. We then proceeded to the inside of the nature center, where visitors can view a variety of critters, including three native snakes, the corn snake, black rat snake and bull snake, turtles, red-eared sliders, tiger salamander, an American toad and lizards. Blakesley took one of the snakes, known as a corn snake, and Allie screamed and jumped halfway across the room. “With a reaction like that, you need to hold it so you can realize Despite specific instructions from Lake Katherine official Gareth that it is not scary,” he said as Blakesley about nativagating canoes, Kelly and Allie White still he handed the reptile to Allie. managed to dirve in circles and hit a tree. Masking her fear, she bravely “The number of visitors begins acre public park consisting of attempted to hold the hold the snake for a total of about two to pick up in May and through- gardens, woodland, wetlands, seconds. I, on the other hand, out the summer we see a steady prairie, and a 10-acre manmade stream of visitors to both to the lake. The park was created in watched from a safe distance. Lake Katherine’s popularity park and the nature center until 1988 for the purpose of providattracts visitors from the early it starts to get colder in October,” ing public recreation opportunities for residents of Chicago’s spring season through mid-fall, she said. Lake Katherine is an 85- southwest suburbs. according to Ward.

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News and events from our archives.

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From the May 27, 1965 issue The story: Joseph Karpowicz lost his bid for Hickory Hills trustee by one vote to James Rooney and filed a motion for a recount. The quote: “We have an air conditioner here that he [a neighbor who just moved out] wanted. Rather than carry it all the way back, we’ll sell it to you cheap,’’ – A line used by a con man in Oak Lawn to sell an air conditioner to a guy for $90. But when the guy opened the box later, there was a $15 water cooler. Fun fact: The Revel-Aires were slated to play at a “BIG polka party” at the Party Mart Lounge on 111th Street.

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From the May 31, 1990 issue The story: Robert’s Roadhouse officials were told they could build another bar but without a beer garden, a rathskeller and could not be bigger than 25 by 72 feet. The quote: “I tell everyone to be honest with me,’’ – Oak Lawn resident Lisa D’Amore, who was named Woman of Peace at Queen of Peace High School. Fun fact: A 100-foot banner advertising a radio station fell and landed on the schoolyard at Worthwood School. The banner said “The Killer B – B96 – Booger.’’

Bringing porn to the village board meeting 10 years ago

From the May 26, 2005 issue The story: Oak Lawn resident Mark Becker came to the village board meeting to ban the sale pornographic magazines and videos in the village. He presented the board members with 10 pornographic magazines that he said should not be sold, making some board members uncomfortable. The quote: “In about 10 minutes of baseball, the game turned around,’’ Brother Rice coach Tim Lyons on a 12-2 loss to Lockport in which the Porters broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning that involved some controversial umpire calls. Fun fact: The Gin Blossoms and Lt. Dan Band were announced at headliners for Chicago Ridge’s RidgeFest.

May 28: ON THIS DATE in 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada. In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to vehicular traffic. May 29: ON THIS DATE in 1919, Albert Einstein’s prediction that gravity bends light was confirmed during the observation of a solar eclipse. In 1953, Mount Everest was first climbed by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. May 30: ON THIS DATE in 1431, Joan of Arc, the teenage French war heroine condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. In 1889, the brassiere was invented. May 31: ON THIS DATE in 1962, former Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel for his role in the Holocaust. In 1994, the United States announced it was no longer aiming nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union. June 1: ON THIS DATE in 1980, Cable News Network debuted. June 2: ON THIS DATE in 1851, Maine became the first state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol. In 1924, Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans. June 3: ON THIS DATE in 1976, the oldest known copy of the Magna Carta was presented to the United States. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1994, singer Michael Jackson, often called the “King of Pop,” married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the late “King of Rock-n-Roll,” Elvis Presley. This week’s question: Name three of the five Normandy beaches on which Allied forces landed on D-Day — June 6, 1944 — in World War II. (Mark Andrews can be reached via e-mail at mlandrews@embarqmail.com.)

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Worth Park District to party like it’s 1965 By Sharon L. Filkins Correspondent The Worth Park District is ready to party. A Golden Jubilee kick-off celebration to honor its 50th Anniversary is scheduled for Friday, June 5 at Gale Moore Park. Some may react -- 50 years! How can that be? Wasn’t it just yesterday that you were eying that stylish Ford Mustang convertible or that blocklong, Chevrolet Impala with the bucket seats and thinking how cool it would be to pull up in one of them at the local drive-in restaurant? The Golden Jubilee festivities will run from 7 to 10 p.m., and will include an evening of music, vintage cars, after dinner treats and more. Attendees are encouraged to get in the spirit of the event by dressing in the fashion styles of 1965. So dig out those narrow ties, bouffant hair-do’s, white tuxedo jackets and rainbow-colored bridesmaid dresses and join the fun. There is one long-time Worth resident who has special ties to this event and plans to be on hand with her family to enjoy the festivities, Helen Goy. She has fond remembrances of the early days of the park district. For nearly 40 years she worked as secretary-treasurer for the district and for many of those early years, the park district operated out of her home. In 1992, a recreation building was constructed in Peaks Park. The district honored her years of service by dedicating the building in her name. Colleen McElroy, a village trustee and curator of the Worth Park District Historical Museum said, “Helen was invaluable in making the park district a reality for residents. In those early days, as secretary-treasurer, she fielded all calls to the district from her home. The district did not yet have a park building.” Goy was one of a small group of people who worked to establish the park district as a separate entity from the village. The village at the time

had two parks, Peaks Park and Worth Woods. Goy also credited Betty Micetic with being instrumental in establishing the district. “At the time she worked for the village and oversaw the operations of the two parks. She felt very strongly that the village needed its own park district,” Goy said. “We all worked very hard and were dedicated to make this happen. Most of us had moved out from the city of Chicago and had experienced the great park system in the city. We wanted the same experience for our children in Worth. It called for a referendum and a special election day was held. The polling place was set-up in my breeze-way that day. Prior to the election, we went door to door with flyers and wrote articles for the local newspaper, encouraging people to come out and vote.’’ The vote was close, as recorded in the village’s history, “Worth, Images of America,” penned by McElroy. “Many were seemingly excited for the district to form, but the referendum only passed by a slim 26 votes.” she wrote. With the passage of the referendum, the district was official and was formed with a five-member board of commissioners. Serving on the first park board were Robert Pinson, James Long, Betty Micetic, Donald Christine and Frank Stahlak. Micetic was president of the board. Meetings were held at the village hall as the first district building was not yet complete. Describing her favorite memories of those early days, Goy said it was thrilling to see the plans coming to fruition. “We had to get the land ASAP, before it was gone because Worth was growing so rapidly. The village donated its two parks, but the rest was purchased. Funding came from bonds and taxes,” she said. “Personally, I have wonderful memories of all the wonderful people over the years, staff and residents, who came out in support, got involved

Photo courtesy of Colleen McElroy

The first Worth Park District Board gets together for a meeting 50 years ago. and enjoyed all the wonderful programs the park district has to offer.” Today, the Worth Park District has ten parks, two community centers and 41 acres of land. The Jubilee Celebration theme will carry throughout summer park activities. Movies in the Park, scheduled for three Thursdays, June 11, July 9 and August 13, will feature films from the past, including, “An American Tail,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Mary Poppins.” Movies are shown at Gale Moore Park at 8 p.m. For those who enjoy cars and want to liven up a Saturday night, and are 21 or over, there will be a Road Rally at the Park on July 25. The rally is a scavenger type game of riddles and missions that each team must work together to complete for the highest score and a trip to

victory lane. Participants can add to the fun with teamthemed costumes. Awards will be given for highest scoring team and for best team costume. Cost is $50 per team of four and $10 for each additional team member. Golden Jubilee festivities will also highlight the Worth Days Parade on Sunday, August 23. The parade begins at Noon and will proceed on 111th Street, from Ridgeland Avenue to Harlem Avenue. “America the Beautiful” is the parade theme which will incorporate the Park’s 50th Anniversary. For further information on the park district and its programs, visit www.worthparkdistrict.org as well as the Worth Park District and Worth Days Facebook pages.

Berrios fumes over property tax cheats By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

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Corey Ascolani talks about his adventures in Nepal at Trinity Christian College last Wednesday.

Feeling the Earth breathe Rescued Palos Hills native tells his story about surviving Nepal earthquake By Dermot Connolly Staff Reporter Palos Hills native Corey Ascolani drew his audience into the Nepal earthquake zone during last Wednesday’s talk at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, weeks after being rescued from the Himalayan country devastated by the April 25 quake. The 1998 graduate of Stagg High School would not call himself an adventurer, but he fits the description. A world map he showed of the places he had visited was filled with markers stretching across Europe and into Asia. He told of once buying an antique car in Vancouver, Canada, and driving it down the coast to Tijuana, Mexico. “I just drove and let life take me where it wanted to,’’ said Ascolani, That philosophy led him to Nepal in April. He said that after spending more than two years teaching English in Barcelona, Spain, and traveling Europe on weekends and holidays, he felt he needed a change. He bought a one-way ticket to Nepal after hearing about Buddhist monasteries there, and the opportunity to live and work with a family for a month on an organic farm. “It was kind of a quick decision,” said Ascolani, who flew to Nepal after a trip home to visit his ailing grandmother. He said he arrived in in Kathmandu without any hotel reservations or itinerary, and just figured he would find his own way. Showing photos of the capital city on an overhead screen, he described the country as impoverished, without infrastructure or building codes, a main reason for the widespread destruction by the earthquake that killed perhaps as many as 15,000 according to reports. He made friends with a Dutch man named Kase at a meditation center, and the two decided to take a 60-mile bus ride to Langtang

National Park, where they met up with other international visitors for a trek. through rugged mountain valleys. They took a break at a bamboo tea house during the trek when the 7.8 earthquake struck about noon, shaking the ground for 90 seconds. He said the epicenter was 25 miles from where they huddled for safety. “It was the worst earthquake in 70 years. We didn’t know what to do.” Photos and a short video he took with his smartphone during the earthquake showed people cowering under tables and tarps at the outdoor café as rocks falling down from the surrounding mountains kicked up dust around them, “There were about 80 of us there, including 10 or 15 locals,” he said. “Avalanches were happening right next to us,” he said. He added one local woman in the group lost her husband when he was hit by a rock, and photos showed how boulders cut trees in half. There were 50 aftershocks in the 24 hours after the quake, he said. Sleeping outdoors or in a nearby cave, he said, “You could feel the Earth breathe, in a sense.” Ascolani said that after the dust settled, the group members realized they would probably be there for a while, and formed teams to sort out all the necessities of life to make the best of a bad situation. Some in the group decided to continue walking, but he and others decided it would be safer to wait it out. “We felt we were in a relatively good situation. We needed to be rescued but we had access to food and water,” he said, noting that not far away, Langtang village was “completely wiped off the map.” He said there was some trouble with local people unwilling to sell food because their own situations were so dire. “For two days, people at home did not know where we were,” he said. Regular cellphones were use-

less, but someone in the group had a satellite phone, which allowed them to send texts to loved ones. Once the embassies were contacted, they knew help would be on the way. eventually. In addition to setting up a system of boiling and cooling drinking water, they dug a latrine and put a chair with a hole in the middle over it. They also cleared spaces for three helipads, marking them with blue paint. Five days passed before a U.S. Special Forces came for him and about 28 others and they were the last ones to leave. Ascolani said helicopters chartered by the Japanese and Israeli governments had come first, but only rescued their own nationals. “There were only three Americans there, and I was afraid our government would do the same,’ said Ascolani. “I was very proud of my government when they said they said they were taking everyone.’’ Ascolani said he felt overwhelmed, “but in a good way,” when he finally arrived at Midway Airport, met by his brother Damon and other family and friends who worked to get him home. “There is no other feeling but love,” he said, explaining how his grandmother died the day he went to Nepal, and his mother told him she was afraid she had lost her mother and son in the same month. When audience members marveling at his calm demeanor asked if he was religious, Ascolani described himself as “spiritual.” “Life throws all kinds of situations at you. It is how you deal with it that matters,” said Ascolani, adding that rather than planning any more adventures, he is content to stay home for a while, He is working on a fundraising project for Nepal, which can be found online at www.GoFundMe. com/nepal4relief, with 100 percent of the money raised going to Nepal. Tom Panush of Evergreen Park, a retired Cook County sheriff, asked Ascolani to speak to members of the Seasoned Adults Learning at Trinity program as part of his “Behind the Headlines” class.

Property tax cheats cost the average homeowner about $62 a year and make it more difficult for local units of government to provide basic services to taxpayers, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios said recently. “Funny thing is, when we went down to Springfield a few years ago [to advocate for a new law that allowed county assessors to recover ill-gotten gains from tax cheats], some people did not want us to go after these individuals,” Berrios recalled. “They’d say, ‘Oh, it’s only 60-some-odd dollars.’ And I’d say, ‘That may not seem like a lot to you, but for someone in a poor neighborhood, 60 bucks is a week’s worth of groceries.” He made his observations at a Cook County Suburban Publishers luncheon held in the Loop on April 30. About two dozen publishers and their representatives attended. Berrios, first elected assessor in 2010, said the Fraudulent Exemption Legislation of 2012 was written after he learned from a staff member that the assessor’s office had never done a comprehensive audit of the exemptions it grants (such as to those who live in the home they own, as well as senior citizens). “So I said, ‘Let’s take a look at it, just to see what’s going on out there,’” Berrios added. “Lo and behold, we found that people are taking exemptions that they’re not supposed to. “It took us two years to pass the law, but we stayed with it and fought for it,” he said. “In actuality, there’s about $200 million [in ill-gotten gains] that we can go out

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Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios talks about fraud at a recent luncheon meeting with the Cook County Suburban Publishers. and get. When you think about it, that’s a lot of money being wasted.” Prior to the legislation, those found cheating on exemptions could be fined $75, and ill-gotten gains were typically not recovered—a situation critics complained was nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Berrios said that in the last 18 months (when the new law’s amnesty period for property tax cheats ended), his office has aggressively gone after tax cheats and “already billed $20 million. We’ve collected a little over $10 million of that, and we’ve put liens on different properties, so we’ll get our money once they sell or they come back and pay us.” The assessor told a tale of one taxpayer who was upset with his staff after she had been summoned to the office. “This individual had been taking a senior citizen exemption for about 10 years,” he recalled. “Trouble is, she’s only about 56

years old. She’s wondering why she has to pay this money back. So, these are the kinds of things we’re catching.” Berrios said that funds recovered from cheats are given “back to the taxing bodies, which can use the funds to hire more police, more teachers, whatever it is they need in their community.” He added that his office “gets to charge [cheats] interest and penalties, so this program doesn’t cost taxpayers any money whatsoever.” Another anecdote involved a man “who owned 22 buildings. He was taking exemptions on all of them—senior exemptions, homeowner exemptions. He ended up paying us $174,000 that he beat the taxpayers out of over a fouryear period,” the assessor added. Berrios said that the $20 million his staff has identified and pursued thus far “is your tax dollars that people were actually going out and stealing. It’s your money, it’s our money. It’s money that should have been going to the taxing bodies to reduce the tax load.” The Cook County Assessor’s Office receives about 1,000 allegations of fraud every year, mostly from people anonymously reporting others they believe are taking exemptions to which they are not entitled. Those wishing to report exemption-related fraud are encouraged to visit whistleblowing.cookcountyassessor.com online. Berrios praised community newspapers across the county for helping get the word out about property tax exemptions and related issues. “We have our website and our outreach efforts, but you have a solid audience of people who are paying attention and looking for useful information.”

Community Briefs CHICAGO RIDGE Chicago Ridge Animal Welfare League to host free afternoon event at the shelter The Animal Welfare League will be hosting a “shindig at the shelter” from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at 10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge. Everyone is invited to attend this free, fun-filled afternoon with crafts and pet vendors, kids games, discounted microchipping, bake sale, DJ, food, raffles, shelter tours, pet adoption specials and so much more. Blessing of the Animals is tentatively scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Vendor opportunities are also available. For more information, view the shelter’s website animalwelfareleague.com, or contact the shelter directly at 636-8586, Ext. 268. Space is limited. The Animal Welfare League is a not-for-profit humane organization. The league operates two shelters in the Chicago area, which care for over 19,000 homeless and abandoned animals each year. The Animal Welfare League receives no local, state or federal funding and relies on private donations. The league’s services include adoptions, animal redemptions, animal assisted therapy, humane education, volunteer program, cruelty investigations, a low-cost spay and neuter clinic, clinic services for those on a limited income. The clinic is open to the general public.

WORTH Worth centennial documentary to be shown at Worth Public Library The Worth Public Library District, 6917 W. 111th St., will be showing the Village of Worth Centennial documentary Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. The centennial video was produced by the Worth Centennial Committee. Everyone is welcome. CHICAGO RIDGE AND WORTH Chicago Ridge-Worth Chamber of Commerce to host health and wellness fair The Worth Park District will host the Chicago Ridge-Worth Chamber of Commerce health and wellness fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at The Terrace Centre, 11500 S. Beloit Ave., Worth. There will be free health screenings, a free continental breakfast, free jazzercize lessons, a blood drive, and more. For more information call 708-295-2714. Local participants and what they are offering include: Walgreens: free blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, and fasting is required for cholesterol screening; Worth Park District: free Jazzercise lessons at 9:30 a.m.; Worth Police Department: infant car seat safety checks from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Plows, Council on Aging: assistance for seniors, and Meals on Wheels information; and Sertoma Cen-

ter: hearing screenings. Other participants and their offerings include: United Insurance Services: Medicare supplement seminars beginning at 8:30 a.m.; Crisis Center for South Suburbia: domestic violence/ shelter assistance; The Private Bank: health savings account assistance; The Insurance Advantage: guaranteed Issue life Insurance and Insurance information; Dr. Stelmack, Pinpoint Health Care: a weight loss seminar at 10:30 a.m., and Massages Relieve Stress: free five minute stress relieving massages. OAK LAWN Thompson and Kuenster Funeral Home will be site of Social Security seminar Bob Kuenster of family owned Thompson & Kuenster Funeral home, 5570 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn, is hosting a Social Security seminar at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23. Andrew Salada, Public Affairs specialist for the Social Security Administration will share information and updates regarding Social Security benefits. There will be time for questions and answers. Salada will also help participants make plans for “someday” by showing them how to create their own Social Security Account online. For more information, or to register for the complimentary seminar, call 425-0500.

