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Thursday 

Hats Off to Dr. Seuss 

6:30-7:30 p.m. March 2. 

Public Library, 7851 Timber 

Dr. Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 

birthday with stories, games 

and crafts. This event is for 

children 6-8 years old. For 

more information or to register, 

call (708) 532-0160 

ext. 2. 

Friday 

Google Like a Guru 

6:30-8:30 p.m. March 3. 


Dr. Learn how to find 

and evaluate information on 

the Web. For more information, 

contact Doug Ferrini 

at (708)532-0160 ext. 1 or 

dferrini@tplibrary.org. 

Saturday 

Share-A-Language 

Storytime: Spanish 

11-11:45 a.m. March 4. 


Dr. Enjoy stories and songs 

in diverse languages feature 

children’s favorites. This 

program is for children 3-8 

years old with parent attendance. 

For more information, 

call (708) 532-0160 

ext. 2. 

Sunday 

Tinley Park High School 

Color/Winter Guard 

Vendor/Craft Fair 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 5. 

Tinley Park High School, 

6111 175th St. This event is 

a vendor/craft fair meant to 

raise money for the Color/ 

Winter Guard group. The 

cost for entry is $3 for attendees 

13 years old and 

older. A snack bar and bake 

sale items will be available 

for purchase as well. Attendees 

are encouraged to 

enter through the back of 

the school. Vendor applications 

are still available. For 

more information, contact 

tphsguard@yahoo.com. 

Monday 

Southwest Chicago Christian 

Schools Open House 

9 a.m.-noon. March 6. 

Southwest Chicago Christian, 

17171 South 84th Ave. 

Chicago Christian invites 

all parents interest to come 

out to the Open House. Chicago 

Christian offers full 

and half day preschool and 

kindergarten, before and 

after school care programs, 

certified and experienced 

teachers and owns and operates 

its own bus service. For 

more information, contact 

Wilma Persenaire at (708) 

388-7656. 

Medicare Made Easy 

6:30-8 p.m. March 6. Public 

Library, 7851 Timber 

Dr. Join for a discussion on 

Medicare Parts A and B and 

Medicare Supplement Plans. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0160. 

Tuesday 

Tinley Bridal Show 

6-8 p.m. March 7. V.F.W. 

Post 2791, 17147 Oak Park 

Ave. This a free show open 

to the public. This event 

will feature exhibitors and 

will allow one-on-one access 

for questions. Drawings 

for prizes will be held 

throughout the day. For 

more information, visit 

tinleybridalshow.net. 

Wednesday 

Art Explorers 

4:40-5:30 p.m. March 8. 


Dr. Children in grades 

second and third are invited 

to learn about printmaking. 

Participants will practice 

colorful printmaking in the 

style of famous artist Andy 

Warhol. For more information 

or to register, call (708) 

532-0160 ext. 2. 

Ribbon Cutting and Multi- 

Chamber Business After 

Hours 

5-7 p.m. March 8. The 

Odyssey Country Club, 

19100 South Ridgeland Ave. 

The Tinley Park Chamber of 

Commerce is hosting a ribbon 

cutting ceremony and 

Multi-Chamber Business 

After Hours at the Odyssey 

Country Club. Tinley 

Park, Frankfort and Mokena 

Chambers will be in 

attendance as well. Refreshments 

and networking will 

be available during a tour 

of the new banquet rooms. 

For more information or 

to RSVP, contact the Tinley 

Park Chamber office at 

(708) 532-5700 or email 

info@tinleychamber.org. 

Bingo with the TPHS Band 

Boosters 

5:30 p.m. March 8. Tinley 

Park High School Cafeteria, 

6111 W. 175th St. 

Bingo packages start at $15, 

which include 12 games and 

one raffle ticket. Additional 

games and raffle tickets can 

be purchased along with a $5 

meals, drinks and snacks. All 

proceeds will benefit the Tinley 

Park High School Band 

Program. Participants must 

be 18 years old or older. Cash 

only. For more information, 

call (708) 342-8255 or visit 

tptitanband.wix.com/band. 

Tinley Park Fire Department 

Informational Fair 

6:30-9 p.m. March 8. 

Fire Station No. 1, 17355 S. 

689th Ct. The Village invites 

residents to Fire House No. 

1 to learn about the inner 

workings of the fire house. 

Chief officers will be inhouse 

to answer any questions, 

and to showcase fire 

department equipment and 

apparatus. For more information, 

call (708) 444-5200. 

Upcoming 

Get Graphic! 

7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 

9. Public Library, 7851 

Timber Dr. This event is 

for those who like graphic 

novels and manga. Activities 

include games and planning 

themes for the upcoming 

month. March’s topic is 

focused on drawing. This 

event if for teens in grades 

6-12. For more information 

or to register, call (708) 532- 

0160 ext. 2. 

Photography Workshop 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

March 11. Public Library, 

7851 Timber Dr. Participants 

are asked to bring their 

own camera equipment to 

this hands-on workshop led 

by local photographer Tom 

Gill. Advanced instruction 

on several techniques will be 

covered including composition, 

using available light, 

improvised light, macro 

and depth field. Methods 

are geared toward digital 

cameras but can be easily 

translated to film cameras. 

Registration is ongoing. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0160 ext. 3 or visit 

tplibrary.org. 

Daisy’s Girls: Camping with 

Juliette Gordon Low 

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 

15. Public Library, 7851 

Timber Dr. Celebrate Women’s 

History Month by celebrating 

the founder of the 

Girl Scouts USA organization 

Juliette Gordon Low. 

Philanthropist Betsey Means 

will perform a portrayal of 

Low. For more information, 

call (708) 532-0160 ext. 3. 

Share-a-language storytime: 

Arabic 

11-11:45 a.m. Saturday, 

March 18. Public Library, 

7851 Timber Dr. Enjoy stories 

and songs in diverse 

languages feature children’s 

favorites. This program is 

for children 3-8 years old 

with parent attendance. 

For more information, call 

(708) 532-0160 ext. 2. 

Irish Tea 

12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, 

March 19. Vogt Visual Arts 

Center, 17420 S. 67th Ct. 

The Vogt Visual Arts Center 

invites residents to a St. 

Patrick’s Day-themed experience 

complete with decoration, 

music and traditional 

Irish treats. For more information, 

call (708) 342-4200. 

Lincoln-Way East Friday 

Night Fish Fry 

5-8 p.m. March 3, 10, 24 

and April 7. Lincoln-Way 

East High School, 201 Colorado 

Ave., Frankfort. Join 

Lincoln-Way East for a Friday 

night fish fry complete 

with entertainment and a 

raffle. Tickets are $10 for 

adults and $5 for children. 

Dine in or carry-out options 

are available. Menu includes 

fried fish, baked potato/ 

french fries, coleslaw/apple 

sauce, grilled cheese, fresh 

bread and lemonade/fruit 

punch. For more information, 

email Kim Hansen at 

lwmsponsorship@gmail. 

com. 

ONGOING 

VFW Post 2791 All-You- 

Can-Eat Fish Fry 

4-7:30 p.m. starting 

March 3. VFW Hall, 17147 

Oak Park Ave. Every Friday 

during lent enjoy a 

feast including three kinds 

of fish, chicken, tater tots, 

pasta, soup, salad, bread/ 

butter, desserts and coffee 

and tea. Tickets are $12 for 

adults, children under 12 are 

$5 and children under 5 are 

free. Credit cards will be accepted. 

Two full service cash 

bars will also be available. 

Karaoke will start at 8 p.m. 

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the tinley junction | March 2, 2017 | 3 

Tinley Park Village Board 

Officials discuss potential road repairs 

Officials look to work 

with Cook County 

to improve roads’ 

safety 

F. Amanda Tugade, Editor 

The Tinley Park Village 

Board voted to move forward 

with several agenda 

items - the resurfacing of 

84th Avenue from 159th 

to 171st Streets and reconstructing 

175th Street from 

Oak Park to Ridgeland Avenues 

- at its Feb. 21 regular 

meeting. 

Trustee Brian Younker, 

who is also the chairman of 

the Public Works Committee 

led the discussion about 

the estimated $1.2 million 

project. 

Younker began with the 

Committee’s recommendation 

to apply for Invest in 

Cook, a grant administered 

by the Cook County Department 

of Transportation and 

Highways, which would 

cover 20 percent – nearly 

$200,000 – of the total cost. 

Robinson Engineering, a 

Frankfort-based company, 

will be taking the lead of 

improvements made to the 

1.5-mile long stretch. Village 

Engineer and Director 

of Engineering Jennifer 

Prinz attended the meeting 

to provide more information 

and answer questions 

from board members and 

residents. 

Invest in Cook is a competitive 

grant program, and 

applications are due by 

March 17, Prinz said in a 

follow-up interview with 

The Junction. 

According to the County 

website, Invest in Cook is 

budgeted for $8.5 million to 

award towns with plans to 

improve bridges, roads and 

transit, as well as bicycle 

and pedestrian lanes. 

The site also noted costs 

covered under this program 

are “planning and feasibility 

studies, engineering 

right-of-way acquisition 

and construction coupled 

with transportation improvements 

sponsored by 

local and regional governments 

and private partners.” 

Younker explained the 

South Suburban Mayors 

and Managers Association 

has picked up 80 percent 

of the cost. According to 

the association’s site, SSM- 

MA is an organization that 

serves 42 municipalities in 

southern Cook and eastern 

Will County, and steps in 

to help towns with management, 

planning, public 

safety and economic development 

issues. 

Prinz said the project’s 

timeline, assuming the Village 

does get the grant from 

Invest in Cook, will go out 

to bid by September and be 

completed by the end of the 

year or early spring 2018. 

‘A beginning of a long road’ 

Younker, along with the 

Public Works Committee, 

also look to make improvements 

along 175th Street 

from Oak Park to Ridgeland 

Avenues, including 

167th Street. 

At the meeting, Tinley 

Park officials unanimously 

approved a proposed resolution 

to an agreement with 

Robinson Engineering to 

perform the necessary updates 

and complete Phase 

I and Phase II engineering. 

These streets fall under the 

County’s jurisdiction. 

Younker and Public 

Works Director Kevin 

Workowski later clarified 

this plan is a complete 

street redo, which involves 

reconstructing sewers, sidewalks 

and curbing that meet 

Village standards. “The engineering 

process takes a 

long time,” Younker said. 

“This is that area from 

St. George that has been 

deteriorating in a pretty 

significant fashion,” Tinley 

Park Mayor Dave Seaman 

said at the meeting. “A lot 

of people have been aware 

of this. 

“We have been persistent 

with the County, and 

I think succeeded because 

this will ultimately lead to 

a jurisdictional transfer after 

these roadways are completely 

rebuilt. … So, this 

completely rebuilt street 

will be our responsibility 

to maintain. Now the bad 

news there is that we spend 

the money, but the better 

news or the good news 

there is that we can maintain 

the roads, and we can 

Please see Village, 6 

Wednesday March 8th • 6:30pm

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Civil rights complaint spurs shift in swimwear practices 

Kirsten Onsgard 

Contributing Editor 

A parent’s discrimination 

complaint against Lincoln- 

Way Community High 

School District 210 reportedly 

led to amending several 

department practices involving 

swimsuits and mandatory 

physical education swimming 

classes, in addition to 

district nondiscrimination 

notices. 

In a response letter sent 

to the U.S. Department of 

Education’s Office for Civil 

Rights Feb. 9, attorneys for 

the district said Lincoln- 

Way “offered to change 

its practice of requiring all 

students to wear a swimsuit 

purchased from the district” 

after a parent alleged different 

prices for boys and girls 

swimsuits discriminated on 

the basis of sex. 

The parent brought the 

issue to the Office for Civil 

Rights — which opened an 

investigation Jan. 23, according 

to an U.S. Department 

of Education spokesman — 

after making a complaint to 

district officials. 

An initial complaint, filed 

by the parent to Title IX 

coordinator Robert Schiffbauer 

on Sept. 10, 2016, asserts 

that the district treated 

female students unfairly 

by charging them more for 

mandatory swimsuits for 

freshman physical education 

class, in addition to “[punishing] 

girls for their menstrual 

cycles” and “showing 

complete disregard” for nondiscrimination 

communication 

criteria. 

Lincoln-Way purchased 

the Speedo brand boys 

swimsuits for $18.45 and 

sold them to students for 

$25, and purchased standard 

girls swimsuits for $35.95 

and sold them for $40 each. 

A conservative, knee-length 

girls cut was also available, 

purchased for $44.95 and 

sold for $40, though only 

one was ordered by the district 

in 2016. 

In the letter, the parent also 

said the “revealing leg cut 

and lack of bra cups” on the 

standard swimsuits requires 

female students to physically 

expose their bodies during 

the coed class. The letter 

also alleges that because the 

school required female students 

to obtain a doctor’s 

note to waive out of more 

than three days of swimming, 

it discriminated against girls 

who are menstruating. 