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This tune is getting old — would Chicago just stop whining already? I’m so tired of listening to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel whine about how he can’t pay Chicago’s bills. That’s his problem, not mine. No one forced him to be mayor of one of the worst managed cities in America. He wanted that job. So man up, mayor! Make Chicago taxpayers pay for the city’s mistakes, not the suburbs. Emanuel is doing what every Chicago mayor has done over the years when faced with a major a financial crisis of their own making. They whine and expect the state to bail them out. I say forget about it. I live in a suburb that pays all its bills. In fact most suburban governments pay their bills, and when they can’t the citizens cough it up in taxes. Our pension funds are nearly fully funded. And that’s the difference between Chicago and the suburbs. When the suburbs have a problem, we come together and solve them. When Chicago has a problem, they whine and demand handouts

from everyone else. The Chicago public schools are a disaster with a $1.1 billion deficit. They spend $5.8 billion a year to do what? The overall education of the students is poor. No one wants to go to a city school, in a large part because of the bad education there but mostly because the city is infested with crime. The city’s pension funds are barely 33-percent funded. They need $900 million to cover their problems for bloated pensions for police, fire and municipal employees, most of whom are overpaid. And a lot of them secretly live in the suburbs, too. The Chicago crisis is dragging the rest of the state down because Chicagoans don’t want to bite the bullet. And their leadership isn’t helping either. The Chicago pension system is a disaster and two Chicago legislators, Ira Silverstein and Sara Feigenholtz, want to use the state’s $80 billion pension fund investments to shore up their political ties to Israel. What are they doing for

The Grapevine By Ray Hanania Chicago? When push comes to shove, they know they can ask the state to bail Chicago out, again. They are dipping their hands into the back pockets of hardworking suburban and downstate families to cover their financial mess. Every year, the Chicago politicians do the same song and dance. They should have their own parade down State Street called “The Chicago Deficit Parade” with “We Can’t Pay Our Bills” floats and bands banging out old tunes about handouts, alms and charity. The Chicago news media is no help. They make it worse because they have a greater stake in Chicago than they do in the suburbs. What’s the solution? It’s simple. Make Chicago taxpayers

pay their own bills. If each of the nearly 3 million Chicago residents coughed up $1,000 a person, their financial crisis would go away. But you know they’d be upset and maybe angry enough to toss out their leadership. Who knows? Maybe Chicagoans will one day wake up and demand better governance. When my family can’t pay its bills, I cut back on spending, vacations, nights out and I work more. That’s common sense. But apparently, it’s not much sense to Chicagoans who are too used to having other people bail them out of their own self-made money problems. Don’t blame the suburbs or punish us. Blame yourselves and punish your mayor and politicians who waste their time on issues that have nothing to do with Chicago. Ray Hanania is an awardwinning former Chicago City Hall reporter and media consultant. Reach him at rghanania@gmail.com.

By Robert Romano Andrew Jackson would be the first to say to take him off the $20 bill. Right on it, the bill says, “Federal Reserve Note,” an institution he would have despised. As President, when the renewal of the Second Bank of the United States’ charter passed Congress, Jackson vetoed it. Jackson spent his political career making certain there would not be a central bank in this country. He even paid off the national debt. The Jacksonians went on to become the modern Democrat Party. Those in favor of the national bank became the Whigs. Why was Jackson so adamantly opposed to a central bank? Besides being unconstitutional in his eyes, Jackson was deeply suspicious of foreign ownership of the bank. That it would influence and subvert U.S. policy. In 1822, foreigners held $3.1 million or 9.1 percent of the bank’s $35 million capital, according to a report of its board of directors. In 1830, according to a House report on the bank’s history prepared by Rep. George McDuffie that figure had risen to $7 million, or 20 percent of the stock. By 1832, it increased to $8.4 million, or 24 percent of the stock, “mostly of Great Britain,” Jackson noted in his veto of the bank’s recharter. Even though foreigners were prohibited from serving on the bank’s board of directors, Jackson nonetheless keyed in on it as a threat to American sovereignty and independence. “Should the stock of the bank principally pass into the hands of the subjects of a foreign country, and we should unfortunately become involved in a war with that country, what would be our condition?” Jackson asked, referring to the financial ruin that followed the War of 1812. With the nation nearly bankrupted, that conflict had revealed very well what might happen when a nation finds itself at war with its creditors. As far as foreign influence is concerned, consider, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were opponents of the national debt earlier in their careers. Yet, their administrations accumulated vast sums of debt to foreign countries. These experiences had changed their views and thus public policy on the national debt and central banking. President James Madison had never supported the First Bank of the United States’ charter in 1791 as a member of the House of Representatives, along with Thomas Jefferson, who both had opposed the bank on constitutional grounds. In 1811, Madison had his vice president, George Clinton, cast the deciding vote against that bank’s renewal. Within a year, the U.S. was again at war with Great Britain, a conflict that put the nation deeply into debt. Madison, who had famously opposed the creation of the national debt, when in power saw it rise from $45 million in 1812 to $127 million by 1816 to pay for his war. Per the McDuffie House report, within three years “the circulating medium became so disordered, the public finances so deranged, and the public credit so impaired, that the enlightened patriot, [Alexander] Dallas, who then presided over the Treasury Department, with the sanction of Mr. Madison, and, as it is believed, every member of the cabinet, recommended to Congress the establishment of a National Bank.” So, when Madison could not lock up loans for his war — even after its conclusion — he yielded and created another central bank in 1816. Jackson was right, foreign “investment” in our debt and our central bank is actually influence, and can turn into subversion. Madison had been transformed, and so had the implied Constitution of the federal government. The Second Bank was ordered. 16 years later, Jackson would undo it. And it would not be for another 81 years that the Federal Reserve would be created. That was Jackson’s lasting legacy. So, whatever. Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Who cares? If anything, the $20 bill dishonors Jackson’s true heritage as a staunch opponent of central banking and fiat currency. So, let’s give Old Hickory his due, and get him off the $20 bill. Robert Romano is the senior editor of Americans for Limited Government.

Inside the First Amendment

Reexamining the news with a free press purpose By Gene Policinski The public furor and the televised flames that reached from Ferguson to Baltimore over the last 10 months have faded — for now — from the headlines. For some, though, consideration of what happened and how the news of those events was reported remains very much in mind — an aspect of First Amendment freedoms we don’t often consider. The first 45 words of the Bill of Rights protect religious liberty and freedom of speech, press, assembly and petition from government suppression, direction or prohibition. In doing so, it also provides us with the mechanisms to change the way our nation works. But it’s up to us to use those mechanisms, and revisiting and reviewing are methods to that end. Most recently, at a journalists roundtable in Washington, D.C., there was some frank discussion about how the news media report on protests and violence — how some do it well and others don’t. Advocates and critics of a free press both could find something of interest in that three-hour discussion. For some, it started with what to call the events in Baltimore. “Who decided it ... was it a ‘riot’?” asked one attendee. For some, it was overheated rhetoric to use words like “riots” and “thugs” on the air, or to run headlines of the kind that said “Baltimore is Burning,” noting that that looting and violent incidents were confined to a near-downtown neighborhood and a few other areas of the city.

But others said “riot” was appropriate, used by city officials, as well as in news media reports. And some said they called the events “unrest” or “pockets of rioting,” to put the city’s situation more accurately and into perspective. The time pressures on today’s news media emphasize tweeting, going “live” from the scene and to update at an instant — all robbing journalists and news consumers of the ability to present and receive perspective and context, a number of attendees said. But new digital opportunities also make it possible for a reporter broadcasting a brief on-air report to produce a longer report for the online version of the news outlet. WTOP reporter Mike Murillo, who reported on-the-street from Baltimore, said the combination of the station’s quickreporting on-air format and longer website posts offered flexibility. “I was able to go where the story took me,” he said. Too often, many said, journalists report only the immediate event, focused on “the symptoms, not the problem itself,” such as a decades-long absence of jobs for the unskilled. One reporter said he “saw people who just wanted a good quote, instead of talking to people. There was shoddy reporting, because folks didn’t take the time.” But WEAA’s Carla Wills noted that the Morgan State University public radio station was able to use its long-time community ties, knowing “who to call and where to get the story.” And then there was an account about a national TV reporter and his producer who wanted to keep young men on the

street after 10 p.m. ET to be on a “live shot,” even though it meant the men would be violating a newly imposed curfew — a tactic decried by discussion attendees as “manufactured” news, not journalism. The meeting was the latest in a continuing series of roundtable discussions led by national columnist Richard Prince, who writes “Richard Prince’s Journalisms” for the Maynard Institute, focused on the issue of diversity in American news media. (He posted a summary of the discussion, a source used here as well as my own notes). Why is just one such meeting worth noting? It’s just one of many such sessions that go on, small and large, daily among journalists on how to improve the craft — a positive process all too often drowned out by the negativity of those motivated to diminish the impact and engagement of a free press that reports on their actions and decisions. And, as a mentor of mine once offered, while each life is a grand novel, the reality is that most live that life “in paragraphs” — in day-to-day events and decisions. Perhaps the grand and ongoing effort to improve a free press also rests with meetings that aren’t so much sweeping works of journalism as they are “paragraphs” for improvement. Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org.

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Dear editor: Congratulations are extended to all the graduates at their different levels of education. The graduation certificate is the reward given for a student’s time, efforts and perseverance in his or her studies. Many will go out into the workplace. I have no words of wisdom but some that might be helpful. They are: honesty, service, enthusiasm, organization, professionalism and

cheerfulness. Coffee, donuts and the new.. chocolate work wonders at work. When you grow old Graduations bring forth a And out of shape memory from my 8th grade Remember (1949) graduation I still have Girdles are only $2.98 my autograph book. These two entries stick in my mind. Advice I actually used in my life’s journey. Remember well and bear in Good Luck! Be Well! Be mind Safe! Have fun! A faithful friend is hard to find Thank you, So when you find one good and true Marlene Jeziorski Change not the old one for Oak Lawn

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Oak Lawn ready to Spring Into Summer

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New lab opens

MetroSouth Medical Center celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new Cardiac Catherization Lab. The Cardiology program at MetroSouth Medical Center (formerly St. Francis Hospital) has been one of the top cardiac programs in the southland, providing more 40 years of quality cardiac care. The lab is under the direction of Dr. Robert Iaffaldano, medical director of Cardiac Catherization Lab.

Paying it forward

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Left to right, Swallow Cliff Chapter Regent Eles Miller, award winner Sandi DiGangi, Chapter Vice Regent and Community Service Award Chairman Gale Shafer pose after DiGangi won a community service award. hardship in the community. She has a “no one walks out hungry” policy. Each person requesting a dinner gets a complete homemade turkey dinner with all the fixings - including potatoes, vegetables, gravy, rolls, a dessert, and a beverage. Meals can be delivered to those who cannot come to the restaurant. If there are children in a needy family, they receive several toys to brighten the holidays. Each night at closing DiGangi sets aside some of the earnings from her fast-food restaurant and usually ends up contributing more than $4,000 of her own money. She also relies on donations of

cash, gift certificates, food, and toys and has seen her efforts grow from 750 dinners served in 2010, to 1050 in 2011, to 1,800 in 2012, to 2,300 in 2013, and to the most ever – 3,200-plus in 2014. This year saw DiGangi, partner Eddie Memishi, and her three children were joined by a group of 167 volunteers, who helped to make the day a success. Christmas for the DiGangis waits until a few days later when things are less hectic. DiGangi’s own life has been presented with challenges in recent years, from battling cancer and diabetes to dealing with the deaths of both parents. She may have less energy than in the past, but she is determined to carry on

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with her mission. Additionally, she maintains a call list of 15 seniors whom she contacts on a regular basis, and she also finds a way to donate any food leftover from the restaurant during the week to those in need. Recently, she spearheaded a drive to provide deadbolt locks for 57 senior citizens to help them feel more secure in their own homes. Bury, along with Oak Lawn Village Clerk Jane Quinlan and trustees Tim Desmond and Terry Vorderer, wrote letters of recommendation for the DAR award on DiGangi’s behalf. --Swallow Cliff Chapter of the NSDARevolution

Church Corner OAK LAWN Oak Lawn United Church of Christ to offer Bible study class United Church of Christ, 9411 S. 51st Ave., Oak Lawn, is offering, “Listen Up!” a Bible study class. Pastor Peggy McClanahan will lead five sessions covering the stories in the first eleven chapters of Genesis at 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning June 1. All are welcome, regardless of faith background. Participants should enter through the courtyard door on 51st Avenue. For more information call the church at 422-4200, or email office@pilgrimfaith.org. Throughout human history great spiritual truth has often been conveyed through telling stories. Participants will learn how God’s truth is greater than the modern sense of “fact” and how to listen and look for God’s hope and encouragement in these stories early stories of Genesis.

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School (99th Street and 54th Avenue) by 9:30 a.m. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and ends up at the Oak Lawn Village Green (95th Street and Cook Avenue). All pets must be on a leash or contained in some manner; dog owners must have proof of vaccination. Oak Lawn Auto Show: See new cars from Oak Lawn auto dealers all day at 95th Street and Cook Avenue. Vendor Fair: Check out a variety of area businesses at the Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 95th Street and Cook Avenue. There will also be pet rescues and pet related vendors. Free kids activities: These include a bounce house, magician, petting zoo and ponies - will be featured throughout the day at 95th Street and Cook Avenue, as well as music (a live band on the Village Green at 6 p.m.), food and a photo booth. For more information about Spring Into Summer, visit http:// oaklawnchamber.com/sis.

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Oak Lawn woman wins DAR Award

Swallow Cliff Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented the DAR Community Service Award to Sandi DiGangi, owner of Big Papa’s Gyros in Oak Lawn on Saturday at a luncheon. Also present were her children Tony, Mikey, and Nicolette and Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury. The organization created award to recognize individuals for unpaid voluntary achievements in cultural, educational, humanitarian, patriotic, historical, citizenship or environmental conservation endeavors. Growing up in Bridgeport, DiGangi was raised in a family tradition of helping others and volunteered at homeless shelters and food pantries. She has continued that tradition of volunteering with her own three children. In 1995, Sandi’s 5-year-old son Gary died in a house fire. When she went to pay for his funeral, she was told that an anonymous donor had already paid for it. “Paying it forward” became a way of life for DiGangi. For the past five years at Christmas time, as a way to honor Gary’s memory, she has made it her mission to provide a meal for seniors, veterans, the homeless, the unemployed, and those facing financial

The Spring Into Summer event is coming. The event, which features the Oak Lawn Pet Parade, New Car Show and Vendor Fair, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1- p.m. June 13. This all-community event is sponsored by Hawk Ford, Mancari’s Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Inc., the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce; the Village of Oak Lawn and Advocate Children’s Hospital. The day’s activities include: Oak Lawn Bike Tour: The Oak Lawn Green Team is hosting a nine-mile bicycle tour of Oak Lawn. Check-in is at 8 a.m. at the Oak Lawn Patriot Train Station. The tour will catch up with the Pet Parade and end up at the Oak Lawn Village Green (95th Street and Cook Avenue). To register, call 708-220-2769. Oak Lawn Pet Parade: Pet Parade participants interested in the contests for best dressed pet and pet/owner lookalike should arrive at the Oak Lawn Hometown Middle

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PALOS HILLS Sacred Heart Church Music Department to offer its first concert of the summer The Sacred Heart Music Department will present the first concert of its summer music series, “Hooray for Hollywood!” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 in the parish’s ministry center, t 8245 W. 111th St., Palos Hills. There will be a free will offering benefiting the Sacred Heart Music Department. For more information, call James Grzadzinski, music director at 974-3336, Ext. 245. The concert and will feature members of the Sacred Heart Players performing selections from American Film Institute’s100 Years, 100 Songs, as well as other popular selections from rock, pop, and Broadway shows exploring Hollywood and film. Some artists being represented include Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Aerosmith, Coldplay, and the Beatles, while some of the Broadway productions being showcased include Chicago, The Sound of Music, Les Miserables, and Jesus Christ Superstar.