“The district has shown 

a fundamental disregard 

for girls and their bodies 

through its mandatory policy,” 

the parent wrote. 

”Title IX is being violated 

because: Emotionally humiliating 

girls by forcing them 

to wear bathing suits which 

exacerbate body issues 

causes a hostile learning 

environment for these girls; 

[and charging girls different 

prices for required mandatory 

school supplies that they 

are required to purchase as 

a part of their academics is 

discriminatory.” 

In its written response to 

the Office for Civil Rights, 

the district said it offered to 

change its swimwear practices 

after its attorneys spoke 

with the parent on Sept. 21, 

2016. These new practices 

also allowed parents to excuse 

their child from swimming 

for up to eight days. 

In response, the parent 

— whose name is withheld 

because it would identify a 

minor — requested that the 

district notify all parents via 

email of the changes and 

provide refunds to parents 

who purchased swimwear 

through the district. 

Schiffbauer wrote in a letter 

to the parent that refunds 

would be considered on a 

case-by-base basis, and said 

in an interview that while 

students were informed of 

the change, parents were not 

emailed. 

New literature provided 

to PE students recommends 

that they purchase the district’s 

swimwear and includes 

the parental excuse. 

Schiffbauer said the 

changes to department practices 

were an “update,” and 

that district-provided swimsuits 

were never required by 

board policy. 

“These are just the guidelines 

that PE, health and 

driver’s education departments 

use for the curriculum 

of their course,” he said. 

“It’s not board policy that 

dictates swimsuits. It’s just 

guidelines established by the 

PE department.” 

Prior to the September 

complaint, Schiffbauer said 

students could use their own 

swimsuits if they had concerns 

on a case-by-case basis. 

“What it came to is just better 

communication through 

all of our departments, making 

sure everybody — as in, 

the students — understood 

that we will work with everybody 

on a case-by-case basis 

when it comes to swimsuits,” 

he said. “If you want to use 

our suits or purchase them, 

that is fantastic, if you have 

an alternative that meets our 

criteria being conservative, 

then by all means you can 

wear that suit.” 

For the 2016-2017 school 

year, Lincoln-Way ordered 

698 standard girls one-piece 

suits and 875 boys suits with 

$958 for shipping for a total 

cost of $42,240, according to 

a June 20, 2016 invoice. 

Lincoln-Way asserted in 

its response to the Office 

for Civil Rights that the difference 

in cost is a “direct 

reflection of the retail industry’s 

price for the swimwear,” 

and that the uptick in 

price accounts for shipping 

costs is a “round number” 

and “convenient” price for 

students and parents. 

District spokeswoman 

Taryn Atwell said in a statement 

that “the selling of 

swimsuits is not designed to 

generate profit for the district.” 

The parent also wrote that 

information about nondiscrimination 

policies “is not 

easily accessible, accurate, 

updated, or complete, thereby 

discouraging students 

from knowing their rights or 

how to complain if they have 

a concern.” 

On Sept. 22, 2016, attorneys 

for the district wrote 

that links to contact information 

for Title IX coordinators 

Schiffbauer and Aimee 

Feehery had been added to 

its website. In response the 

following day, the parent 

wrote that the initial changes 

were a “positive step,” but 

requested all staff undergo 

additional Title IX training 

by an outside expert. 

Schiffbauer said the district 

implemented a new 

Title IX training program for 

staff this year, but it was not 

a direct result of the complaint. 

“I think our record speaks 

for itself,” Schiffbauer said. 

“We haven’t had issues 

where people felt that based 

on race, sex — you name it 

— have been discriminated 

against. We treat all of our 

students, no matter who they 

are, equally and fairly.” 

Consolidated High School D230 Board of Education 

Student achievements, progress 

at center of board discussion 

Meredith Dobes 

Freelance Reporter 

A perfect score on the 

ACT, accomplishments at 

state music competitions and 

progress with student discipline 

referrals were some of 

the major accomplishments 

celebrated at the Thursday, 

Feb. 23 meeting of the Consolidated 

High School District 

230 Board of Education. 

Ryan O’Neall, a student 

at Sandburg High School, 

achieved a perfect score of 

36 on the ACT. 

Sandburg Principal Deborah 

Baker told the board 

that, on average, less than 

one-tenth of 1 percent of all 

students who take the test 

achieve a perfect score. 

“This will create opportunities 

for Ryan in the application 

and admission process 

next year,” she said. 

Students from all three of 

the district’s high schools 

were honored for participating 

in the Illinois Music 

Education Association’s All- 

State Music Festival, which 

selects the top performers 

from around the state. 

Stagg Band Director Rob- 

Please see D230, 6 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action from the Thursday, Feb. 23 meeting of the Consolidated High School 

D230 School Board. 

• The School Board voted unanimously 

to award a $174,900 bid to Premier 

Mechanical for renovations, including 

replacing the 40-ton air conditioning 

chiller at Andrew, condenser coils on 

all six AAON HVAC units at main gyms 

and outside air dampers on the pool 

HVAC units at Stagg. The bid came 

in approximately $70,000 below 

projections. 

• The School Board voted unanimously 

to approve the first reading of Policy 

5:330 regarding sick days, vacations, 

holidays and leaves, and adopted 

Policies 2:120 (board member 

development), 2:200 (types of school 

board meetings), 2:220 (school board 

meeting procedure) and 3:50 (duties 

and authority), primarily for language 

cleanup. 

• Superintendent James Gay 

announced that the district’s next S4 

Summit would involve inviting members 

of local unions and manufacturing 

organizations to coach students, 

teachers and administrators on how 

students can better prepare to enter the 

skilled workforce.

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Area students step into TP officials’ shoes 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

The Tinley Park Community 

Resources Commission 

asked high school teachers 

from Tinley Park, Andrew, 

Lincoln-Way East and Marian 

Catholic to nominate students 

for Youth in Government, 

a program designed to 

give teens the opportunity to 

understand how the government 

works at the local level. 

These students went oneon-one 

with Village officials 

to learn about their jobs, 

their departments and their 

work for the community. 

“It’s a once a year project 

for the Village,” said Ronald 

Centanni, of the Community 

Resources Commission. 

“It’s something that 

we thought might be a good 

chance [for students] to learn 

about Village government.” 

A reception was held Feb. 

21 at Village Hall’s Kallsen 

Center for area students, Village 

officials and parents. 

The gathering was then followed 

by a mock Village 

Board meeting. 

Mayor Dave Seaman 

thanked the students at the 

reception for their participation 

in the long-standing 

tradition. 