When was the last time you saw a stamp worth half a cent? If you’re among south suburban residents who recently received a letter from Together We Cope, it could have been last week. Joanne Shear, a volunteer at the Tinley Park-based prevention agency, recently donated a collection of hundreds of stamps that she affixed to a fundraising letter, mixing and matching denominations until each one added up to 49 cents. The stamps, some of which date back 35 years, created a wildly colorful six-inch-long stripe across the top of about 1,200 envelopes. The stamps had been collected years ago by her husband and son, then stored in a drawer and, ultimately, forgotten. Her husband Ron passed away in March, and in May she was sorting through his belongings when she ran across the collection. “I was surprised. I had forgotten all about it,” she said. Father and son had worked on it from about 1980 to 1987. “I remember Ron buying stamps in fours; he wanted the corner.” After Shear discovered the cache of stamps in her Crestwood home, she checked at the local post office to determine their worth and discovered they had only face value. When TWC asked her to help mail out a fundraising letter for the annual Back to School Program that provides a backpack full of supplies for 1,500 children, the idea struck her: she would donate the stamps, a value of $444.43. She told her son (also named Ron) that she planned to mail letters using the stamp collection and he offered no objection, so she got to work. “It took me eight hours just to sort out the stamps by denomination, and a full week to put them on the letters,” Shear said. Her 10-year-old granddaughter, Kristin Shear, lent a hand. “I’d start with a large stamp, maybe one worth 30 cents, and I’d work from there – a stamp worth eight cents, some worth one cent. Sometimes I’d choose only pink ones, or make them all purple. It was really a lot of fun. I wish Ron had been there with me. He would have appreciated it.” The largest-value stamp was worth $50 cents, “so the government got an extra penny from me,” she laughed. The full collection wasn’t quite enough to mail all the letters, so Shear supplement them with stamps she had tucked away around the house. When Shear took batches of the letters to the post offices in Oak Forest and Palos Heights, she said, employees were stunned at the sight. Shear said she enjoyed making the donation to Together We Cope, where she and her husband began volunteering nearly eight years ago. “It’s a wonderful place,” she said. “And I do everything online now. I could never have used them all myself.” For more information on supporting the Back to School program, visit togetherwecope.org or contact Tina Kessens at tkessens@togetherwecope. org or 708.633.5040. --Together We Cope

Bernadine Hart Bernadine Hart, 82, of Peoria passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home. Bernadine was born on May 10, 1933, in Chicago. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy; sons, Edmond and James; granddaughter, Colleen; and daughters-inlaw, Kathy and Kandy. Bernadine was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved traveling, senior and fun club activities, and visiting family. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Palos Hills Senior and Fun Club. A private family service was held and she was interred in Peoria, Ill. Wright & Salmon Mortuary handled the arrangements. Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.

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SCHOOLS

Getting nose-y

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Hundreds of Glen Oak Elementary students,left, wore their red noses and cheered when their principal, Gaylyn Grimm, above, was hit in the face with a pie. The Hickory Hills school took part in the Red Nose Day event hosted by Walgreens and, along with Palos Hills school Oak Ridge Elementary, raised more than $3,000 for various charities.

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH MARQUEZ AKA JOSEPH L. MARQUEZ, LUPE MARQUEZ, ERIKA MONDRAGON Defendants 14 CH 2159 10725 LYMAN AVENUE Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 12 IN BLOCK 3 IN WARREN J. PETER’S ADDITION TO RIDGELAND GARDENS IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NO. LR 1450983, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10725 LYMAN AVENUE, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Property Index No. 24-17-302-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $316,146.63. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, 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 OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14010273. 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 OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14010273 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 2159 TJSC#: 35-6058 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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OL students ready to help in Bolivia Eleven members of the Oak Lawn Community High School Cross Countries organization are preparing for the trip of a lifetime this summer. They will be heading to one of the most povertystricken countries in the southern hemisphere, Bolivia, next month to aid in the construction of a rural hospital there. Over the past three years, these students have had one goal in mind: to raise $55,000 in order to cover trip expenses as well as make a sizable donation to the future development of the facility. The Cross Countries story begins in 2004 when a member of the high school boys’ cross country team asked his coach if he could make a difference in the world. A team of young men soon gathered and would go on to raise $46,000 by 2006 to fund a service trip to Kenya, Africa. New students rose to the challenge and service teams were created in both 2009 and 2012. These groups traveled to Bolivia to aid in hospital construction by installing lighting, building a front entrance way, and cleaning out a water reservoir just to name a few projects. The current team has been working very hard to further the cause established by their predecessors. The Cross Countries organization has raised more than $200,000 over the past decade to provide students with the opportunity to make a difference overseas. Student members of Cross Countries include: Nick Minnella, Kamila Zaremba, Enrique Miranda, Sergio Serna, Jake Kupres, Omar Abdelrahman, Luis Garcia, Mitchell Gonsch, Tomasz Parzadka, Miles O’Brien, and Maumean Elamin. To get more information about Cross Countries, or to make a donation, contact Chris Repa at 708-203-2254 or at crepa@olchs.org<mailto:crepa@olchs.org>. Donations should be in the form of a check made payable to “Cross Countries” and sent to Chris Repa at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453. --Oak Lawn Community High School

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Oak Lawn Community High School’s Cross Countries Group is planning a trip to Bolivia.

Anthony to tell his story at Northwestern College graduation Northwestern College President Lawrence Schumacher announced that the 2015 Commencement Speaker for Northwestern College’s June 19 ceremony will be Illinois State Representative John Anthony of the 75th Legislative District. A Police Officer/Sheriff’s Deputy by trade, Anthony served and protected the public for seven years before stepping up to seek an appointment to fill a vacancy when his state representative resigned. Since August, 2013 when he was first appointed, he has demonstrated his passion for serving the public in yet another way – by making laws rather than enforcing them as he did as a police officer. Anthony’s personal story - growing up in the streets of Chicago without parents, and at times without a home – could provide an inspirational message to the college’s 2015 graduates about positive thinking, role models,

determination, and faith. The ceremony will take place on Friday, June 19 at The Arie Crown Theater in Chicago at McCormick Place, located at 2301 South Lake Shore Drive. It will begin at 5 p.m. and include approximately 300 graduates. In the past, commencement ceremonies have yielded nearly 4,000 attendees. Anthony, 39, currently resides in Plainfield and represents the far southwest suburbs. Although he now represents several rural communities, Anthony was born in Chicago. His mom was a drug addict and is now an ordained minister. He said he never knew his father. He grew up in and around Cabrini Green, a public housing project that was plagued with gang violence and neglect, a housing project that became a symbol across America of the problems with public housing. He graduated with a Bachelor’s

Degree from Christian Bible College & Seminary in Missouri, although he first started his degree at a Bible Institute in Chicago. He is married to his wife Deborah, and they have four children, ages 12, 11, 8 and 2. “We are excited that State Representative Anthony has agreed to provide the Commencement Address for our Class of 2015,” Schumacher said. “His story is an amazing one. Growing up in Chicago where he was dealt a hand of cards that could have resulted in him becoming a ‘statistic,’ he instead rose up and overcame enormous challenges. He graduated from both high school and college, and commenced a law enforcement career which eventually matured into a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives. Representative Anthony is sure to inspire all of our graduates.” --Northwestern College

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Spartans get involved in a new 3D technology Eight students from Oak Lawn Community High School’s AP Physics class and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Club took part in a year-long authentic scientific research experience at Argonne National Laboratory. The program is called the “Exemplary Student Research Program” (ESRP) and is sponsored by the laboratory as well as the United States Department of Energy. Participants used x-ray tomography to study 35 million year-old fossilized spiders encased in amber. The goal of the experiment was to analyze the efficiency of amber as a preservation medium for the anatomy of spiders. Although not exactly like Jurassic Park, students walked away with a heightened understanding of this cutting-edge 3D imaging technique along with a newfound appreciation for what true scientific research is all about. Working with a resident paleontologist throughout the year, members of Oak Lawn’s ESRP team collected and analyzed data, developed conclusions and a trajectory for further study, and presented their findings at the Advanced Photon Source User Conference May 11. The STEM Club is sponsored by AP Physics Teacher Chris Repa. --Oak Lawn Community High School

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Oak Lawn Community High School’s AP Physics class and STEM Club took part in a year-long authentic scientific research experience at Argonne National Laboratory. Pictured it David Nejdl, Ahmad Abdulla, Noah Goebel, former student Matt Figus, Carmen Soriano Hoyuelos, Sean Nugent, Juliet Torres, Emmet Nugent, Kali Graziano, and Dana Greene.

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Campus Leaders ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Several local residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Illinois Wesleyan University. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on a 4.0 scale. Included on the dean’s list were Sarah Menke and Thomas Simmons of Evergreen Park, and Kiersten Bergquest, Katherine Ford, Harley Miller and Patrick Nudo of Oak Lawn. CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY More than 1,700 degrees were conferred during Creighton University’s commencement ceremonies at the CenturyLink, Omaha. Area residents Saleem Jafilan of Oak Lawn and Daniel Slubowski of Palos Hills earned their Doctor of Medicine degrees from Creighton University. DAVENPORT UNIVERISTY Michael Houston of Oak Lawn was named to the dean’s list for the winter semester at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. To achieve a mention on the dean’s list, a student must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average while enrolled in at least nine credits of regular coursework. CONNECTICUT COLLEGE More than 450 students from the Class of 2015, representing nearly three dozen countries, including Mitchell Raymond Garrett of Evergreen Park, crossed the stage on Tempel Green to receive their diplomas from Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron. Garrett, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in behavioral Nneuroscience. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE Brittney Swicionis of Palos Hills was named to the spring dean’s list at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the spring session.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MATTHEW STAHURSKI, SHERI STAHURSKI Defendants

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-R1 Plaintiff, -v.MARY HROUDA-QUINLAN Defendants

12 CH 29789 5322 W. 89TH ST. 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 October 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 31 AND 32 IN BLOCK FOUR (4) IN CAMPBELL’S SECOND ADDITION TO OAK LAWN, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 3 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5322 W. 89TH ST., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Property Index No. 24-04-108-063-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $325,289.60. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 651-6700 Please refer to file number 14-033487. 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. MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 651-6700 Attorney File No. 14-033487 Case Number: 12 CH 29789 TJSC#: 35-7725 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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13 CH 8542 9300 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE Evergreen Park, IL 60805 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 16, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 27 IN CEDARCREST, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9300 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Property Index No. 24-01-321-022-0000.

McAuley celebrates 58th commencement Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School held its 58th commencement ceremony on May 17 at the Shannon Center on the campus of Saint Xavier University. Families and friends of the 278 graduates gathered together to celebrate the occasion. The Mother McAuley Class of 2015 has many accomplishments to recognize, including a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois, nine athletic signings in two different sports and 34 Illinois State Scholars. The amount of merit-based scholarships awarded to the Class of 2015 from the colleges and universities totaled $30 million. The Class of 2015 was the third graduating class from McAuley to process across the stage at the neighboring Saint Xavier University. Floor-length white gowns were worn by the graduates, following a tradition that has existed since the school first opened its doors in 1846. Near the end of the ceremony, senior Chorus members sang “Seasons of Love” from the musical Rent as a tribute to their fellow classmates. The remainder of the ceremony included the announcement of graduates, speeches by valedictorian, Erin Coghlan ‘15 (Morgan Park) and student speaker, Elizabeth Evans ’15 (Morgan Park), and the introduction of the alumna speaker by salutatorian, Margaret O’Grady ‘15 (Evergreen Park). This marks the second year that Mother McAuley has invited an alumna to address the graduates during commencement. This year’s speaker was Dr. Susan McNicholas Rowan, D.D.D., ‘76. Rowan received a degree in Dental Hygiene from Prairie State College and began her undergraduate degree at Saint Xavier University, before transferring to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, from which she obtained her bachelor of science degree in 1982, and her doctorate of dental science in 1984. Throughout her teaching career, she has worked as a dental hygienist in Oak Lawn, and held a private practice for 27 years. She also is an active member of the community, serving on the fundraising committee at Little Company of Mary Hospital since

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Student speaker Elizabeth Evans ’15 (left), alumna speaker Dr. Susan McNicholas Rowan ’76, salutatorian Margaret O’Grady ’15 and valedictorian Erin Coghlan ’15 stand before the podium at Mother McAuley’s 58th graduation ceremony on May 17. 2001, volunteering at the Health Fair for Catholic Charities, and holding the position of coordinator of annual student awards for the UIC College of Dentistry, to name a few. O’Grady, a graduate of Most Holy Redeemer, is the salutatorian with a 4.48 G.P.A. At Mother McAuley, she served on the Student Council as homeroom rep, junior co-chair, and president during her final year; was a member of the Catherine McAuley Honors Scholars program, serving as senior co-director; was a member of Student Ambassadors, taking on the role of senior leader this past year; was a member of the National Honor Society and National English Honor Society; partici-

pated on the Math Macs team; and played lacrosse throughout her four years at the school. She will attend St. Louis University next, where she has been admitted into their medical scholars program. Valedictorian, a graduate of Saint Cajetan, completed her senior year with a cumulative G.P.A. of 4.55 and leaves the school with many honored accomplishments. Evans was voted by her classmates as student speaker for the graduation ceremony. She was a member of the National Honor Society, in which she held a leadership position among other accomplishments. --Mother McAuley

Queen of Peace summer clinic for girls coming back for third year in a row Queen of Peace will be offering its successful summer clinic program. Girls in the fourth through eighth grade are welcome to reserve a spot to enjoy a week of fun consisting of different themed days filled with sports, music, arts, games and dance activities. The clinic will run from July

13 through July 17 from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Registration is limited and the registration deadline is Tuesday, June 30. Registration forms are available by visiting queenofpeacehs.org, or by calling Michelle Ruiz at 496-4792. Participants will receive a free T-shirt.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $149,794.13. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, 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 OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F11040492. 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 OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F11040492 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 13 CH 8542 TJSC#: 35-6553 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.

The Kid’s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D. www.kidsdr.com Warm ups, more practice help curb sports injuries The spring sports season heralds the arrival of baseball, softball, track and field. This also means kids need to be prepared to play. Professional ball players spend 4-6 weeks in spring training, preparing for the season, but for many kids practice sessions and games start without any real training. Some players were less active during the winter, while others played indoor sports, but all may not quite be ready for “full steam ahead” play. I’m already seeing both boys and girls coming in complaining of muscle strains and sprains. Kids need to get into shape with throwing, hitting, pitching, fielding and running practice increasing over time, but no one seems to understand “gradual” these days! Kids want to play and they may want to impress their coaches, as well. They’re being watched to determine who plays which position, batting line up, etc., which may make some athletes try to throw too much or too hard as they first start back. Parents (and coaches) need to encourage daily pre-activity warm ups and stretching exercises followed by light throwing to prepare the body to increase the activity and intensity over several weeks, rather than days. Kids need to learn proper throwing mechanics, which will not only improve efficiency but also control stress on the body. The shoulder joint is held together almost entirely by muscles. Developing strength and endurance in the key muscle groups that keep the shoulder stable will help to prevent fatigue. The same goes for pitching. Strict adherence to pitch counts, and well as following the recommended rest period between pitching sessions also helps prevent overuse injuries. I’ve already seen a high school baseball player this spring with elbow pain, who admitted to me that he was pitching curve

balls and fast balls far over the number he’s supposed to. He doesn’t realize the stress he’s placing on his body, and it’s still very early in the season. He was not thrilled that I told him he needed a week off to rest before he started back, and then much less aggressively. He has a few more years of high school ball before he even thinks about college baseball and needs to stay healthy. Remember to use ice as an anti-inflammatory, as well as ibuprofen. If your young player’s shoulder or elbow is already hurting, try a slower spring re-entry into throwing and pitching. There’s an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Baseball and Softball with some practical information for parents and coaches and officials at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/ doi/10.1542/peds.2011-3593 (Dr. Sue Hubbard is an award-winning pediatrician, medical editor and media host. “The Kid’s Doctor” TV feature can be seen on more than 90 stations across the U.S. Submit questions at http://www.kidsdr. com. The Kid’s Doctor e-book, “Tattoos to Texting: Parenting Today’s Teen,” is now available from Amazon and other e-book vendors.)

The LATCH system makes it easier to be sure your child’s car seat is installed correctly every time. Just clip it to the lower anchors, attach the top tether, and pull the straps tight. To ﬁnd out more, visit safercar.gov.

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Chicago Ridge Farmers Market opens Monday The Chicago Ridge Farmers Market is back for the second year. It will be held in the same location, 108th and Ridgeland, but this year will be held every Monday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Monday through October 5. 6Generation Farms will feature locally sourced, organic fruit and vegetables and various jams, jellies and preserves. There will be locally harvested honey and honey products from Illinois beekeeper John Bailey, Finn’s Ranch will provide hormone and antibiotic-free beef, chicken and pork. They also farm free range chicken eggs as well as free range duck eggs. The Diamond Dough Girls will bring locally produced sweets. Smilin’ Clyde’s Weenie Wagon will be back with hot dogs, popcorn and sno-cones. --Chicago Ridge Runners check their times as they lurch forward at the opening gun. The race was won by Palos Park resident Jan Myrda, 43.

Drizzle doesn’t fizzle Lake Katherine run Rec. Dept. and library By Tim Hadac Staff Reporter

A morning drizzle brought out a few umbrellas, as well as about 100 runners set to compete in the third annual Break for the Lake, a 5K run and walk hosted by Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights on May 18. The race was won by Palos Park resident Jan Myrda, 43, with a time of 18 minutes, 07.2 seconds, more than 90 seconds ahead of

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his nearest rival. Top local finishers included Evergreen Park residents Thomas Novotney 43, in sixth, and top female finisher Marjorie Novotney, 32, who came in 10th overall; Worth resident Algimantas Remeika in 13th, and Hickory Hills resident Megan Zimmerman in 20th. The oldest runner, 72-year-old Phyllis Hansen of Evergreen Park, finished ahead of 35 others in the race. Here are a few photos of the event:

Rita Schultz to sell jewelry at Community Tent

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Four-year-old Jordan Wright and his father, Brian, both of Palos Park, make their break from the starting line. Just over 56 minutes A familiar sight at footraces, bananas sit ready to help runners later, Jordan finished 1.1 seconds ahead of his dad at the family- replenish lost energy. Distributing them are Lake Katherine volunteers friendly event. Melissa Drozd, of Oak Forest, and Robert Brann, of Worth.

REVIA Magazine highlights cultural gems REVIA magazine hosted its Spring Event and Fashion Show on April 30 on the Godfrey Hotel Chicago’s IO Urban Roofscape. News networks, socialites, fashionistas and philanthropists attended the benefit for the You Can Be My Angel Foundation -- to enjoy the chic environment and view the showcase of breathtaking fashions. The first looks featured in the runway show were the colorful garments of Cuban designer Leandro Mulet. His pieces were bold and outgoing with eye-popping mixtures of prints. The jewelry in the show was a mixture of vintage animal inspirations and Mulet’s own ennobling creations with metals, wood and leather. I modeled a pair of bright blue trousers paired with a slit-backed top in coral with black and white graphically printed sleeves. Mulet’s fun and lively looks clearly demonstrate his Cuban heritage and echo his wild personality.