“This is the kind of thing 

that really starts to trigger 

that interest in government,” 

Seaman said, addressing the 

audience. 

At the mock meeting, each 

student presented what they 

had learned from their experience, 

suggested improvements 

and then left room for 

public comment just like at a 

regular board meeting. 

“I think it’s fantastic getting 

young people into the 

government,” said Ben Anderson, 

who represented 

Marian Catholic, after his 

presentation. “It’s even better 

because it kind of feeds into 

people like me, or people my 

Seth Meyers (second from right), of Andrew High School, poses with his plaque alongside 

(left to right) Tinley Park Trustee T.J. Grady, Mayor Dave Seaman and teacher Mark Lobes. 

age, getting interested in getting 

more involved.” 

Anderson was paired with 

Trustee Jacob Vandenberg. 

Anderson said that he was 

impressed by how much 

passion Vandenberg has for 

his position and how well he 

manages him time. 

Other students, such as 

Brendan Radecky of Lincoln- 

Way East and Alexis Burnett 

of Andrew, learned more 

about areas and jobs that they 

were already interested in. 

Radecky was paired with 

Village Engineer Jennifer 

Prinz, and he said the experience 

was eye opening. “I 

always thought that maybe 

engineering was a thing that 

I could do,” Radecky said. 

“I wasn’t really sure it was 

my thing, but it really is a 

lot different than I thought it 

would be. 

“It’s more so about planning 

and [preparation] and 

stuff like that instead of more 

so than the actual building that 

you think of when you think 

of some kind of engineering.” 

Radecky added that his 

time with Prinz and learning 

about what her job in the 

village entails solidified his 

interest in engineering as a 

possible major in college for 

him next year. 

“You don’t realize how 

much goes into getting the 

government to run like it 

does until you see all the different 

committees and commissions,” 

Radecky said. 

“All the people working together, 

it’s pretty important.” 

Burnett was able to shadow 

Village Attorney Patrick 

Connelly and she, like 

Radecky, has an interest in 

studying law in college. 

Trustee Mike Pannitto said 

that for him the experience 

was one that was enlightening 

and provided a new perspective 

on issues dealing 

with the Village from a fresh 

set of eyes. 

“I was impressed with the 

kids, and the things they said 

and how well they presented 

themselves,” Pannitto said 

after the mock Village Board 

meeting. “The young lady I 

was [paired] with, she was 

sharp; she was enthusiastic 

... The kids had ideas about 

how to do things, and I was 

happy to be a part of it.” 

Victoria Soliz, of Tinley 

Park High School, was paired 

with Pannitto, and one of the 

issues she mentioned was the 

overnight parking ban that 

Tinley Park enforces. Soliz 

and her fellow board members 

presented considerations 

during the presentation to the 

audience for potential changes 

that could be implemented 

in the Village. Among those 

was the consideration for a 

parking placard for residents 

to be able to park on the 

street. 

Pannitto said it was a subject 

that has come up before, 

and the students fresh take 

on it was an issue he was 

willing to look into more. 

“I think the biggest thing 

is that they’ll go back and relate 

to their fellow students 

and what goes on in town,” 

Centanni said of what he 

hopes the students gained 

from the experience. 

“We want to expose the 

high school kids to what goes 

on in our town, and hopefully 

they’ll go back [to school] 

and say, ‘Hey, Tinley Park has 

some cool things going on.’” 

Centanni said. 

Andrew’s Scott Noreikis (right) thanks Public Works 

Director Kevin Workowski for working with him at the Youth 

in Government presentation held Feb. 21 at Tinley Park 

Village Hall. Photos by F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media 

what issues are you most passionate about? 

Students weigh in on key issues that they care about. 

Sean Ford, Tinley Park High School, 16 

“The issue I care about most is 

making sure the benefit of the people 

is at the forefront of everybody’s 

minds because it’s really for the 

people. It should be continuous within 

seeing how government treats their 

problems and making sure that the 

people get what they deserve.” 

Abby Zatkalik, Tinley Park High School, 18 

“I think it’s a very important part of 

society that everyone has an equal 

opportunity to succeed and be the 

best that they can be. I think funding 

for education is the best way for one 

to succeed and move up in the world. 

I think some of the schools in some 

areas are lacking, and there are smart 

kids who get left behind.”

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Village 

From Page 3 

never see it get into the conditions 

that those streets are 

in right now.” 

Trustees Kevin Suggs 

and Jason Vandenberg expressed 

concern on the 

roads current state, if they 

are safe for drivers and 

what actions should be taken 

if and when conditions 

worsen. 

Prinz said construction 

for these street improvements 

would begin in early 

2019, and “in order to get 

on the County’s funding radar, 

we’d have to have the 

hearing in the next couple 

of weeks.” 

Worst-case scenario, “the 

County could shut it down” 

if deemed unsafe, Prinz 

said. 

Younker, Workowski and 

Seaman added the Village is 

looking to enter into an intergovernmental 

agreement 

with Cook to kick start this 

project. 

While the total cost of 

the project has yet to be 

determined by Robinson 

Engineering, the Village is 

paying for the engineering 

services upfront and will 

receive a 100 percent reimbursement 

from Cook, 

Younker said. 

“This is a beginning of 

a long road, and by getting 

this move ahead and by 

fronting this engineering, 

we can stay on top of this 

and get it done as soon as 

possible,” Seaman said. “If 

we can get it done before 

2019, we certainly will.” 

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D230 

From Page 4 

ert Mecozzi explained that 

there are nine ILMEA districts 

around the state, and 

D230 is part of District 1 — 

the most competitive. 

“Auditioning … is not 

easy,” Mecozzi said. “Often 

students are playing music 

appropriate for college- or 

professional-level auditions.” 

Sandburg had 13 students 

represent the district at All- 

State, Andrew four and 

Stagg six. Students participated 

in the All-State Band, 

All-State Choir, All-State 

Orchestra and honors levels 

of all three divisions. 

Sandburg Music Teacher 

Stewart Bailey said Sandburg 

also had two students 

receive recognition for music 

arrangement and a remix 

in electronic music. 

Guidance Department update 

D230 continues its efforts 

to reduce discipline referrals 

by using in-school intervention 

methods. 

To give an update on how 

Stagg is using these methods, 

social worker Hillary 

Ortiz, Dean Kristyn Koss 

and counselor Rich Kowalczyk 

updated the board on 

student intervention teams at 

the school. 

The teams aim to develop 

relationships between staff, 

students and families, and 

provide consistent support to 

address student needs, Kowalczyk 

explained. 