The second designer highlight on the runway By was K&K by Caroline Foreman Folk. Specifically acknowledged by REVIA magazine, a Chicago-based PolishAmerican cultural publication, the K&K by Folk design brand is the brainchild of Kasiek Kaczmarczyk, with a focus on a modern twist on traditional Polish designs. Kaczmarczyk and her design partner Ewa Kopec explain that the designs involve “a return to traditional colors bearing modern amendments, flowery patterns and strong colors.” She is inspired by her friends’ talents and personalities. “We have clothes created from scratch, personally sewn and printed with folk aesthetics and embroidery, making them unique,” she said. I was in love with her aesthetic the minute she unloaded the items onto the rack. K&K’s

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dresses have rich colors, simply conceived and beautifully executed floral prints, and timeless, feminine silhouettes with modern perspectives. I was honored to model a black, strapless jumpsuit with a folding sash across the waist embellished with magenta and purple floral motifs, and my jewelry included a thick bib necklace with painted flowers. Another favorite garment from the collection was a luxe red long sleeved shift dress with large florals printed around the hem. The Polish cultural perspective was evident while I also felt a sense Dolce and Gabbana’s brand of sleek and timeless regality. Perhaps it is time we readdress our own timelessly beautiful roots. Pick up a vintage dress or wear a traditional garment in a box you may have stocked away. With a fresh, modernly trained eye, it is invigorating to don cherished cultural garments and bring them back to life

Rita Schultz, Palos Recreation Department Preschool Teacher, will be a guest of the Community Tent on Wednesday, June 3. Rita will be promoting the Recreation Department Summer Programs, including the Kiddie Kamp, Day Camp, Sports Camp, and Teen Camp, along with Before and After Camp Care programs. Information about next year’s Little Learners Preschool will also be available. A Palos Heights Pool Pass, good for 6 visits to the Palos Pool, will be raffled at the end of the market. The raffle is open to all Market patrons. Rita also will be selling her Day Dreamer jewelry. Information about the Recreation Department programs can be found at www.palosheightsrec. org or by calling 361-1807. Information about Day Dreamer Jewelry can be found at www. RitaSchultz.com. The Palos Heights Library will return to the Market from 10 a.m. - noon for another fun story hour. The theme of this week’s Story Hour is “Barn Yard Boogie.” Get ready for stories, songs, crafts and fun about great animals and other farm themes. In addition, library staff will be on hand with information about summer events at the Library, including the summer reading program “Read to the Rhythm”. “Novel Cooking,” the Library Cook Book will be sold at a discounted price while supplies last. Library Tote bags will be given to the first 25 patrons who stop at the tent. More information about the Palos Library can be found at www.palosheightslibrary.org or by calling 448-1473. Fruits and vegetables are in the market! Stock up on farm fresh spring produce, including asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, mushrooms, greens, radishes and more. Other food products available include breads, croissants, bakery, pies and noodles, cheeses, eggs, butter, olive oils and vinegars, jams and local honey, beef, pork and chicken, salsas, pasta sauces and Italian peppers, toffee, three different varieties of ready to eat tamales, pizza and pizza products, ready to bake pizza, pesto, and organic and vegan frozen vegetable patties, soups, desserts and peppers. Make sure

to bring your knives and tools to be sharpened onsite, and pick up everything you need for summer parties and picnics at Pampered Chef. Richert-Phillips Farm has a limited number of CSA applications available for the 2015 season. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The patron “buys” a share of the farm, is guaranteed the first picks of the week, and your basket is ready and waiting for you at the market. This program is great for time-crunched patrons. Stop by and speak with Michael or Daniel for more information and to pick up an application. Stop by the City Tent and pick up or have endorsed your “Frequent Shopper Card.” Ten card endorsements will enter you into a year-end market raffle. Bring a can of fruit, vegetables, or protein and receive double credit on your card. All canned goods are donated to local food pantries. Forty five cans have been donated in the first three weeks of the market! The market is partnering with Dr. John Principe MD of WellbeingMD Center for Life for the 2015 “Recipes of the Week”. Pick up this week’s recipe along with previous early spring recipes while at the City Tent. In addition, all previous recipes can be found at www.WellbeingMD. com, or at www.palosheights.org Reservations continue to be taken for this year’s Community Tent. Interested not-for-profit organizations, area businesses and local artisans should email farmersmarket@palosheights. org or call 203-6631 for more information. Reservations are taken on a first-come, firstserved basis, and dates are available in September and October. Representatives from the Palos Heights Beautification Committee will be on hand at the City Tent with split the pot raffle tickets for this year’s “Car Classic Event.” Tickets are only $2 each. The drawing will be held on July 16, and a minimum grand prize is $10,000. Additional information about the Palos Heights Farmers Market can be found at www. palosheights.org, by calling 3611800, or email farmersmarket@ palosheights.org.

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K&K by Folk’s black jumpsuit features their traditional-meets-modern Polish aesthetic on the runway. Designers Kasiek Kaczmarczyk, Leandro Mulet and Ewa Kopec proudly walk the runway after their collections debut. Photo courtesy Matthew Sperzel

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Goodbye, child care costs… hello, college savings opportunities If you’re a working parent, you know firsthand about the difficulties of finding quality, affordable care for your children. But eventually, your kids head off to school, and those child care bills go away, or at least diminish greatly. When that happens, you could start putting away money for another one of your children’s milestones: college. Just how expensive is child care? Costs vary greatly among the 50 states, but the national average for a 4-year-old at a child care center is approximately $7,880 per year, according to Child Care Aware of America, a child care resource and referral agency sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. What could you do with this money once your child enters kindergarten? Of course, not all schools provide all-day kindergarten, so you still may have some child care costs. For the purposes of illustration, let’s presume you can finally say “goodbye” to child care costs when your child is in first grade, and let’s also assume your child is attending a public school. If you invested that $7,880 every year for 12 years, until your child reaches 18, you could accumulate more than $150,000 in a tax-advantaged college savings account, such as a 529 plan — assuming the money was placed in a hypothetical investment that earned 7 percent per year. (Keep in mind, though, that the word “hypothetical” means exactly that, because whenever

you put money in any variable investment, there are no guarantees.) Actually, earnings in a 529 plan accumulate and are distributed tax free, provided they are used for qualified higher education expenses. (529 plan distributions not used for qualified expenses may be subject to federal and state income tax and a 10% IRS penalty on the earnings.) Also, your 529 plan contributions may be deductible from your state taxes. However, 529 plans vary, so be sure to check with your tax advisor regarding deductibility. A 529 plan offers other benefits, too. For one thing, the lifetime contribution limits are generous; while these limits vary by state, some plans allow contributions well in excess of $200,000. And a 529 plan is flexible: If your child decides against college or vocational school, you can transfer the unused funds to another family member, tax and penalty free.

A 529 plan is a widely used choice for college savings, but it is not your only option. You could also consider a Coverdell Education Savings Account, which, like a 529 plan, can generate tax-free earnings if the money is used for higher education expenses. You can typically only put in a maximum of $2,000 per year to a Coverdell account, but it lets you use the funds on K-12 and college expenses. Whichever college-savings vehicle you choose, it will take discipline on your part to continue investing in it, year after year. And after freeing yourself from those child care bills, you can certainly think of other ways to use this “found” money. That’s why you might want to automatically move money from your checking or savings account to your 529 plan, Coverdell account or other investment earmarked for college. As your income rises over the years, you can increase the amount of these automatic transfers. In any case, once those child care bills stop, you can put that money to work on your children’s behalf. Make the most of this opportunity. Scott Johnson, CFP, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, 8146 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, 974-1965. Edward Jones does not provide legal advice. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.

More vets being added to Walmart’s roster Walmart is creating even more job opportunities for transitioning U.S. veterans in Illinois by guaranteeing a job offer to any eligible U.S. veteran honorably discharged from active duty since the original launch of the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment on Memorial Day 2013. The previous commitment was for veterans within 12 months off active duty. Since Memorial Day 2013, Walmart has hired more than 2,486 veterans across Illinois. In addition to the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment, Walmart is expanding its 2013 projection of hiring 100,000 veterans nationwide by 2018, increasing the projection to 250,000 veterans by the end of 2020. “Walmart has an outstanding track record of providing veterans with not just a job after coming home, but an opportunity to advance their careers,” said Gene Washington, an associate in Asset Protection at the Hermosa Walmart Supercenter who served eight years in the Military Police Corps of the U.S. Army. “The leadership

skills I developed in the Army position me to continue to exceed here at Walmart.” “Wal-Mart has been on the front lines of helping veterans transition from active duty to civilian life,” said James Flagg, president and co-founder of Warrior Summit Coalition, which hosts The Welcome Home Celebrations Warrior Summit, a celebration to honor the service of veterans. “Wal-Mart helps connect thousands of service members to viable employment opportunities through the Welcome Home Warrior Summit, and is instrumental to military to civilian transition by supporting the veteran community as a whole.” Walmart has welcomed veterans into every aspect of its 204 facilities in Illinois, from Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets to distribution centers and Sam’s Club locations. The flexibility and scheduling opportunities the retailer offers makes it possible for transitioning service members to make their own path, whether that is pursuing educational goals or finding a meaningful new career path. --Walmart

Area Property Tran$fer$ Following are the property transfers in the area, according to the latest report, as received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office. The Reporter Newspaper does not attempt to correct errors made by that office. Evergreen Park JPMorgan Chase Bk to Hill Darryl, 9605 S Mozart St, $200,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Lucht Wayne, 9423 S Springfield Ave, $82,500; Roche Joan Tr to Hulinger Michael P, 10065 S Utica Ave, $105,000; Marquette Bk Tr to Renewd Homes Inc, 9644 S Richmond Ave, $124,000. Hickory Hills Snooks Patrick R Jr to Klima Gregory, 8807 79th Ave, Unit #13, $98,000; Judicial Sales Corp to SS Work Inc, 7955 W 90th St, Unit #G22, $55,000; Miller Todd A to Leonard Mi-

chael T, 9235 S 85th Ct, $100,500. Oak Lawn First Midwest Bk Tr to Srsour Joseph, 5608 W 87th Pl, $140,000; Fischer Real Estate Sales & Consulting Inc, Blunk Claire, 6050 W 93rd St, $227,500; Sobieski Real Estate Corp to Borjas Guilermina, 9822 Southwest Hwy, $180,000; UTF OL LLC to Jacobson Chgo LLC, 4001 W 95th St, $2,840,000; Donoughmore to Albaldawi Ayad I, 4104 W 99th St, Unit #4104A, $89,000; US Bk to Holda Properties, 9725 Karlov Ave, Unit #9725504, $22,500; Griffin Lucy J to Capriola Michael, 9540 Mayfield Ave, Unit #201S, $41,500; Kolk Donna J to Barragan Jamie, 9533 Meade Ave, $50,000; Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr to Bachman Paul, 5721 Circle Dr, Unit #101, $47,500; Foran-Dinneen Marian T to Morado Kathleen, 10308 Crawford Ave, Unit #206A, $47,000;

Ortega Santiago to Bisharat Saif, 9820 Pulaski Rd, Unit #3142, $60,000; Standard B&T Co Tr to Kitzerow Barbara Dubiel, 10230 S Washington Ave, Unit #2D, $66,000; Sotelo Esequiel to Christensen Scott, 6948 W 95th Pl, $140,000; Gecker Franes to Daghash Adam, 4525 Southwest Hwy, $17,600. Palos Hills Fannie Mae to Nasinska Krystyna, 33 Cour Versaille, $92,000; Lemberis Theodore to Vinta Vytautas, 11135 S 84th Ave, Unit #111351B, $40,000; Fannie Mae to Sorensen Robert C, 29 Cour Mason, $80,000. Worth Wilmington Savings Fund Society to Parianos Apostolos, 7308 W 108th St, $155,000; Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to NMZ Prop LLC, 10745 S Nordica Ave, $73,500.

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It’s good karma to participate in the Cop on the Roof promotion. Last year Worth Deputy Chief Mark Micetich, left, hit the roof in Worth and months later, he became the Chief of Police in that village. The cops hit the roofs against Friday to benefit Illinois Special Olympics.

Cops looking for $430,000 For the 13th year in a row, hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout the state will stake out Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois at 5 a.m. on Friday. Police officers hope to top last year’s total of $430,000. Officers are scheduled to cover 194 Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to raise awareness and donations for the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Chicago Bulls Broadcaster Chuck Swirsky, Special Olympics athletes, Cooking Personality “Momma Cuisine” Johanna Cook, and representatives from Chicago’s sports teams are among the special guests who will also rise to the occasion to show their support. In honor of the Special Olympics athletes and police officers supporting the rooftop event, Dunkin’ Donuts will donate $15,000 to the Torch Run Fund. In addition, each guest who visits a Cop on a Rooftop location that day and makes a donation to the Torch Run will receive a free donut coupon.

Guests donating at least $10 will receive a Law Enforcement Torch Run travel mug (while supplies last) and a coupon for free medium coffee. Other items, such as Torch Run T-shirts and hats, will be sold for various donation amounts. Additional activities will vary by Dunkin’ Donuts location. Dunkin’ Donuts also has created a special glazed red and white donut ring depicting Special Olympics Illinois colors. The donut, called “The Champion,” will be available at Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Chicago and suburbs through Friday. For the first time, police officers will be tweeting from the rooftops using the hashtag #CoponaRooftop. “Nearly $2 million has been raised from this event and we’re hoping to set new records this year,” said Illinois Torch Run Director and Sherman Police Chief Eric Smith. “It’s a fun event that works.” For a list of all participating locations, go to www.facebook.com/DunkinChicago or www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsIllinois. --Dunkin’ Donuts

From K to R in Homer Glen Watseka-based Big R Stores opened its first Chicago-area store last week at 15830 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen in the former Kmart store. Big R stores cater to owners of small farms, which are still plentiful in the Homer Glen area. The stores carry a wide range of merchandise from clothing and footwear to sporting goods to farm supplies. Most stores also feature rental centers. The Homer Glen store features popular brands, such as Carhartt and Under Armour apparel, Cub Cadet and Stihl power equipment. It’s the 17th store for the chain; 10 in Illinois and seven in Indiana. The store created 45 new jobs. The village approved a sales tax sharing agreement with the retailer for the next 10 years as an inducement. Officials estimate that the new Big R Store will generate more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue for the community each year. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. “The new Big R store will help the village to capture important retail sales currently spent in other Will County communities,” Mayor George Yukich said in a release. “Big R breathes new life into the former Kmart property, at one of our busiest intersections, and will draw new retail customers to Homer Glen from up to 30 miles away.” “The Morris store is doing really well, and we saw an op-

Comings & Goings By Bob Bong portunity to continue investing in the Chicago community,” said Big R CEO Jerry Gibbs. “It’s a great feeling to bring our family-run stores to the south suburbs while creating new jobs. We want to make sure that we always take care of our customers. We want to make sure each customer’s dollar is well spent and that they leave Big R happy and satisfied.”

Tropical Sno now open in Willow Springs

Tropical Sno shaved ice at 8695 S. Archer Road in Willow Springs reopened last week for its seasonal run until around Labor Day. The popular summer spot is open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Chenchos adds third location

Chenchos Burritos, a Mexican restaurant with locations at 5240 W. 159th St. in Oak Forest and 14207 Bell Road in Homer Glen will open its third location last week at 16731 Oak Park Ave. in the former La Fajita Grill that closed last year in the Ace Hardware plaza. Hours are expected to be

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Dollar Busters closes

Dollar Busters, a dollar store that opened about a year ago at 17133 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park in the Jewel-Osco plaza has left the building. The signage is still up but the store has been cleared out.

Office Depot closes in Cal City

The Office Depot store at 1370 Torrence Ave. in Calumet City closed for good at the end of business last week.

The Music Shop moves into new digs

The Music Shop, which opened in Tinley Park in 1973 and offers music instruction, instruments and service, recently moved from its longtime home at 16705 S. Oak Park Ave. into new digs at 16752 S. Oak Park Ave. Hours and services remain the same. For information, visit the website at www.themusicshoponline. net. 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 also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews. com and www.southlandsavvy. blogspot.com.

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Please join the fight against cancer said Doherty. She Drive down any was reflecting on main street in Mt. being an active 16 Greenwood, Everyear-old volleyball green Park or Oak player. “My pediaLawn and you’ll see trician thought I trees and poles giftstrained a muscle wrapped with purple in my chest. I and green ribbon knew that wasn’t signifying support it. I was taken to for 12 year-old Mt. a chiropractor who Greenwood resident, discovered four Emily Beazley. dislocated ribs. He She fought valBy Claudia Parker pushed them back iantly for four years into place.” to overcome Stage Doherty, a Palos Heights naIII T-cell lymphoblastic nonHodgkin’s lymphoma but sadly tive, said the pain persisted. She received an X-ray that illumion May 18 Emily passed away. nated a tumor slightly smaller It broke my heart. than a baseball behind her sterI wept. Another child, ripped from the num - that’s the long bone in the center of the chest. world, by cancer. “My doctors were very posiFor those in the midst of battling this unrelenting disease, tive,” she said. “After treatfind solace in knowing there’s an ment, life resumed. I finished army of us defiant in our faith. high school and started college Submitted photo We will never stop praying for at the University of Illinois as healing or fighting for a cure. planned but, later that fall I Missy Doherty, left, poses with her family after a race. Note – the man in the middle is not a family member – it’s Ronald McDonald. started feeling bad again.” Come join the fight! A case of pneumonia was the Next week I will toe-the-line at the Eighth Annual Running culprit and it led to further explo- Bobby was a perfect match.” she picture.” Doherty said, “When for Hope 5K run/walk on June 7. ration exposing Acute Myeloid said. “It was a surprise because I was sick, my family, the comsiblings only have a 25 percent munity and hospital staff really I’m privileged to be a mentor Leukemia. Trying to treat both the pneu- chance of being a match. One of rallied around me. I felt like I in the Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Transition (POST) monia and cancer simultaneous- the top children’s hospitals for would survive.” Today, she’s an accounting Challenge, held at Advocate ly proved difficult for Doherty. bone marrow transplants was Children’s Hospital-Oak Lawn. “They needed to drain my lungs in Milwaukee so we temporarily manager in a manufacturing company. The POST Clinic offers ongo- but there was a complication relocated there.” Doherty celebrated her 10I’ll have one more column to ing screening for pediatric cancer with the procedure. I ended up survivors by scouting for late in surgery. I woke up with a scar year remission date by run- this Running for Hope series. effects i.e. potential treatment from the middle of my chest to ning a half-marathon in Disney Stay tuned and keep the Beabelow my bellybutton,” she said. World surrounded by 10 of her zley family in your prayers as complications. they celebrate the life and mourn Most in need of a transplant friends. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle “Having the support of posi- the loss of their beloved, Emily! after treatment can be preventa- acknowledge the difficultly inAnd for more information on tive of late effects. With that, volved with finding a match. tive people means everything. the POST Challenge was born. Doherty however, didn’t look far. I’ve learned to ignore little Running For Hope, visit http:// “My little 10 year old brother things in life. I focus on the big www.runningforhope.net/ It gives survivors the opportunity to train for the Running for Hope 5K run/walk with experienced runners. Grants supplied by Cure-It and Survivor Vision provide shoes, socks, race registration and the post-race party. All the survivor has to do is show up to train with their mentor. Mary Marren,33, of Chicago has taken the POST Challenge since its inception seven years ago -- first, as a survivor and now as a mentor. Marren’s lifestyle exemplifies the POST Clinic’s mission -- she makes physical activity a priority. Marren has run 25 5K races, one 10K, nine half-marathons and one full marathon. “Once I completed treatment, my dad told me my next prescription was the treadmill,” said Marren. She rolled her eyes. “I hated that thing at first.” Marren is a survivor of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It’s said to be among the most curable cancers. “I was diagnosed at 17, the survival rate was 80 percent then,” said Marren, a Mother McAuley graduate from the class of 2000. “I was even in the hospital the week of my senior prom. The staff went above and beyond Photo by Claudia Parker to get me released so I could go. Mary Marren is planning on running the Running for Hope race in June. I got dressed for prom right in the hospital. “I wore this big bonnet because I had lost my hair.” Marren was able to graduate on time that year. She went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois State University and a Master’s of Arts in Early Childhood from Saint Xavier Lobby Hours University. Mon - Thur 9 – 5 This is Marren’s fourth year being a mentor for the POST Friday 9 – 6 Challenge. Her mentee, 28 yearSaturday 9 – 1 old Melissa (Missy) Doherty of Chicago has had two bouts with cancer. She said the second diagnosis came as a result of treating 24-Hour the first. 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We almost had three weeks in a row without an incorrect guess but wouldn’t you know it, the final guesser had the wrong answer. Last week’s photo was of sandbags. Hickory Hills Alderman Tom McAvoy was the first to bag the correct answer. Others whose heads were not in the sand were Evergreen Park’s Vince Vizza, Worth’s Theresa and George Rebersky and Celeste Cameron, Palos Park’s Al Forte, Palos Heights’ Crystine Busch and Hickory Hills’ Cathy Krueger. The one incorrect guess was of the Veteran’s Flame Memorial at 111th and Harlem in Worth. This week’s clue is Motley Crue. Hey, that rhymes! Send those guesses by Monday night to thereporter@comcast.net with Whatizit in the subject line. Don’t forget your name and hometown.

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Health determined by what you consume Food can kill you. Not immediately — although the possibility of choking exists — but slowly over time as what you eat slowly destroys your body from the inside out. One way in which this happens is the body having an acidic instead of alkaline environment. When enough acid accumulates in the body it can have devastating effects and cause painful ailments including arthritis and rheumatism, as well as potentially deadly conditions and illnesses such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer and heart disease. Fats, especially meat and dairy fats, are among the chief causes of an acidic bodily environment. Human cells cannot build themselves up with acid, thus, such foods cause the body to age more rapidly. Meats, cheeses, eggs and processed foods are good enough to provide energy and keep you alive for the short-term, and for this reason many people scoff at the theory that vegetables and fruits should be the staple of the human diet. The truth is, a meal high in acid-producing foods will weaken your immune system and leave you susceptible to disease while breaking down your body. A proper diet is the single greatest factor for health and longevity. Exercise is important, yes, but all the exercise in the world with a poor diet is useless, and conversely, a great diet with even limited physical activity will keep you in relatively good health. Vegetables and fruits — the natural, whole foods we were meant to consume — should be eaten daily with every meal. These foods are rich in the vitamins and minerals that promote the building of tissue, bone and blood, and the normal functioning of organs and glands. We have been searching for years for a Fountain of Youth, some sort of magical serum or drug that will keep us young and energetic, and

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Thursday through Saturday, Northwest Suburbs

Friday and Saturday, Charleston

Stagg tennis player Brendan Wolan, left, is making his fourth trip to the state tournament while Sandburg twins Sean (right photo, front) and Chris Torpy hope to be double trouble at the Class 3A state track meet. Photos by Jeff Vorva

It’s time to make some statements By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

For high school spring sports in Illinois, this is a fun time. It’s also a nervous time, a thrilling time and, for some, a disappointing time. Illinois High School Association state championships in five sports have already been determined and in the next three weekends, six more state battles where dreams are made and dashed will take place everywhere from Hoffman Estates to Charleston. For this area, the bigger schools opened the postseason in baseball, softball and boys volleyball earlier in the week and state champs will be crowned in June. But now, we’re in the middle of a two-weekend stretch determining several other sports. Here is a look ahead and a look back at the area’s ventures in the state tournaments.

BOYS TENNIS

Stagg’s Brendan Wolan was the area’s lone individual sectional champion on Saturday as he beat Sandburg junior Jonluke Passett 6-4, 6-3 at the Sandburg Sectional. In his previous three sectional matches, he outscored opponents 36-2. This is the two-time sectional champ’s fourth trip to the state meet, which takes place starting Thursday at various northwest suburban sites.

He was 0-2 at the state meet as a freshman, but played deeper as a sophomore, going 3-2 before bowing out in the fourth round of consolation play. Last year, Wolan didn’t go as deep as he finished 1-2. Passett and Sandburg teammate Nate Carper finished second and third respectively and Shepard sophomore Paul Milkus took fourth to qualify for state. Sandburg’s Trent Sichelski-Nick Wood won the sectional doubles title while Stagg’s Warren Wudtke-Michael Wolan was second and Sandburg’s John StefikRicky Smith took third to qualify for the state meet. Sandburg won the sectional tile with 32 points while Stagg finished runnerup with 26, Shepard was third with 14 and Marist was fourth with 10.

BOYS TRACK Evergreen Park will have a heavy

presence in the state meet, which begins Friday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, after the Mustangs won won the Class 2A Fenwick Sectional with 99 points—five ahead of Glenbard South last Thursday. Mustangs champs were Josh Carter in the long jump (20-7.75), the 400 relay team and 800 relay squad. Other Mustangs who made it to state were Mike Horton in the triple jump, Sam Senerchia in the discus,

Antwaan Moore in the 110 high hurdles, Matt Przeslicke in the 800, and Charles Taylor in the 200. St. Laurence finished 10 th in the sectional and Lonnie Chambers was a champion in the discus with a throw of 130-09. Sandburg made a twin-killing at the Downers Grove South Class 3A Sectional on Friday. Sandburg junior Chris Torpy was a sectional champ as he ran the 800 meter run in 1:54.12 at the Class 3A. His twin brother, Sean, took second in the 1,600 meter run and also qualified for stat. Sophomore Ayo Abiona took second in the 100 meter dash and 200 and qualified for state in both events for the Eagles. Junior Jibreel Brown took second in the 400 to qualify for state. The Eagles also won the 3,200 relay event to grab a berth at the state meet. Brother Rice claimed second in the Lyons Sectional with 85 points, a long distance away from the host’s 158 points. Crusaders high jumpers Jordan Boyd and Eric Burke placed first and second respectively to earn trips to state with 6-3 showings. Marcus Jones won a sectional title in the 100 with a :10.84 and teammate Sean McElligott was first in the 300 intermediate hurdles with a :41.03. Chris Grosskopf took second in the pole vault, Tahj Silas was second

in the 110 high hurdles, Alex Rodriguez was second in the 400 and Jones was second in the 200. In Class 1A, Chicago Christian took third in the Seneca Sectional and will send the champion1600 relay (3:29) and the 3200 relay (8:25.63) teams to Charleston. The Class 1A portion of the state meet starts today, Thursday. Individually, Noah Friesen (3,200 and 1,600), Luke Boss (800) and Chad Ellens (300 hurdles) qualified.

GIRLS TRACK

Mother McAuley tied Bolingbrook for 10 th place in the Class 3A meet, which took place Friday and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Each had 22 points Senior Briana Driver was a state champion in the long jump at 19 feet, seven inches, took eighth in the 100 meter dash (:12.27), joined Raquel Funches, Evelyn Gorman and Alexandria Bryant with a fourth-place finish in the 800 relay with a 1:41.30 and joined Ashley Bryja, Stacey Manahan and Bryant for a sixthplace finish in the 1,600 relay with a 3:59.67. Driver told reporters after the meet that she was eyeing Morgan Park’s Alexandria Anderson’s state meet record of 20-9 in the long jump, set in 2005 but was happy to put “McAuley on the map for track.’’ Shepard tied for 55th in Class 3A with four points behind the efforts

of Khalia McIntyre in the long jump and the 400 meter relay squad. McIntyre finished seventh in Saturday’s finals, good for three points, with an 18-02.50 in the long jump. In the 400 Meter Relay, McIntire joined Chasz Wells, Mariah Terry and DaySha Tillman to finish ninth (49.05), which was good for one point. In Class 2A, Chicago Christian’s Alexis VanRyn finished 11th in the Triple Jump with a distance of 3407.75. She jumped the same distance in Friday’s preliminary competition.

GIRLS BADMINTON

Stagg finished tied for 23 with three points on May 15-16 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The doubles team of Serena George-Dovile Guzauskaite pulled off three victories, good for two points. Singles player Katie Dwyer and the doubles team of Julia Hernandez – Danielle Klimas finished 1-2. Sandburg, which won a state title in 2011, could only eke out one point as Emily Tunney win her first singles match against Streamwood’s Kristie Toondarak 15-21, 21-13, 21-15 but fe;; om the second round and consolation round. Singles player Katie Schroeder and the doubles team of Megan HigginsReilly Scanlon went 0-2 at the state meet. Oak Lawn’s Kathryn Fahy-Megan Kusturin finished 1-2 in the state meet.

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SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Spartans end season on a sweet winning note

From July 19, 2007 Almost three years after I first wrote about it, the fervor hasn’t cooled. In fact, it seems as if interest runs hotter than ever. And again I must pose the question: What is the big draw? And I’m not referring to an inside straight. For some inexplicable reason, much of the American public remains transfixed on poker. Most of us have played it in some low-rent form through the years, winning or losing a few bucks at a time and, unless you’re stuck in a whale of a losing streak, there’s some enjoyment derived from the experience. Usually, though, the real pleasure comes from camaraderie between the players. Generally it’s a group of friends getting together, and the activity is primarily fueled by joking conversation, not an unquenchable thirst for Jacksons. But that would explain the allure of playing, even on a small scale. What I’m still curious about is the attraction of poker when it comes to viewership. And it’s definitely there, otherwise television wouldn’t be featuring poker as often as it does. NBC, for instance, regularly airs something called “Poker After Dark” in its 2 a.m. slot. Hardly a prime time, to be sure, but the network did back up its rebroadcast of “The Tonight Show” by one hour to make room for poker, so the time period can’t be completely laughed off as inconsequential. There’s also a creation called “Celebrity Poker,” and just last week came the “World Series of Poker,” which was treated like a real sport by ESPN. Granted, the prize money justifies such lofty status, but the activity itself certainly does not. I’m still stumped by so many people’s desire to watch a handful of other people sit at a table for interminably long stretches, doing nothing more strenuous than twitching, blinking or yawning. I know some movies have featured poker challenges as dramatic elements, but those scenes are often peppered with fistfights or gunplay when a ne’er-dowell tried to triumph via underhanded means. And even if the action is a little less over the top, movie cameras don’t stay focused on the poker table for hours on end. They’ll occasionally break away to show the cinematic spouse of one of the players suffering an emotional breakdown because the gambler’s about to lose the deed to the farm and leave her and nine kids without a place to live. But watchers of TV poker don’t make such storytelling demands. They’re perfectly content to stare at long stretches of inactivity, starring a great many individuals whose charisma quotient hovers just slightly above “empty.” I confess I’ve tuned in on occasion, hoping to see anything that resembles movement. My hopes typically get dashed. What I really can’t figure out is why the producers of TV poker broadcasts feel the need to show what cards people have in their possession. It’s like knowing the answer to a whodunit before we even find out what crime was perpetrated or who was victimized. Come on, give us at least a little suspense. Of course, I realize no amount of ranting by a columnist is going to change the landscape, and poker seems here to stay — for the moment anyway. History has demonstrated time and again that today’s hot commodity evolves into yesterday’s news in the wink of an eye, a body movement we can’t see from some of the poker players because they wear dark glasses or low-slung hats and visors. In the meantime, those of us who have failed to be sucked into the poker vortex should just ride the storm out. In a society that warmly embraces pap like “American Idol,” “Big Brother” and “Dancing With The Stars,” we shouldn’t expect viewing tastes to suddenly do a 180 and for our fellow Americans to wrap their arms too tightly around cultured pursuits. And if we try, we can actually find some humor in poker. After all, where else can we read the following paragraph — found on the Associated Press wire and written about the World Series of Poker — and realize it’s not being done as a joke: Two miracle cards in a row needed to save a person from losing a hand. Actor Brad Garrett was all-in with pocket kings when an opponent flipped up pocket aces. When the board came ace, queen, nine, giving his opponent a set of aces, Garrett needed runner-runner kings to give him a winning quad, or runner-runner jack-10 to give him a straight. Neither happened, so he busted out. So did a couple of the guys in “Stalag 17.” Now, that was worth watching.

BARTOSH

By Anthony Nasella Oak Lawn softball coach Brian Frangella was confident that his 2015 squad had the potential to play winning softball even before the first pitch of the season was hurled. This past week, with 31 games logged, the Spartans can claim the program’s first above .500 regular season in a while. The team logged a perfect 3-0 record last week defeating Richards in a 3-2, 10-inning thriller on May 18, De La Salle 4-2 on Thursday and Hillcrest 8-0 on Friday to finish the regular season at 16-15. “We’re playing some good softball all right,” the coach said. “We had in us all year, but we’re starting to put it all together at the right time. One thing about this team: if something goes wrong or doesn’t go our way, we have the ability to overcome it and come right back and come out on top. “Early in the year, that wasn’t always the case. We’re able to take it stride and to rebound from it now. That’s been the last two weeks, and it shows the mental strength of the girls.” In the win over the Bulldogs, which was Oak Lawn’s second one of the season over their neighbors, Kaleigh Hayes scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning for the South Suburban Red victory. In the tenth, after the game moved to international rules, Hayes (3-for-5, 2B, 2 SB, 2 R) started on second and reached third on a bunt by Maddie Pagliaro and scored the game winner when a Richards’ throw to first base sailed into right field. Meanwhile, Marisa Loya threw all ten innings and striking out seven Richards’ batters. An Emily Wetzel home run and a run scored by starting pitching Sara Kiziak were the only flaws in Loya’s performance. “I talked to Marissa in the eighth inning to see how her arm

So many poker chips, so little interest

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Marist’s Ally Corcoran slides and scores as the ball gets by Tinley Park’s Alex Laphen in the Redhawks’ 9-0 victory Friday.

was doing, and she said, ‘I’ve got this, coach,’ and I knew right then she was going to go all the way. She had the look in her eye: It’s been there all season,” Frangella said. “It was exciting to watch the girls play with such poise in the clutch against Richards.” Against De La Salle, the Spartans were down 2-1 going into the seventh inning when they erupted for three runs in the top of the frame. Hayden Landingham drove in two runs and Hayes drove in one, while Loya struck out eight in a completegame effort. “In scoring those last three runs, the girls demonstrated the same type of mentality they showed against Richards,” Frangella said. “De La Salle’s pitcher had a good change-up, and she

had them looking really poor at the plate in the first three to four innings. But the girls changed their approach and took what the pitcher gave us. We started to hit the ball hard and put in play In that last inning, I just knew my girls were going to come through.” Frangella said he was happy to see some other players step and drive in the timely runs. “You never know who is going to be hero from day to day, and Hayden Landingham came through with two really big hits,” he said. “I was also pleased with Danielle Allen. She’s a tremendous base runner who always does exactly what she’s supposed to do at exactly the right time and gets the job done. “She’s softball smart like many players on this team.” Against Hillcrest, Oak Lawn exploded for seven secondinning runs and never looked back. Maddie Pagliaro (3-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs), Dana Greene (2for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI), Hayes (2-for4, 2 R), and Ashley Labuda (1 R, 3 RBIs) led the Spartans. Marisa Loya (four strikeouts), Mia Loya (five strikeouts) and Natalia Rafacz (three strikeouts) all logged time on the mound. “We had a lot of stuff going on that could have been a distraction,” Frangella said. “We just had a senior night, and the Hillcrest game was our last home game for our seniors. We had a little slow of a start, but once we started putting the ball in play and moving the runners along, we started to score some runs. “We used all three pitchers, which is what we wanted to do. To finish with the first winning season for regular season since I’ve been head coach and even before that – that was a great feeling. It’s been a big season for Marist junior Jillian Kenny clobbers a pitch in a 9-0 road win over Tinley this program. There were a lot of Park on Friday in a non-conference tilt. smiles after the game.”