Each team has one dean, 

three guidance counselors, 

two to three social workers, 

a nurse, a school psychologist, 

and a student assistance 

coordinator. 

“We meet as teams to discuss 

and identify students 

who may be struggling and 

monitor progress of how students 

are doing,” Ortiz said. 

“We have great discussions 

and try to come up with different 

interventions through 

these meetings. Each student 

can identify and knows how 

to access their supports.” 

Each student receives information 

about the team he or 

she is placed on and receives 

a shirt to correspond with the 

team — orange, white or blue. 

Later in the meeting, Superintendent 

James Gay 

thanked the School Board 

for supporting student intervention 

and enrichment during 

the school day. He said 

test scores and grades are 

going up, and discipline referrals 

are going down. 

“You could argue that students 

should come back after 

school, but more and more 

students are taking buses 

home,” he said. “Having interventions 

and enrichment 

during second period and 

during lunches is working 

phenomenally.” 

Twenty-five year capital 

plan 

During his recap of the last 

Building and Finance Committee 

meeting, Board Member 

Tony Serratore told the 

board about a 25-year capital 

plan that Director of Facilities 

Bob Hughes and Assistant 

Superintendent for Business 

Services John Lavelle 

put together highlighting all 

capital improvements projects 

needed in the next 25 

years and what costs will be 

associated with the projects. 

Serratore said a representative 

from PMA Financial 

Network was at the meeting 

to discuss bond issues. A 

major bond issue will mature 

next year for the district, and 

because of this taxpayers 

will see a decrease in their 

tax rates with the district’s 

next bond issue, he said. 

“It’s prudent to plan for 

maintenance and pay for 

it as we go, so there are no 

surprises for future boards,” 

Board President Rick Nogal 

said. 

Serratore added that he 

expects the committee will 

discuss the matter further 

before bringing any action 

to the School Board for consideration. 

The committee’s 

next meeting is March 20. 

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Andrew principal embraces role as grand marshal 

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lead procession down Oak 

Park Avenue. 

“I’m not the tallest guy 

in the world, so I kind of 

thought they just needed 

a leprechaun,” said Nolting, 

the principal at Andrew 

High School and grand marshal 

of the Village’s 18th annual 

Downtown Tinley Irish 

Parade. 

The parade will step off 

from Central Middle School 

at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 

and head north on Oak Park. 

Nolting will be riding in a 

car with his family at the 

head of the procession. 

“I’m waiting for further 

direction, but we’ll be ready 

to throw candy and wave, 

and wear a green outfit and 

leprechaun shoes if we have 

to,” Nolting said. 

All joking aside, Nolting 

– the 2016 Illinois Principals 

Association’s High School 

Principal of the Year – is 

honored to have been chosen 

as grand marshal. The south 

suburban native who graduated 

from Homewood-Flossmoor 

High School in 1991 

and now lives in Lockport 

embraced Tinley after coming 

to Andrew for the first 

time in 2004. 

“I was not born here or 

anything to that extent, but 

it became an easy place to 

fall in love with, and to be 

able to be part of one of 

their major events, it was a 

no-brainer,” Nolting said. 

“I certainly think they had a 

lot of better options for it. I 

wouldn’t have thought twice 

about it if it never came 

about because there are a 

lot of other impressive folks 

that contribute to Tinley. It’s 

an honor I didn’t expect.” 

Nolting most appreciates 

the gesture because it indicates 

the community, at least 

he hopes, appreciates what 

he has worked to accomplish 

on behalf of their children. 

He was chosen from among 

21 finalists from Illinois for 

the Principal of the Year 

award, and in that role was 

taken for tours of Springfield 

and Washington, D.C., and 

had the opportunity to talk to 

and learn from other educators 

across the country. 

Having the title bestowed 

upon him was “extraordinarily 

humbling,” Nolting 

said. “For whatever reason, 

I guess [the IPA] saw a need 

to recognize me as the state 

representative,” he added. 

“I certainly was not seeking 

any recognition for what 

I’m doing here at Andrew. I 

mean, it’s just thanks enough 

to know people here think 

what’s happening at Andrew 

is going well from a student, 

family, community standpoint. 

So to be recognized 

by external folks who don’t 

necessarily have a direct relationship 

with the school 

was very humbling.” 

Nolting came to Consolidated 

High School District 

230 in 2004 and served 

for two years as an associate 

principal at Andrew. He 

filled the same role at Sandburg 

from 2006-2008, then 

returned to Andrew as principal 

in 2009. He served the 

early years of his career as 

a social studies teacher and 

athletic/acitivities director in 

Wisconsin. 

It was during those years 

in the Badger State that 

Nolting grew interested in 

being a school administrator 

– something that wasn’t 

an aspiration for him coming 

out of the University of 

Wisconsin-Whitewater. An 

administrator at a small, private 

school where he taught 

in Wisconsin told him it was 

work at which he’d do well. 

“It evolved very quickly,” 

he said. “I got involved in 

smaller committees, and 

started talking to people 

about grad school, and the 

more I started digging into it 

the more interested I became 

in becoming a leader within 

the school. My first administrative 

job was as an athletic 

director, and the closer I got 

to the principal’s office the 

more I kind of felt that was a 

place I’d like to be one day.” 

Nolting’s educational philosophy 

centers on meeting 

the individual needs of each 

student, to provide each the 

Andrew High School Bob Nolting has been named grand 

marshal and is to lead the Downtown Tinley Irish Parade, 

which will be held Sunday, March 19. Photo Submitted 

best opportunity to be successful 

in high school and 

beyond, he explained. The 

notion is simple, but tends 

to be overlooked at times, 

especially at larger schools, 

he said. 

“Sometimes when we get 

them in large groups we 

tend to just try to move them 

along,” he said, speaking 

in general about the education 

system. “I believe in a 

personalized approach, how 

you treat people individually 

as well as large groups. We 

have to make sure students 

can move through their educational 

careers knowing 

what they want to accomplish, 

but also knowing the 

obstacles are cleared out of 

the way so they have the best 

chance to accomplish their 

goals.” 

Andrew has the past several 

years raised its academic 

standards by reducing 

the number of “basic-level” 

classes, implementing more 

challenging curriculum, and 

dramatically increasing AP 

and honors enrollment. The 

administration has created 

programs to aid students 

who in the past may have 

been relegated to taking basic-level 

classes. 

“We’ve created a structure 

that supports students 

who struggle,” Nolting said. 

“In the past we just knocked 

them down and taught to 

their level, now we say, 

‘We’re going to get you to 

this level.’ 