MARIST The RedHawks extended their winning streak to 21 games with two more wins this past week – an 8-0 win over Benet on Monday and a 9-0 blanking of Tinley Park on Friday. Against Benet, winning pitcher Zariya Gonzalez (five strikeouts) went 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs while Marist finished undefeated at 18-0 in the East Suburban Conference. In the win over Tinley Park, Madison Naujokas went 3-for-4, with a run, 2 RBI’s for Marist, which improved closed out the week at 29-4-2.

SHEPARD

The Astros went 1-1 this past week – defeating Eisenhower 8-0 on Tuesday but losing a tough 10-7 battle to T.F South in 11 innings on Friday. Against Eisenhower, The Astros jumped out to an early lead by scoring all eight of their runs in the first three innings. A passed ball, an RBI single by Skylor Hilger, a passed ball, a walk by Sarah Wedster, and a grand slam by Heather O’Kelly (2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBIs) in the first inning fueled the Astros’ offense early. Gabby Graffeo got the win for the Astros (23-9, 13-5). She pitched seven shutout innings. She struck out eight, walked none and surrendered five hits.

RICHARDS

The Bulldogs bounced back from Monday’s setback against Oak Lawn to defeat Reavis 6-3 in the South Suburban Red on Tuesday and but dropped a 9-6 decision to Trinity at the Ballpark at Rosemont on Saturday. In the win over Reavis, Savanah Julian (2-for-3, 4 RBIs) See SOFTBALL, Page 4

SPORTS WRAP

Stagg, Sandburg win nailbiters to get to sectional By Anthony Nasella Can it get any better than this? The two area District 230 schools earned a pair of regional soccer titles with hard work on the field and gave their fans plenty of excitement along the way. Stagg captured the Class 3A Lincoln-Way East Regional title on Friday in a 1-0 thriller against the hosts, while less than 24 hours later, Sandburg captured its title in a shootout against neighborhood rival Andrew after the two teams battled to a 0-0 tie after 100 minutes of grueling soccer. “That was a really great game between two great teams,” Sandburg coach Katie O’Connell said. “This is a great group of kids who believe in each other. It doesn’t matter if they miss a shot, they pick each other up. They win as a team and lose as a team.” There was no losing in this one. In Sandburg’s first shootout of the season, Sam Jacobs, Sam Moran and Kaylyn Egyarto scored for the Eagles, while Andrew scored just twice – which gave sophomore Sydney Rudny the opportunity to secure the game and the championship – which she did on a shot the left for the 1-0 win. “You don’t want to have to shootout determine a regional championship, but the girls did a great job,” O’Connell said. “It was one of most exciting that regional championships that Sandburg has

had in a long time. The girls always keep going. If they’re down a goal, they keep their heads up and keep playing.” Sandburg goal keeper Jeanna Kuligoski regiestered four saves for the shutout for Sandburg (116-2), which was scheduled to face Stagg in Tuesday’s Lincoln-Way North Sectional semifinals. The Stagg/Lincoln-Way East contest didn’t go to penalty kicks but it was a wild affair nonethesless. For Stagg, Allison Stefan scored the deciding goal against Lincoln-Way East, and Claire Heneghan registered five saves for the Chargers. “We received some great defense – especially from our back line of Allison Stefan, Emily Stefan and Alex Abed,” Stagg coach Chris Campos said. “We had to defend for our lives in the end, but we held on. It’s hard to go to someone else’s home field and beat them for a regional title, but the girls were prepared. “We have to be mentally and physically prepared late in the season, and the girls didn’t waver and let anything bother them. They played their game and we came up with a big win for the program. We made the most of our opportunities. With a conference title and the best record ever posted in the program’s history, 19-3, Campos believes his girls are more capable of facing and See SPORTS WRAP, Page 4

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Marist’s Elizabeth Paulmeyer boots the ball in Friday’s 1-0 setback to Lincoln-Way North in the championship of the Marist Regional.

The Regional News - The Reporter

Thursday, May 28, 2015 Section 2

No flopping as Chargers finish regular season strong By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

After Stagg’s baseball team closed out the home portion of its baseball season on Monday with an 11-1 regional win over Thornton Fractional North, all of the players lined up and circled the bases. When they all touched home plate, they gathered in a group and a handful of them flopped to the ground. Make no mistake about it, that’s been the only flopping going on at the Palos Hills school. The Chargers guaranteed a winning record after rare back-toback victories over Sandburg last week followed by a 6-4 win over Oak Forest on Saturday. Stagg, which was seeded 13th in the Marist Class 4A Sectional, then poured it on against 20th-seeded Thornton Fractional North to improve to 17-15 in the first round of the Lincoln-Way North Regional. The Chargers were scheduled to face fourth-seeded Lockport in the regional semifinals in Frankfort on Wednesday. The Chargers beat Lockport 11-1 in six innings and lost to the Porters 7-6 earlier in the month. “We’ve been real streaky for a while and then played two good games against Lockport and then had a nice week beating Sandburg and Oak Forest,” Stagg coach Matt O’Neill said. “Our goal was to play good baseball heading into the playoffs.’’ The Chargers’ 3-1 and 8-3 victories over Sandburg on Thursday and Friday was a big accomplishment. Calogelo Martinez smashed a pinch-hit double in the sixth inning to bring home a pair of runs in Thursday’s win over the Eagles

and then beat the Eagles 8-3 the next day. It was the first time the Chargers beat the Eagles in back-toback games in 2007 but O’Neill said that accomplishment needs some perspective. “Our major league draft pick [T.J. McFarland] was able to pitch in back-to-back games against them that year because of a rainout,” O’Neill said. “Then we weren’t in the same [division of the Southwest Suburban Conference] so it has less meaning. Last year was the first year we were back in the Blue division. The Chargers followed up with a 6-4 win over Oak Forest Saturday as Ethan Glaza had a two-run double in the sixth to spark the team. Oak Forest had just won the South Suburban Blue Conference Photos by Jeff Vorva the day before with a 1-0, eight- A couple of players hit the ground after all the members of Stagg’s baseball team circled the bases after their last home game, an 11-1 win over inning victory over Tinley Park. Thornton Fractional North in regional action on Monday. Monday’s game started 90 minutes late because of on and off rain. But once it got rolling, there were no delays. Martinez pitched the sixth-inning complete game while Mitchell Spencer had a pair of doubles and scored the 11th-run to close the game out via the 10run rule. He drove in five runs Last season, Providence Catholic won the Class 4A title despite a 21-14 regular season record and a sixth seed in its sectional. But the Celtics’ red hot run in the postseason has given hope to a lot of teams who had so-so records in the regular season in 2015. “Yeah, we know about that,” O’Neill said. “At this time of the year, you want to be playing your best . During the season you learn some things enough where you don’t beat yourself or put yourself in a bad situation . We want to cut down our mistakes and play well. That’s all we are hoping for.” Stagg’s Joe Van Nieuwenhuyse slides safely into third base during the Chargers’ 11-1 win over T.F. North

Shepard keeps dogpiling up the wins By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

They got the baseball part down. Now they have to work on their dogpile skills. When players on Shepard’s baseball team won its first conference title in 20 years with a 17-2 South Suburban Conference Red victory over Eisenhower May 18, the squad had a little hiccup in its celebration. “In the fifth inning, that’s when it clicked in that they finally did it,” Astros coach Frank DiFoggio said. “I pulled some of my starters because we were leading by so much and some of them were sitting on the bench. All of a sudden with one out they were asking me if we were allowed to dogpile. “I said ‘yeah, this is where you

would do it.’ Then there was a popup and it went foul and a couple of my boys ran out onto the field thinking it was going to get caught. And they had to run back in. That was funny.’’ Will there be more chances to celebrate and jump into a dogpile? They hope so. The Astros (23-8 heading into Tuesday’s regular season finale at Reavis) open postseason play today, Thursday, at their own Class 4A regional. They drew the No. 8 seed and will face No. 9 Marian Catholic at 4:30 p.m. The winner will likely face No. 1 Brother Rice at 11 a.m. Saturday. After clinching the title with the slaughter-rule win, the Astros had a return battle with Eisenhower in last Tuesday and won that 2-1 in nine innings. Kyle Longfield’s long sacrifice fly brought home Bobby Peterka with what turned out to

be the winning run. Eric Horbach picked up the victory, allowing one run in eight innings while Zach Haxel picked up the save and his defense turned a double play to end the game. Travis Pruim drove in Peterka in the second inning with a single for the other run. The Astros split a doubleheader with Manteno on Saturday and won 13-3 in the first game and had their 10-game winning streak snapped with a 9-0 loss in the nightcap. In the first game, pitcher Adam Gregory threw perfect innings in the first, second, fourth and fifth but gave up three runs on three hits with two walks in the third. Rick Mundo’s two-run double, Prium’s two-run single and Rob Marinec’s two-run single highlighted a sixrun first inning. The Astros played a number of reserves in the nightcap and

scratched out just three hits in the loss. DiFoggio brought up five players from the sophomore team to get a taste of varsity action. “We had some growing pains in that game,” the coach said. But for most of the season, it was the Astros dishing out the pain as they won 20 or more games for the first time in seven years and earned the program’s first league title in two decades. What has made this team so special? “These players have an energy and an intensity about them that’s not like the energy baseball players usually have,” DiFoggio said. “Some of them play hockey. Some of them are wrestlers. They bring a lot of emotion to the game. They are very vocal. Sometimes I have to make sure it stays positive. It’s an energy that I haven’t had with a team before.’’

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Kyle Belluomini was a key player on TCC’s record-breaking team.

TRINITY SPORTS REPORT

Trinity falls to under .500 after trip to nationals By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

Photos by Jeff Vorva Things started on the wild side in Chicago Christian’s first regional game last Wednesday as leadoff hitter Zach Frieling (left photo) was hit by a pitch and third-place hitter Christian Bolhuis (right) had to duck to avoid the same fate. The Knights went on to beat Cristo Rey, 16-2.

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

From the penthouse to the rout-house CC outscored opponents 180-10 in last 10 regional games By Jeff Vorva Reporter Editor

Since May 21, 2010, when Chicago Christian lost a Class 2A regional semifinal game to host Aurora Christian, the Knights have gone 10-0 and beaten their foes by a combined score of 180-10. That is not a misprint. The beatdowns continued last week when a week after clinching their third straight league crown, the Knights knocked out Cristo Rey, 16-2 last Wednesday and beat Tilden 17-0 on Saturday to win the Chicago Christian Regional in Palos Heights. It was their fifth straight regional crown and sixth out in the last seven seasons. The combined 33-2 score was impressive but the Knights outscore undermanned regional opponents 57-0 in 2012 and 44-0 last year. The easy victories, however, haven’t translated into success at the sectional level. In the past four years, the Knights are 1-4 in sectional play with only a 4-3 victory over Wilmington in 2012 to show for it. Three of the four losses were by one run and the fourth

was by two runs. The Knights hoped to reverse that trend as it faced Herscher in the Reed-Custer Sectional on Tuesday.

BROTHER RICE

Brother Rice finished seventh out of eight teams in the Do It Stevie’s Way Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Tournament last week. The Crusaders lost to defending Class 4A champion Providence Catholic 13-6 last Wednesday at Standard Bank Field in Crestwood. The Celtics scored seven runs in the fourth inning to break the game open. Mike Schalasky had three hits and drove in a run in the loss. The Crusaders suffered a 2-1 loss to Oak Park River Forest in a consolation at Benedictine University. Mike Massey’s single to right scoring Max Hughes in the fifth provided Rice’s lone score. Things got better for the Crusaders on Saturday as they shut out Montini, 9-0, at Benedictine Universitiy. Winning pitcher Tom Przekwas improved to 5-0 and got

out of several jams as he allowed eight hits in six innings. Ryan Kutt had three hits and drove in four runs. Brother Rice, 25-10, was scheduled to face Crete-Monee in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A Shepard Regional on Wednesday.

SANDBURG

After suffering back-to-back losses to District 230 rival Stagg on Thursday and Friday, the Eagles righted the ship with an 8-7, nine-inning victory over Downers Grove South to close out the regular season.

EVERGREEN PARK

The Mustangs closed their regular season with a 7-1 setback to Illiana Christian on Friday.

OAK LAWN

The Spartans closed out the regular season with a 1-0 victory over Argo on Friday.

RICHARDS

The Bulldogs closed out the regular campaign with an 8-4 loss to Hinsdale South.

Most teams strive for a betterthan-.500 season and are disappointed when they fall short. Trinity Christian College’s baseball players could be forgiven for having mixed emotions about finishing the 2015 campaign with more losses than victories. The Trolls finished the regular season with a 28-25 mark and set a record for most wins in program history. They also accepted a bid to the National Christian College Athletic Association in Mason, Ohio. Had they stayed home, they would have finished with a winning record. But the lure of playing in the nationals was overpowering and the Trolls made the trip. They finished 0-4 at the nationals and closed their season with a 28-29 mark. Their final setback was a 7-3 decision to Oklahoma Christian University last Friday. As was the pattern during the tournament, the Trolls played from behind as they gave up runs in the early innings. Oklahoma Christian accord five runs in the first two innings before Trinity’s Josh Pieper homered. In the middle innings the Trolls had some opportunities to put runs on the board, including loading the bases in the sixth. But they could not get enough timely hits to move the runners across the plate. Oklahoma Christian added two runs to make it 7-1 after five. For the game Trinity had 10 hits and Oklahoma had nine. Pieper led the Trolls with three hits while Blake Kerzich and Kyle Belluomini each had two. Brad Kopale pitched for five innings and recorded the loss. Prior to that game, the team

dropped two games on Thursday – a 6-5 setback to Bethesda University (Anaheim) and a 14-3 loss to Oakland City (Indiana). TCC got behind 6-0 early to Bethesda but rallied in the late innings before falling short. For the game Trinity had 12 hits and Bethesda had 11. Five players had two hits each and Mark Munizzi led the team with three RBI. Bob Wilmsen was on the mound for seven innings for the loss. In the Oakland City game, the Trolls once again got behind early as they gave up four runs on five hits in the second inning. The Trolls ended the game with 10 hits and Oakland City had 14. Pieper had three hits, including two doubles, and Kerzich and Marty Mennenga each had two. Nick Nauracy was on the mound for 5.1 innings for the loss. The Trolls opened play last Wednesday against No. 2 seed Lee University (Tennessee) and lost 14-1 in seven innings. Trinity’s only run of the game came in the 6th inning when Kerzich opened with a single and Kyle Belloumini doubled to center field to score him. Belloumini is the only local player on the team as the junior from Palos Park, Stagg High School and Moraine Valley Community College played in 50 games and hit .290 with two homers and 32 RBI.

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Sports Wrap Continued from page 2 overcoming the challenge that will be offered by Sandburg. Stagg reached the regional championship as a result of a 4-1 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor on Wednesday; Sandburg advanced to finals after shutting out Thornwood 7-0 on May 19.

SHEPARD AND MARIST

Photo by Jeff Vorva

Camera shy?

Stagg’s Mitchell Spencer tosses his helmet and obstructs a photo of his face in an 11-1 victory over Thornton Fractional North on Monday. Spencer had a pair of doubles and scored the 11th run of the game to end the contest in the sixth inning via the 10-run rule.

Softball

Continued from page 2 provided a pair of two-run singles for Richards (15-15, 14-6 SSC Red).

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN

The Knights advanced to the championship of the Class 2A Queen of Peace Regional via a 7-0 forfeit win over Tilden on Wednesday and then captured the title on Saturday with a 5-0 win over the host Pride. In the championship win, Abbie Bulthuis (2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases) guided visiting Chicago Christian (14-16-1) on Saturday.

MOTHER MCAULEY

The Mighty Macs split a pair of games this past week – edging Providence 1-0 on Tuesday

but losing 5-3 to Marian Catholic on Thursday. In the win over the Celtics, Holly Marousek (six strikeouts) pitched five innings of one-hit ball for Mother McAuley (22-5).

SANDBURG

The Eagles split a pair of games this week – dropping a 15-3 contest to Joliet West on Wednesday but bouncing back to defeat Belleville East 9-6 at the Stone City Jamboree on Saturday.

EVERGREEN PARK

The Mustangs improved to 15-13 with a 10-3 win over Argo on Thursday. Caroline Andrade (3-for-3, double, 3 RBIs) homered for Evergreen Park (15-12) in the SSC Red victory.

STAGG

The Chargers dropped a 4-3 decision to Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday.

The Astros put up a valiant battle against Marist on May 19 in the semifinals of the Class 3A Marist Regional but fell short against the hosts, 2-0. Grace Elliott, who filled in for the recently injured Heather Banis (torn ACL), made seven saves for the Astros, who played the final 21:45 a player short after a red card was issued to Kelly Evancich. Marist went on to lose to Lincoln-Way North, 1-0, in the regional final on Friday on a second-half penalty kick.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN

The Knights were eliminated from the State playoffs on Wednesday, losing to Herscher 6-0 in the semifinals of the Class 1A Sectional.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

SANDBURG

The Eagles won two matches this past week – beating Lockport 25-10, 16-25, 25-21 on Monday and HomewoodFlossmoor 25-10, 25-15 on Wednesday to close the season with a 23-match winning streak. Against Lockport, Paul Chmura registered 13 kills to lead vaulted Sandburg, which improved to 31-4 and a 10-1, in the Southwest Suburban Blue clinching the conference championship.

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Marist’s Mary Brennan tries to control the ball in a 1-0 loss to Lincoln-Way North in the Class 4A regional final in Chicago Friday.

Chmura, Kyle Van Stedum, T.J. Vorva, Ryan Galvan, Erik Krause and Mo Abed were honored during senior night against H-F and former Marist coach Bob St. Leger. The Eagles took a 23-match winning streak into regional play

on Tuesday night.

SHEPARD

The Astros defeated Mt. Carmel 25-24, 25-19 on May 19, as Chad Longfield had six solo blocks Dylan Doidge passed out 17 assists for Shepard (1112, 5-3 in the SSC).

Community Sports News ‘RUN WITH THE NUNS’ EVENT COMING ON JUNE 7

A “Run with the Nuns” 5K run and youth dash will be held Sunday, June 7, at 8 a.m. on the Mt. Assisi campus, 13860 Main St. in Lemont. Registration begins at 6:30 that morning or can be accessed via www.signmeup.com/105488. Volunteers are needed and high school students requiring service hours are urged to participate in that capacity. For more information, contact Carrie Peters at (630) 257-7844, ext 223 or at carriepeters2@sbcglobal.net.

ST. LAURENCE SEEKING FOOTBALL COACHES

St. Laurence is seeking two assistant football coaches for the 2015 season. Offensive coordinators are being sought for both the sophomore and freshman teams. The latter candidate should have a specific ability to coach quarterbacks and both must have a flexible schedule that will allow for attendance at summer practices as well as those conducted during the school year. Previous high school coaching experience or the equivalent is preferred and candidates must hold a valid Illinois teaching certificate or be ASEP certified. Qualified individuals should send a letter of interest and resume to varsity coach Harold Blackmon at hblackmon@stlaurence.com.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR UPWARD SOCCER IN ORLAND PARK

Upward Soccer in Orland Park is accepting registration for the 2015 fall season and will conduct evaluations on Saturday and Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m.-noon each day. Practices begin Aug. 15 and the first matches will take place one week later. The league is open to youngsters in grades K-6. For more information, call the Stone Church office at 385-2770 or visit the web site at www.thestonechurch.org/next-steps/ministry/ kids/upward-soccer.

PALOS SOUTH BOWLER FINDS SUCCESS ON THE LANES

Palos South 8th-grader Luke Jones placed second overall in the Orland Bowl Middle School Bowling League and occupied that same position in Orland Bowl’s junior high league tournament. Jones rolled a personal-high game of 189 during the tournament, which included the top eight boys and eight girls from the regular season. He began bowling for Palos South in 2013 and has been coached Matt Merigold, a volunteer from Andrew High School. Palos South physical education teacher Roy Bullard praised both student and coach for Jones’ achievements and the latter for his sportsmanlike conduct. “That is quite an accomplishment for having a non-adult leader,” Bullard said. “It speaks volumes about the maturity of his coach and Luke as an 8th-grader who respected his coach regardless of age and gleaned so much from him.”

EVERGREEN ADDS 23 TO ATHLETIC LEADERS WALL

Evergreen Park High School recently selected 23 students for inclusion on its Varsity Athletic Leaders Wall. The wall was established to showcase athletes who have received a minimum of five varsity letters during their high school career. The 2015 induction ceremony was held in the school cafeteria. Leading this year’s group of inductees was Nicole Larkin, who earned nine letters. Emily Radgowski finished right behind Larkin with eight. Those garnering seven letters were Isaac Matthews, Matt Przeslicke, Eileen Rohan, Jill Siemiawski and John Zofkie. Mark Martin, Ron O’Toole, Jake Quigley and Mike Rizzo all collected six while individuals receiving five letters included Dan Alexander, Samantha Gilhooly, Jenna Haase, Josh Harvey, Abby Langevin, Sean Miller, Ginny Miller, Joe Moran, Joe Piet, Karly Rickert, Adia Taylor and John Wazio.

CHRISTIAN TO HOST ‘STAR SHOOTER’ CAMP IN JUNE

Chicago Christian will host the “Star Shooter” camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 in the fall on Monday, June 22, in two sessions. Kids in grades 5-7 will go from 8:30 a.m.-noon while those in grades 8-12 will meet from 1-4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be run by Jay Wolf, who is recognized as one of the world’s finest shooting instructors. The cost is $59. Registration can be picked up in the high school’s main office at 12001 S. Oak Park Ave. For more information, call Kevin Pittman at 388-7650.

CHRISTIAN TO HOST ‘COFFEE WITH THE COACH’

Incoming Chicago Christian football coach Nick Cook and his staff will meet with former Knights players in a “Coffee with the Coach” event on Saturday, June 13, at 9 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Cook will share his vision and plans for the future of Knights football at this free event. He will also provide information on how alumni can become immediately involved in helping to revitalize the program. In addition, there will be giveaways and ongoing bits of Chicago Christian football trivia. Anyone interested in attending should contact Tim Schnyders at tschnyders@swchristian.org by June 10.

MARIST TO CONDUCT CAMPS

Marist will conduct a variety of athletic camps this summer for students entering grades 1-8. They’ll begin June 15. Boys will be offered camps in baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, running, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. A discount is available for those registering for both baseball and football. Girls can choose from basketball, lacrosse, running, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Coed activities include pole vaulting, tennis and track. All sports camps will be run by members of Marist’s coaching staffs. There will also be camps, both athletic and non-sports, for kids in grades 1-4. Complete schedules and registration forms are available online at www.marist.net. For more information, call (773) 881-5310.

SPORTS CAMPS AT RICHARDS

Camps in a number of sports — including softball, basketball, baseball, football and volleyball — will be held at Richards this summer. For a full listing of what’s being offered along with specific dates, times and age requirements, call 499-2550.

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN TO CONDUCT SPORTS CAMPS

Chicago Christian High School will host several sports camps this summer. Baseball for boys in grades 6-8 and basketball for girls in grades 5-8 will both begin June 8; girls’ cross country for grades 6-8 starts June 13; boys’ basketball for grades 5-8 gets underway June 16; and girls’ volleyball for grades 4-8 will begin July 20. In addition a youth speed camp for grades 3-8 will run in two sessions: June 9-25 and July 7-23 at a cost of $99 per session. Grades are as of fall 2015. Other camps are $65 online, $70 for mail-in registration. Registration for all camps can be done online at www.swchristian.org and camp brochures can be picked up at the school office, 12001 S. Oak Park Avenue. Registration deadline is the Friday prior to the first day of camp. For information, call Eric Brauer at 388-7650, ext. 5026.

IN THE PAINT HOOPS TO HOLD ‘BIG MAN’ CAMP

In The Paint Hoops will conduct its inaugural “Post Player/Big Man” basketball camp June 22-25. The camp, which is devised to develop both offensive and defensive techniques, will run each day from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike Robinson at (773) 257-7525 or visit www. itphoops.com.

SPORTS CAMPS AT QUEEN OF PEACE

Queen of Peace will offer eight sports camps this summer for girls in grades 4-12. Youngsters can participate in basketball, cross country/track, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and dance. The camps will focus on conditioning and developing both individual and team-related skills through instruction, contests and the introduction of game rules and advanced strategies. Class sizes are limited and those interested are encouraged to sign up at least three weeks before camps begin. To register or for more information, contact George Shimko at 496-4736 or www. queenofpeacehs.org.athletics.

HALLBERG TO RUN CAMPS AT SXU

St. Xavier University women’s basketball coach Bob Hallberg will host his annual basketball camp for girls aged 7-15 June 15-19 from 1:30-4 p.m. daily at the Shannon Center. Participants will be grouped according to age and ability and Hallberg will actively teach each day. Cougars assistant coaches and players will also be on hand to instruct campers. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt.

The cost is $135 for the session and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are available at the SXU athletics department in the Shannon Center or online at www.sxucougars.com under the “Summer Camps” link. For further information or questions regarding the camp, call Laura Kurzeja at (773) 298-3785.

BEARS NON-CONTACT CAMPS COMING THIS SUMMER

Chicago Bears youth football camps for ages 6-14 will return to 26 Illinois locations this summer. Former Bears players Rashied Davis, Jason McKie, Jim Morrissey, Mickey Pruitt and Kris Haines are among those expected to visit the camps, which will offer non-contact instruction. Led by professional, USA Football-certified coaches, kids learn to run, throw, catch, defend and compete the Bears’ way. A comprehensive skills camp is designed for newcomers while the accelerated skills camp is for experienced players between the ages of 9 and 14. The cost is $259 for a five-day camp. To register or for more information, visit www.BearsCamps.com or call (312) 226-7776.

TRINITY TO RUN SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

Trinity Christian College will offer a variety of summer sports camps for youngsters in grades K-9. Each week-long camp will be directed by Trolls head coaches and assisted by Trinity student-athletes. Among the scheduled events are a boys’ basketball camp for grades 3-9 June 22-26 and July 13-17; a girls’ basketball camp for grades 5-8 June 22-26; a boys’ baseball camp for grades 1-8 July 6-10; a girls’ softball camp for grades 1-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ soccer camp for grades K-8 June 22-26; a boys’ and girls’ track-and-field camp for grades 3-8 June 29-July 2; and a boys’ and girls’ volleyball camp for grades 5-9 July 20-24. For more information or to register online, visit www.trnty.edu/ summercamps. Information can also be obtained by calling 239-4779.

YOUTH SPORTS CAMPS COMING TO MORAINE

Moraine Valley College will host youth camps in basketball, tennis and volleyball this summer. Athletic director and former Cyclones basketball coach Bill Finn will conduct a hoops camp for youngsters entering grades 3-8 July 13-16 from 9-10:30 a.m. daily. A volleyball camp for kids entering grades 5-9, headed up by Moraine coach Mark Johnston, will run that same week from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day. Women’s tennis coach and former Cyclones player Nicole Selvaggio will lead a camp for youngsters entering grades 5-12 July 6-9. There will be two daily sessions: 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 5-8, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for grades 9-12. The cost of each camp is $70. Registration can be made through Moraine’s athletics department. For more information, visit www.morainevalley.edu/Athletics/summer camp.htm. or call 974-5727.

SOUTH SIDE SHOOTERS HAVE PLAYER OPENING

The South Side Shooters 5th-grade basketball team needs one player to complete its spring roster. Practices are held at Moraine Valley College and the Shooters compete in local tournaments. To schedule a tryout or for more information, contact Bill Finn at 508-0170 or coachfinn34@yahoo.com.

SHRINERS FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR JUNE 20

The Illinois Football Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will co-host the 41st annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on June 20 at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University. Eighty-eight of the state’s best football players will participate in the contest, which helps raise money for Shriners Hospital for Children, the official philanthropy of Shriners International. Last year’s event raised over $23,000 that went directly to providing medical care for children at Shriners Hospital. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m., but the day’s festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with a Walk for LOVE event at the stadium. A postgame banquet will feature Alex Tanney, who competed in the 2006 game and now plays for the Tennessee Titans, as guest speaker. More information about scheduled events, along with rosters for both the East and West teams, can be found at www.ilshrinegame. com<http://www.ilshrinegame.com/>. Information can also be ontained by calling Eric Tjarks (217) 781-2400 or Matt Hawkins at (309) 665-0033.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.SANDRA D SULLIVAN AKA SANDRA SULLIVAN, VALARIE DARGERT, KIMBERLY LEWIS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY L SULLIVAN AKA MARY SULLIVAN, IF ANY, KENMAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, MARY L. SULLIVAN A/K/A MARY SULLIVAN Defendants 13 CH 20324 7930 WEST 95TH STREET UNIT 1A 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 March 24, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 25, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7930 WEST 95TH STREET UNIT 1A, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457 Property Index No. 23-01-303-017-1001. The real estate is improved with a yellow brick condominium with a one car attached 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1312491. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1312491 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 20324 TJSC#: 35-4863 I656544

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANKFINANCIAL, F.S.B. Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD A. THEWIS, BANKFINANCIAL, F.S.B., AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 1/20/98 A/K/A TRUST NO. 10438, UNKNOWN BENFICIARIES OF THE BANKFINANCIAL, F.S.B., AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATEED 1/20/98 A/K/A TRUST NO. 10438, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 007169 3 COMMONS DRIVE PALOS PARK, IL 60464 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3 COMMONS DRIVE, PALOS PARK, IL 60464 Property Index No. 23-26-201-103. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-05646. 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 Attorney File No. 14-14-05646 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 007169 TJSC#: 35-5987 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I655513

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff, -v.WASFI TOLAYMAT, CYNTHIA R. TOLAYMAT AKA CYNTHIA TOLAYMAT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORP, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KHALIL OUYUON, ENTERPRISE LEASING CO OF CHICAGO D/B/A ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 5840 7911 WEST 101ST 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 July 11, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7911 WEST 101ST STREET, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-12-306-004. The real estate is improved with a two level, red brick, single family house; detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1037061. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1037061 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 5840 TJSC#: 35-7336 I657429

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 M A S T E R PARTICIPATION TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ALI AL-MAGHRABI AKA ALI S. AL-MAGHARABI; E N A S AL-MAGHRABI; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC R E G I S T R A T I O N SYSTEMS, INC.; HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, I N C . ; THE WOODS EDGE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; WOODS EDGE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; WOODS E D G E PHASE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 12890 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 23-22-200-034-1054. Commonly known as 11128 Northwest Road Unit B, Palos Hills, Illinois 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14040065 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656152

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-4; MORTGAGE P A S S THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-4; P l a i n t i f f , v s . UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OFJOSE J. N E V A R E Z ; YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ; BROOK HILLS H O M E O W N E R ' S ASSOCIATION; BROOK HILLS, PUD UNIT SIX HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; CITIZENS C O M M U N I T Y BANK OF ILLINOIS; PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT U N I O N ; JOSE NEVAREZ, JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND L E G A T E E S OF YOLANDA A. NEVAREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN O W N E R S AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 33517 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 27-31-105-005-0000. Commonly known as 11744 Cranna Court, Orland Park, IL 60467. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W 1 0 2 8 9 3 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I657577

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . GHADA SHAABNAH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE F O R COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A.; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 37060 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 10601 South 80th Court, Palos Hills, IL 60465. P.I.N. 23-14-217-037-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-008995 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I657594

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR VM TRUST SERIES 1, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS D. GOSHEN, DAVID W. GOSHEN, JR., LEEANN GOSHEN, HUNTER RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 043050 16214 HAWTHORNE LANE ORLAND HILLS, IL 60477 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 16214 HAWTHORNE LANE, ORLAND HILLS, IL 60477 Property Index No. 27-22-106-030. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-10-33960. 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 Attorney File No. 14-10-33960 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 043050 TJSC#: 35-5808 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I657047

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ZIYAD S. ZEIDAN; GHADAH RAHMAN; PALISADES COLLECTION LLC; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 21502 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 19, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7744 McIntosh Dr., Palos Heights, IL 60463. P.I.N. 23-36-303-170-000. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Brandon R. Freud at Plaintiff's Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2 6 3 3 8 9 0 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656889

For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N , P l a i n t i f f V . DAINIUS ZUKAUSKAS; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; RIVIERA REGAL CONDOMINIUM UMBRELLA ASSOCIATION; RIVIERA REGAL II CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; EVA MARKEVICIUTE, D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 42649 Property Address: 11126 SOUTH 84TH AVENUE UNIT 3B PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC file # 10-045145 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure s a l e s . ) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on April 9, 2015, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on July 10, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 11126 South 84th Avenue, Unit 3B, Palos Hills, IL 60465 Permanent Index No.: 23-23-101-116-1082; 23-23-101-116-1117; 23-23-101-116-1118 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay such of the condominium association's assessments and legal fees as are required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). The judgment amount was $152,637.68. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information and to view auction rules at www.kallenrs.com. For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I653390

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For Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR B Y MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB; Plaintiff, v s . WALTER LESNICKI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND N O N R E C O R D CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 15256 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 19, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 23-13-204-012-0000. Commonly known as 10441 South 75th Avenue, Palos Hills, IL 60465. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1207555. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I656886

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CHESTER BEDNARZ, THE FOREST RIDGE AT WESTGATE VALLEY ELITE HOMES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, OAK LAWN JOINT VENTURE, LLC, BARCLAYS BANK DELAWARE, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 015657 13306 GREENLEAF 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 April 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 13306 GREENLEAF COURT, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 Property Index No. 24-32-300-056-1082 (24-32300-023 Underlying). The real estate is improved with a 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-14633. 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 Attorney File No. 14-13-14633 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 015657 TJSC#: 35-5939 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I657381

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ILONA KAROSIENE, ROMUALDAS KAROSAS A/K/A ROMULDAS KAROSAS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Defendants 13 CH 001899 8738 W. TAOS DRIVE 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 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8738 W. TAOS DRIVE, PALOS HILLS, IL 60465 Property Index No. 23-14-103-004. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-35057. 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 Attorney File No. 14-12-35057 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 001899 TJSC#: 35-5848 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I657385

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN P. LAUCIELLO A/K/A JOHN LAUCIELLO, MICHELLE LAUCIELLO, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/B/M TO LASALLE BANK N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 14021 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE 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 March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10503 PENTAGON DRIVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 Property Index No. 27-32-215-006-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a three car attached 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1305401. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1305401 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 14021 TJSC#: 35-5195 I658153

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WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN

Visit the Mediterranean without leaving your backyard By Wolfgang Puck

The long, cold winter so many people experienced is beginning to recede into memory. And it’s likely to be almost forgotten when the Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of grilling season and the start of summer vacation — even though actual summer is still almost a month away. One of the things many enthusiastic outdoor cooks, myself included, enjoy most about summertime grilling is the fact that each meal you cook can feel like a mini vacation. It isn’t just the relaxed feeling that comes over you when you’re standing near the grill, smelling the delicious aromas of the food as it cooks. It’s also the fact that grilling provides an enthralling chance to travel without ever leaving home. Think about it. Not so long ago, mention of Memorial Day grilling meant hot dogs and burgers. Or maybe, for more ambitious cooks, some steaks, ribs, chops, chicken, fish fillets or shrimp kabobs. But the ever-growing interest in creative home cooking and the world’s cuisines can make today’s grilling, even at its simplest, feel at times like a delightful international tour. Your burgers might be made of ground turkey or lamb and flavored Greek-style with oregano, lemon zest, crumbled feta and pitted Kalamata olives; or Korean, with a blend of soy sauce, sesame oil, chilies and garlic, then garnished with the pungent pickled cabbage called kimchi. Simple steaks could be topped with pats of seasoned compound butters or Dijon mustard for a classic French flair, or maybe minced fresh chili peppers and some fresh cilantro for a taste of Mexico. You can slather Japanese teriyaki sauce over whatever is cooking; or grill your food simply seasoned and then serve it with a fragrant fresh-herb-and-garlic chimichurri sauce from Argentina. As those few dishes I just described suggest, adding a global touch to your grilling can be incredibly easy. This recipe features one of today’s most popular main course ingredients: the boneless, skinless chicken breast. A blended marinade of olive oil, vinegar, fresh basil, garlic and Parmesan gives the chicken a delicious Italian flavor while also helping the meat remain juicier during grilling; and more of that mixture, which you can also use as a salad dressing if you like, also flavors the accompanying slices of zucchini and golden squash.