“It’s a complex structure 

so students can be active in 

getting help. It’s a very collegiate 

structure, in which 

students have a lot of flexibility 

... and because of 

those things we have had increased 

our graduation rate, 

eradicated failures and given 

students better options upon 

graduation.”

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‘Everybody just loved her’ 

Local D843 

staff member 

remembered 

JON DEPAOLIS 


Terry L. Patton, 67, of 

New Lenox, who spent more 

than 31 years serving the 

special education student 

population of New Lenox, 

Frankfort, Mokena and more 

at Lincoln-Way Special Education 

District 843, died Feb. 

10, with family at her side. 

But perhaps the thing that 

Patton will be most remembered 

for was the determination 

and drive in the face 

of adversity that inspired so 

many around her. 

And, of course, her smile. 

According to her husband, 

Bill Patton, Terry developed 

rheumatoid arthritis when 

she about 4 years old, and 

she spent a lot of time in hospitals 

when she was younger. 

Bill said her quiet demeanor 

and determination, however, 

won the hearts of her doctors, 

and instilled in her the 

drive necessary to be successful 

in life. 

“She wanted to be treated 

as a normal person,” Bill 

said. 

Patton met her husband 

while attending Illinois State 

University. Bill, a sophomore 

at the time, noticed 

Terry — then a freshman — 

in a lecture hall. 

“I was painfully shy,” Bill 

said. “I kept on going back 

to the dorm every night and 

telling my friends about this 

cute girl. They got tired of 

me talking about it, so one 

guy found out her name, 

called her.” 

The friend let Terry know 

Bill’s name, and the introduction 

was made. 

“I felt like I had to go 

apologize to her,” Bill said, 

laughing. “But from there, 

Pictured is (left to right) Bill Patton, Terry Patton and great-granddaughter Olivia during a 

vacation in June 2016. 

we just clicked. I could tell 

she was the nicest person 

I had ever met. And I was 

right.” 

Bill said their family lived 

a nice but simple life in New 

Lenox, and Terry found a 

wonderful career at D843. 

“She really loved the 

kids,” Bill said. 

Patton worked as a teacher’s 

aide when she began at 

D843. Over the years, she 

developed a close bond with 

teacher Cindy Van Swol. 

“The students were drawn 

to her,” Van Swol remembers. 

“She stayed at her desk, 

but the children were drawn 

to work one-on-one with her. 

You could see the students relax. 

Her calmness was such a 

benefit for the students. 

“She never once raised her 

voice or criticized. She always 

gave students that clear 

message that she believed in 

them and that they would do 

well.” 

Van Swol said students 

knew Patton had a disability, 

so they would intuitively do 

things for her like retrieving 

her lunch at midday. 

“And when she made 

a friendship with a child, 

it was there forever,” Van 

Swol said. “I always knew 

that when she took a child to 

work with, the student was 

getting the very best.” 

Van Swol said Patton 

never had a bad word to say 

about anyone. She also never 

complained. 

“There were cold, winter 

days where I knew she could 

not be feeling well,” Van 

Swol said. “But she would 

say, ‘I’m fine, I’m fine.’” 

Van Swol said Patton was 

“fiercely independent, and 

carried her weight in the 

classroom.” 

“I thoroughly enjoyed having 

her as an aide, and I know 

I was a better teacher because 

of her,” Van Swol said. 

Patton also was a member 

of Delta Kappa Gamma, the 

International Society of Key 

Women Educators. 

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DANCE SCHOOL SCHEDULE 

EMERALD ROOM 

Doors Open Each Evening 5:30pm 

No Cover Charge 

Music By Sean O'Donnell & The IrishMusicians 

Hot Food Buffet Available in Tara Room 

THURSDAY MARCH 9TH 

6:30pm Gaelic Park Set Dancers 

7:000pm Tooromeen School of Irish Dancing 

7:30pm Eilish Sullivan School of Dance 

7:30pm Trinity Irish Dancers 

8:00pm Lavin-Cassidy School of Irish Dancing 

SUNDAY MARCH 12TH 

7:30pm Dennehy School of Irish Dance 

(in conjunction with South Side Irish Sunday) 

WEDNESDAY MARCH 15TH 

7:00pm Weber School of Irish Dancing 

7:30pm Foy School of Irish Dancing 

8:00pm Mullane Godley Academy of Irish Dance 

THURSDAY MARCH 16TH 

6:30pm Gaelic Park Ceili Dancers 

7:00pm McNamara School of Dance 

7:30pm Blackbird Academy of Irish Dance 

8:00pm Mulhern School of Irish Dancing 

FRIDAY MARCH 17TH 

6:30PM Lavin-Cassidy School of Irish Dancing in Tara Room 

7:30pm McCormack Fay School of Irish Dancing in Emerald Room 

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SAT., MARCH 11TH 

CARRAIG PUB Open 12:00 noon 

Pub Food 3:00 pm-10pm 

Joe Cullen on Stage 7:30 pm 

No Cover Charge 

SUN., MARCH 12TH 

South Side Irish Sunday 

EMERALD ROOM 

Mass & Irish Breakfast 9:00 am 

Admission $9.00 

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EMERALD ROOM 

1:30 PM Larkin & Moran Brothers 

5:30 pm Arranmore 

7"30 pm The Dennehy School of Irish Dancing 

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6:00pm The Dirty Wellies 

Delicious Hot Food Buffet All Day 

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6:00pm Kieran Byrne 

CELTIC ROOM - Children's Stage 

1:30 pm Dublin Deceptions 

3:30 pm A Bit O' the Magic 

5:00pm Shamrock Shenanigans 

Schedule Subject to Change 

FRIDAY MARCH 17TH 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY 

THE EMERALD ROOM 

Annual St. Patrick's Day Lunchon 

Featuring Corned Beef and Cabbage 

Doors open 12:00pm. Lunch Served 1:00 pm 

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Entertainment Provided by Joe Cullen 

And an exhibition by The Cross Keys School of Irish Dancing 

THE TARA ROOM 

4:30pm - Jan's Clans Puppet Show 

5:30pm -Magic Matt 

6:30pm - An exhibition by The Lavin Cassidy Irish Dancers 

7:00pm - Musician Joe Monahan 

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6:30-10PM - Musician Joe Cullen 

7:30PM - An exhibition by The McCormack Fay Irish Dancers 

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2:30 pm Billy O'Donohue & Jimmy Keane 

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The tinley Junction’s 

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Mario Sandoval, 

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Mario Sandoval, a freshman at 

Tinley Park High School, is this 

week’s Standout Student. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

Determination. If I’m not 

determined I’m not going to 

get anything done. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

I like to play soccer, listen 

to music, make art and hang 

out with my friends. 