Feel free to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs if you prefer. And vary the vegetables, too. After all, it’s your backyard vacation to Italy. BASIL-GARLIC VINAIGRETTE Makes about 1 cup (250 mL) • ½ cup (125 mL) packed fresh basil leaves, finely chopped • 2 tablespoons minced garlic • ¼ cup (60 mL) Champagne vinegar • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper In a blender, combine the basil, garlic, vinegar and Parmesan. Pulse the machine on and off until the mixture is evenly pureed, stopping as needed to scrape down the side of the container with a rubber spatula. With the machine running, slowly pour the oil through the opening in the lid and continue blending until smooth. Pulse in salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the vinaigrette to a small container, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use. Before using,

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS This Week The Bridge Teen Center events • Open House for families 10 a.m.-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday, May 30, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park, will host a Bridge Basics Orientation for families of new Bridge students to tour the facility and meet the staff. After the orientation, an open house will be held. Attendees will enjoy refreshments and celebrate The Bridge’s 5th anniversary. Students who attend the open house will also get the first opportunity to sign up for Summer programs (which fill up quickly). This free event is open to the community. • Summer Inspiration Boards – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. June 2, The Bridge Teen Center will host a program for students to create a collage based on what inspires and motivates them. • Hula Hoop Challenge – 5 to 6 p.m. June 2, hula hoop challenge offered for Middle School students only. • Ice Cream & Hand Dipped Cones – 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 3, an ice cream party for students to decorate their own ice cream cones. • Texas Hold ‘Em – 5 to 6 p.m. June 3, The Bridge will host a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. • Lemonade Bar & Apples to Apples – 4 to 5 p.m. June 4, The Bridge will host a game of Apples to Apples while students quench their thirst with some unique lemonade flavors. • Around the World: Italy – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. June 4, program will explore Italian culture. All are free events for teens in 7th through 12th grade. For more, call, 532-0500.

Womantalk Discussion The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, will host its monthly Womantalk coffee hour and discussion on Tuesday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Led by MaryAnn Grzych, ladies are invited to join the discussion of Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach or other inspirational readings that participants wish to bring. There is no cost, but reservations are required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

Blacksmith luncheon The classic art of blacksmithing will be demonstrated at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 26, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700

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This Italian recipe calls for boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Joliet blacksmith Steve Helis brings the traditional craft of forging useful and artistic items from metal. Helis will explain the use of his anvil and blacksmith tools, and set up his temporary forge on the front lawn of The Center for a presentation and demonstration of hand-forging items such as S-hooks. He’ll also have some items for display and some for sale such as dinner bells and hooks for plants and birdfeeders. The luncheon costs $18 and requires reservations. For more, call The Center at 361-3650.

Upcoming Legacy Letters Workshop A Legacy Letters writing workshop is offered at The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, on four Thursday afternoons, beginning June 4. From 1-3 p.m., students write about their personal values, family history, life lessons and achievements, and hopes for the future. Although a legacy letter, which is sometimes called an ethical will, is neither legal nor financial, it is priceless to a person’s loved ones, more important perhaps than property left as an inheritance. The class is led by Beth LaMie, a personal historian from Kankakee who enjoys helping people to write about their lives and their values. The class fee is $60 paid upon registration. Students should bring a notebook or pad of paper and their favorite writing instruments. Advance registration is required. Call 361-3650.

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Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theater returns to the Beverly Arts Center at 8 p.m. on June 13 with “The Best of The Second City.” This must-see show features the best sketches and songs from The Second City’s 55-year history made famous by superstars like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more. Fresh, fast and always spectacularly funny, The Second City is celebrating 55 years of producing cutting-edge satirical revues and launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest. Tickets for The Second City are $25 ($22 BAC members) and are available at 773-445-3838, at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. in Chicago, or online at beverlyartcenter.org

whisk briefly to recombine any separated ingredients. ITALIAN GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS Serves 4 • 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts • 1 cup (250 mL) Basil-Garlic Vinaigrette (see previous recipe) • 2 medium-sized zucchini, cut lengthwise into slices ¼ inch (6 mm) thick • 2 medium-sized yellow summer squash or 2 more zucchini, cut lengthwise into slices ¼ inch (6 mm) thick • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • Fresh basil sprigs, for garnish Put the chicken breasts in a resealable plastic food storage bag. In a separate bag, put the zucchini and yellow squash slices. Pour ½ cup (125 mL) of the basil-garlic vinaigrette into the bag with the chicken and the remainder into the bag with the vegetables. Seal each bag securely, eliminating excess air from the bags so the food is completely surrounded by the vinaigrette. Put the bags in the refrigerator to marinate for up to 3 hours, until you are ready to heat the grill.

Build a fire for direct-heat cooking in a charcoal or gas grill. As soon as the grill begins heating, remove the bags of chicken and vegetables from the refrigerator and leave them at a cool room temperature. When the fire is hot, position the cooking grid several inches above the heat. Remove the chicken and vegetables from the bags, leaving excess vinaigrette in the bags; discard the bags. Lightly but evenly season the chicken and vegetables with salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts and vegetables on the cooking grid directly over the heat. Cook, undisturbed, until cooked through and an instant-read grilling thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast registers 165 F (74 C), 8 to 10 minutes per side, turning them once. Meanwhile, turn and then remove the vegetables when they are tendercrisp and marked with golden-brown grill marks, 3 to 4 minutes per side, keeping them warm on a covered platter. When the chicken breasts are done, transfer them to the platter and arrange the vegetables around them. Garnish with basil sprigs and serve immediately.

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This Disney ride is sort of fun and sort of confusing Here is another Disney-ride-turnedmovie. Unlike “Pirates of the Caribbean”, Disney’s most successful theme park ride-tofilm transition, this film will not bring you the same whimsy and adventure. Instead, “Tommorrowland” will annoy some as director Brad Bird and Disney try to lecture us on our sad state of imagination. It stars Casey (Britt Robertson) as this spunky girl who is an eternal optimist. Even as her father (Tim McGraw), a NASA engineer, is about to lose his job due to NASA shutting down, she tries to be optimistic and stop that from happening. Her idealism may be well intended but she ends up getting arrested. When she gets her belongings back, she finds a retro-looking pin. As we learned from the beginning flashback of Frank Walker (George Clooney), the pin shows you this magical place where anything is possible. Basically this pin leads Casey to Athena (Raffey Cassidy), who is a recruiter for “Tommorrowland.” Just think Army recruiter. Athena eventually leads her to Frank. Somehow Casey is the chosen one to save “Tommorrowland” and the Earth from

TONY PINTO distinction. Why her? What makes her special? Who knows? The movie doesn’t tell us. The film goes thorough many different hoops to get Cassie and Frank together. Also appearing is Hugh Laurie who plays Nix, Tomorrowland’s governor who paints a far darker picture for the world than anyone should. The movie has a plot, but it doesn’t really make sense. That is part of the wonder that the film has. You just need to take Frank’s advice to Casey: “Must I explain everything to you? Can’t you just be impressed and move on?” Don’t ask questions and just be impressed. For once just disregard the plot mess and random things used to move the film along: just be impressed. It is a long film and it doesn’t need to be. At times the film halts in its tracks and

you’re left wanting it to speed up. Luckily the stars of the film do a great job in carrying the film through these slow patches. The rapport between Clooney and Robertson is reason enough to go see the film. He plays the foil to her optimism and it works. Clooney may have top billing but Robertson is the star of the film. She carries the film almost by herself for the first hour until Clooney shows. Ultimately, for a film about innovation and imagination, this film reveals itself to be unimaginative and kind of bleak. It’s much sadder than you would expect. “Tommorrowland” tries to teach us to have dreams and to be optimistic when so much darkness pervades throughout the world. It may not have any suggestions other than to use less technology and go outside more. It seems almost like a copout when the film wants you to marvel at its own technological advances. It may call for a new world, but it just gives you a recycled world we see far too often in movies. Even with all its flaws, “Tommorrowland” can be enjoyable and some may even really love it. —Tony Pinto’s grade: B

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INTERPERSONAL EDGE

Become your own executive coach By Dr. Daneen Skube

Q: I’m often my own worst enemy. Especially when I face challenges, I speak to myself in really mean-spirited ways. Then I end up feeling resentful and doing nothing. How can I break this vicious cycle?

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Plein aire sketching and watercolor field trips are offered by The Log Cabin Center for the Arts on Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., from June 4 through July 30. Art instructor Lois Hrejsa (pictured above during an outdoor sketch trip) leads the field trips to scenic locales and private residences in Frankfort, Wheaton, Lisle, Lemont, Glencoe, Naperville, Oak Brook and Chicago. Hrejsa offers both instruction and critique; some previous art experience is necessary. Students pay $22 per session, payable by check the day of the trip. Details and driving directions are available at The Center upon registration. Participants usually bring a picnic or potluck lunch but sometimes eat in restaurants. Registration is required. Call The Center at 361-3650.

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By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your business skills will be evident in the week ahead, but your people skills could be at a low point. Avoid giving the wrong impression or engaging in arguments. A little bit of flattery could go to your head. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put the pop back in your popularity. As the week unfolds, you might enjoy more social occasions than usual. Your popularity could hit some new highs, so combine business with pleasure to land in a win-win position. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be grateful that people accept you as you are, warts and all. You can accept others unconditionally, too. However, by overlooking flaws this week, you might ignore a hidden aggravation and a budding disagreement. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Flash your lights at ships passing in the night. You can acknowledge fellow travelers without following them home. With sociable Venus in your sign, the week ahead may be filled with exciting new faces and friends. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Pitch in and put forth effort without offending in the week ahead. Embrace the good things in life, but be sure everything on your business calendar has been carefully attended to before you disappear for the evening. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Win the war without losing the battle. People might be highly competitive but hide their fears. Relationships need gentle handling. Dust off your tact and diplomacy skills this week for delicate negotiations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Fair-weather friends are plenty of fun, as long as the sun keeps shining. Concentrate on making finances and money-making activities top priority in the week to come. A simple change might solve several nagging problems. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the week ahead, you may stick to the schedule like glue, but even the most ambitious person needs some rest and relaxation. You can easily put yourself in someone’s good graces by being enthusiastic and straightforward. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Switch gears when heading uphill. Be cut and dried with the numbers, but warm and kindhearted toward people in the week to come. You can gain someone’s lasting trust and admiration by making a generous gesture. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being No. 1 isn’t always as important as being ethical. It’s easy to forget to play fair when caught up in the heat of competition. Some people you deal with in the week ahead might be interested in winning by subterfuge. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Friends can be lovers or haters. In the week ahead, keep your etiquette book available for reference. You may be so wrapped up in your own ambitions that you could accidently offend those admire you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The writing is on the wall. Watch for signs of discontentment and aggravation in the week ahead. Use all the diplomacy at your disposal to avoid spats and allay someone’s secret fears. Focus on getting things accomplished.

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A: We all carry around an enormous amount of self-hatred that impedes everything we want at work and in life. Sometimes we use inner language borrowed from people who spoke negatively to us as kids. Then we add mean comments from teachers, bosses, or co-workers to round off our litany of self-abuse. The first step toward change is to actually listen to what we tell ourselves. Pummeling yourself about a lack of selfdiscipline or stupidity is no one’s idea of a pep talk. However, many people do some version of this multiple times a day. The weird thing is, there’s another part of us that resents being “talked to” like that and plots to get even. We end up getting even with the one person we can’t escape from: ourselves. If you’d like to turn this habit around,

keep some kind of a journal where you record your internal dialogue with yourself. When you make a mistake, what do you say? When you don’t get what you want, what sort of “conversation” does this trigger? How do you respond when you don’t know something? The first step to improving anything about our career is to be conscious of exactly what’s currently happening. Once you’ve recorded a week’s worth of internal conversations, look for themes. Do you keep harping on your lack of discipline, intelligence, or courage? Do you honestly think yelling at yourself makes you better? Next, ask yourself how you’d react if a friend had the same problems. What kinds of conversations would you have that would be emotionally validating and geared toward problem-solving? Now, here’s a mind-blowing idea: What if you talked to yourself like you were your own best friend — someone you’ve always thought was smart, brave, competent; someone who deserved good things? You’ll immediately notice that your tone, choice of words and attitude are far kinder

for others than for yourself. You’ll also discover that life is too short not to have yourself on the short list of people who love you the most.

The last word(s) Q: My boss has no idea about the reality of the demands on our team. How can I let him know he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on? A: Provide the information to your supervisor as if he already knows and let him save face. People are happy to learn the truth when they’re not being criticized. (Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027 or www. interpersonaledge.com. Sorry, no personal replies.)

VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN (NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.) STARTING THIS WEEK: “SEVENTH SON”: When a witch’s (Julianne Moore) power grows and threatens the world at large, the last (Jeff Bridges) of a group of defenders against the supernatural needs fresh help in this decidedly odd but interestingly cast fantasy. Ben Barnes (“Sons of Liberty”) plays the novice who enters the scene as the path to stopping the sorceress becomes more perilous ... and more special-effects-infused. Based on Joseph Delaney’s novel “The Spook’s Apprentice,” the film also features Alicia Vikander (of the upcoming movie version of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”), Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) and Djimon Hounsou. *** (PG13: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE LOFT”: Remade by Belgian director Erik Van Looy from his own earlier film, this melodrama poses a big problem for five married men who keep a secret penthouse for liaisons with their respective mistresses. A dead woman (Isabel Lucas, whose background is detailed in the story’s plentiful flashbacks) is found there, prompting the members of the quintet to start suspecting one another of murder. Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller (“Prison Break”), Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) and — in the same role he played in the first version — Matthias Schoenaerts portray the men. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “THE SAINT: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: You know who Simon Templar is by the halo over his head ... even if it only was for the show’s memorable opening credits. Roger Moore established himself as an international star, and set himself up to assume the role of James Bond later, as author Leslie Charteris’ self-styled troubleshooter. Many notable British talents were guest stars on the show before they established their own fame, including Oscar winner Julie Christie and two actresses who would become icons in different portions of “Goldfinger,” Honor Blackman and Shirley Eaton. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Moore and/or others on selected episodes. *** (Not rated: AS, V) “SONS OF LIBERTY”: History — which also happens to be the name of the network

that first showed this miniseries — gets literally dramatic twists as Sam Adams (Ben Barnes) and a British governor (Sean Gilder) try to outmaneuver each other while rioting wracks Boston. A certain tea party and the famous ride of Paul Revere also factor into the saga. Cast members also include Marton Csokas, Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist”), Rafe Spall, Jason O’Mara and Emily Berrington (“24: Live Another Day”). DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries. (Not rated: AS, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “RAY DONOVAN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: Soon to start Season 3, the superbly cast, well-acted Showtime drama series continues here with “fixer” Ray (Liev Schreiber) concerned about his estranged ex-con father Mickey (Jon Voight) as two newcomers to their lives — an overbearing federal agent and a determined reporter (Hank Azaria, Vinessa Shaw) — look into their activities, specifically Mickey’s involvement in a recent murder. Ann-Margret and Wendell Pierce (“The Wire”) also join the cast for this season. Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan and Katherine Moennig also are among the returning regulars. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray) “THE NANNY: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: Also being a co-creator and executive producer of this sitcom, Fran Drescher gave herself a long CBS run as saucy Fran Fine, the unlikely employee of conservative Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy). His children (Nicholle Tom, Benjamin Salisbury, Madeline Zima) take to her right away, even if his business partner (Lauren Lane) is slower to warm up to her. Daniel Davis

plays the household servant, and Renee Taylor has a recurring role as Fran’s mother. Guest stars include everyone from Pamela Anderson and David Letterman to Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Drescher on selected episodes; interview with Drescher and executive producer and co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson. *** (Not rated: AS) COMING SOON: “FOCUS” (June 2): A seasoned con artist (Will Smith) teams with a relative newcomer (Margot Robbie) professionally and personally. (R: AS, P, V) “JUPITER ASCENDING” (June 2): A young woman (Mila Kunis), leading a rather ordinary life, turns out to be the key to the future of the universe; Channing Tatum also stars in the “Matrix”-veteran Wachowskis’ fantasy. (PG-13: AS, N, V) “MCFARLAND, USA” (June 2): A troubled athletic coach (Kevin Costner) works magic with several cross-country runners at his newest school. (PG: P, V) “THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER” (June 2): Pursuing the stolen recipe for Krabby Patties, SpongeBob SquarePants and his allies enter the world above theirs in this animated tale. (PG: AS) “KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE” (June 9): A street-smart youth (Taron Egerton) is recruited for global espionage work; Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson also star. (R: AS, P, V) “CHAPPIE” (June 16): A stolen, futuristic police robot becomes a threat when it’s enabled to think for itself; FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.

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