What is your dream job? 

I wish I could be a professional 

soccer player, but I 

also want to become an architect. 

What are some of your most 

played songs or music? 

I listen to rap, dubstep and 

club house. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

Most people don’t know 

that I’ve moved seven times. 

Whom do you look up to and 

why? 

I look up to my Uncle 

Leo because he started from 

nothing. His family lived in 

a small farmhouse raising 

cattle in Mexico. Now, he’s 

a successful nurse, raising 

a family. He inspires me to 

work hard to achieve my 

dreams. 

What do you keep under 

your bed? 

Dust and clothes. 

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Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

My 4th grade teacher, Ms. 

Belski because she taught 

us that no matter how big a 

problem is there will always 

be several solutions, and it’s 

always easier if you have a 

buddy with you. 

What’s your favorite class 

and why? 

My favorite class at TPHS 

is physics with Mr. Birrell 

because the labs are fun and 

the class is never boring. 

What’s one thing that stands 

out about your school? 

The clubs because there 

is such a wide variety of 

choices. 

What extracurricular(s) do 

you wish your school had? 

I wish Tinley had a dodgeball 

team. 

What’s your morning 

routine? 

I wake up, get dressed, 

brush my teeth, wash my 

face, fix my hair. Then, I 

drink a smoothie, check my 

social media and say good 

bye to my parents. 

Standout Students are selected 

by Tinley Park area schools. 

School News 

Tinley Park High School 

Tinley Park high schoolers 

awarded honors with 

distinction 

The following students 

have been named to a list for 

honors with distinction. 

Freshmen: Anna Bedell, 

Madison Carr, Renad 

Damooni, Nicholas Davies, 

Amanda Dutkiewicz, Gabriela 

Guerra, Hannah Hallman, 

Mitchell A Hendricks, Jeremy 

Hoffman, Jovita Johnson, 

Brian Jeremiah Moriarty, 

Pooja Patel, Leela Ruffin 

Sophomores: Sean M. 

Ford, Emmanuel Gapio, 

Adam Gaydos, Lillian 

Granato, Clara K. Guirguis, 

Kristine Huynh, Matthew 

Joren, Nicholas Jude, Margaret 

McCullough, Timothy 

Moriarty, Zachary Nelson, 

Jaydeep Pillai, Katelyn 

Sanders, Summer Thurmond, 

Samantha Tuuk 

Juniors: Robert Gelling, 

Jennifer Kallenback, Adam 

Miller, Maram Naji, Shelby 

OConnell, Karina OHarrow, 

Nirav Patel, Martin Santillan, 

Zachary Seymour, Madison 

Sniegolski, Luke Urban, 

Corrinne Wasag, Kyle 

Wegner, Sarah Wu 

Seniors: Tyler Bearden, 

Carolina Carrillo, Austin 

Franczak, Mackenzi Harden, 

Erin Hendricks, Marina 

Ibrahim, Kimberley Kelly, 

Kyla Kelly, Elizabeth A 

Klimek, Victoria Lopez, 

John Macayan, Dana Miller, 

Justin Morgan, Mary Obrien, 

Giselle Palacios, Alexis 

Petrauskas, David Pleta, 

James M. Simanis, Gabrielle 

Toreja, Casey Weisfuss, Abigail 

Zatkalik 

University of Alabama 

Tinley Park students 

recognized on president’s 

list, dean’s list 

Tinley Park students Robert 

C. Harrington, Nicholas 

Jack Kamholz and Rachel 

Ann Kinsella have been 

named to the president’s list 

at the University of Alabama 

for the fall 2016 semester. To 

earn the president’s list honor 

at UA, students must have 

a 4.0 grade point average. To 

note, Zachary Michael Petro, 

of Tinley Park, has been 

named to the dean’s list. To 

earn the dean’s list honor, 

students should have an academic 

record of 3.5. 

Millikin University 

Three Tinley Park residents 

named to dean’s list 

Students who are named 

to the dean’s list at Millikin 

University should meet the 

following requirements: have 

attempted 12 graded credits 

during the fall or spring semester 

and earn a grade point 

average of 3.5 or higher. Tinley 

Park’s Emilee Gerk, Robert 

Neylon and Nicole Wiltjer 

were awarded the honor for 

the fall 2016 semester. Gerk 

is a senior, who is studying 

marketing, while Neylon, 

who is also a senior, is majoring 

in sport management. 

Wiltjer is a sophomore studying 

music performance with 

a focus on vocals. 

Trinity Christian College 

Tinley Park students 

populate dean’s list 

The following students 

were named to the fall 2016 

dean’s list at Trinity Christian 

College: Melanie Belstra, 

Geena Calomino, Courtney 

Cramer, Laura Freeman, 

Grace Furlong, Sarah Gillespie, 

Alyssa Harms, Kayla 

Kamp, Theresa Kraiss, Sarah 

Krause, Robert Schaa, Brianna 

Thier, Lindsey Walker 

and Jessica Workman. Orland 

Hills student Lauren 

Reske also made the list. In 

order to achieve this honro, 

students must be enrolled full 

time and earn a minimum 3.5 

grade point average. 

School News is compiled by 

F. Amanda Tugade, tugade@ 

tinleyjunction.com. 

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Tinley Park firefighters are 

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their department. From 6:30 

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March 8, residents are welcome 

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Submitted by Kirby School 

District 140 

Patton 

From Page 9 

Later in her career, the 

lingering effects of arthritis 

— as well as a hip replacement 

at age 33 — eventually 

forced Patton from the classroom 

to the office staff. 

“Like everything else, 

Terry adapted,” Bill said of 

his wife’s switch to secretary. 

“And, like everything 

else, she did a great job. Everybody 

just loved her. 

“Her hand were kind of 

drawn up into almost a clawlike 

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The Association of School 

Business Officials International 

has awarded Kirby 

School District 140 its Meritorious 

Budget Award for 

excellence in budget presentation 

during the 2016- 

17 budget year. This is the 

12th consecutive year that 

the District has achieved this 

distinction. 

The MBA promotes and 

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school budget presentation 

and enhances school business 

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analyzing, and 

presenting a school system 

budget. After a rigorous review 

by professional auditors, 

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only on school districts that 

have met or exceeded the 

program’s stringent criteria. 

Less than one percent of 

schools nationwide received 

this honor last year. 

RIGHT: KSD 140 business 

office personnel (left to 

right) Marge Winter, Michael 

Andreshak and Muriel 

Banaszak pose with the 

award. Photo submitted 

but she did — she found 

ways to do everything.” 

Patton’s new role had her 

working as a secretary for 

Robin Latman, who now is 

the director of special education 

at Flossmoor School 

District 161. From the start, 

they clicked. 

“We became good 

friends,” Latman said. “She 

took care of me. She always 

knew what was coming up 

and had a schedule in her 

head. She worked harder 

than you can imagine. She 

was outstanding.” 

On a personal level, Latman 

said Patton had a thirst 

for knowledge. That love of 

learning led the two to bond 

over things. 

“I’m Jewish, so I would 

tell her about all of our holidays, 

and one of her favorite 

meals that I would make was 

Passover lasagna — made 

with matzo instead of noodles,” 

Latman said. “She really 

liked that.” 

Latman said while the effects 

of Patton’s arthritis 

were visible on her hands, it 

never stopped her. 

“She could type like there 

was no tomorrow,” Latman 

said. “Despite her ‘disability,’ 

she could do anything. I 

couldn’t keep up with her.” 

At one point, Latman said 

Patton handled the occupational 

and physical therapy 

databases for all of the D843 

students, as well as maintaining 

records of medical 

prescriptions for each of 

those students. 

“Terry quietly, effectively 

and persistently did her job 

— and then some,” Latman 

said. “She was always the 

one putting a little something 

on your desk for Valentine’s 

Day … she always did 

something for the holidays. 

She always had a smile.” 

Latman remembers that 

Patton loved not only the 

candy M&Ms but also the 

M&M characters that were 

created for commercials. She 

always had a bowl filled with 

the candy at her desk, and 

people would stop by her 

desk throughout the day to 

say hello and grab a handful. 

Bill believes that generous 

and caring spirit is what 

people will most remember. 

“I think people will remember 

how flat out sweet 

she was,” he said. “You always 

hear that about people. 

But she really was just the 

nicest person you’d ever 

want to come across.” 

But he also said the way in 

which Patton fought her disease 

is memorable. 

“She fought that disease 

as good as anyone who ever 

fought it, and she didn’t 

want to be defined by it,” 

Bill said. “Even though she 

was so limited in her mobility, 

she always found a way 

to get her job done, take care 

of the people she was supposed 

to be taking care of, 

and did so with a smile on 

her face. There was nothing 

phony about her. 

“We were married 47 

years, and in that time, she 

was even nice to me!” he 

joked. “I mean, good God.” 

At Patton’s wake, both 

Latman and Van Swol commented 

on how many former 

coworkers and friends 

attended to support Patton’s 

family. But they also were 

there to remember a beloved 

woman, whose impact on all 

of them will never be forgotten. 

“We felt blessed to be part 

of her life,” Van Swol said. 

Patton is survived by her 

husband of 47 years, Bill; 

their children, Kimberly 

(Scott) Senffner and Christine 

Patton (Brian Palmer); 

grandchildren, Cassie 

(Colton), Ryan, Mya and 

Baylee; great-grandchildren, 

Olivia and Ryder; sister, 

Randy Woolard; nieces, Jennifer 

Stafford, Michelle Teutemacher, 

Terri Reeves, Tona 

Iverson and Tracey Sauer; 

and nephews, Michael and 

Russell Hoh.



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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Local chronicles study tours in South 

Africa, Namibia 

With plenty of choices to fulfil her 

course requirements, Corinne Brennan 

chose to take a two weeks of 

her winter break to a whirlwind trip 

halfway around the globe to learn 

about the history, economy and cultures 

in South Africa and Namibia. 

Brennan, a 2013 graduate of 

Lincoln-Way West High School, is 

a senior at Carthage College majoring 

in neuroscience and minoring in 

psychology. 

The school requires students to 

take a Global Heritage course, as 

well as a Carthage Symposium — a 

class taught by two or more professors 

from different disciplines. 

Economics & Business in Southern 

Africa, the course that Brennan took, 

fulfilled both of those requirements 

during a two-week J-Term class. 

“The whole thing was just a great 

experience, and I love just being 

able to travel,” said Brennan, who 

added that going on the trip without 

having to do any of the planning or 

organizing made the trip all the more 

enjoyable. 

During the trip, she traveled to 

various towns in Namibia and South 

Africa, learning about different cultures 

in each, as well as the vast economic 

differences between many of 

the places they visited. 

They also had the opportunity 

to see nature on their trip during a 

wildlife safari. 

“I think that the students had an 

incredible journey, because we traveled 

to both South Africa and Namibia, 

and the places and the people 

are so beautiful,” said Jennifer Madden, 

one of three Carthage instructors 

from the trip. “To also be in a 

place where nature is so powerful ... 

it’s also very humbling, too.” 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Local resident finds extra happiness 

in bit roles 

Five months ago Stacey Miner 

lost her job, and now she is doing 

something she loves. 

Miner, 51, worked as an office 

manager. Prior to that, she had spent 

much of her career working as a 

paralegal and then as a legal secretary. 

But sick of long work days, a 

three-hour round trip commute and a 

job that did not satisfy her anymore, 

Miner found herself at a crossroads. 

Miner’s search for new employment 

was a struggle and one that 

was adding more stress to her situation. 

A friend gave Miner the advice 

to find something in the interim that 

made her happy and excited to go to 

work. And that’s just what she did. 

“It was a Sunday night, it was 

11:30 and I couldn’t sleep,” Miner 

said. “I got on Facebook.” 

Miner had seen her friend, Dawn 

Liedke, posting about her daughter’s 

involvement in working as an extra 

on the NBC show “Chicago Fire.” 

It sparked Miner’s interests so much 

so that she reached out to Liedke for 

advice on how to get involved. 

Miner was directed to a group on 

Facebook and emailed the available 

address when the casting description 

fit her 5-foot-7-inch-stature and Size 

4 frame. Thirty minutes later, she 

was being asked for photographs. 

“My kitchen turned into a changing 

room,” Miner said. “My table 

turned into a wardrobe scene.” 

After taking multiple photos of 

herself Miner sent the photographs 

to the casting department. The next 

day she was on her way to set. 

“Anyone can do,” Miner said. 

“It’s just taking the time.” 

Reporting by Brittany Kapa, Assistant 

Editor. For more, visit OPPrairie.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Wild Fest provides close encounters 

with animals 

With the record-breaking warm 

temperatures the Chicagoland experienced 

Feb. 19, the crowd count for 

the fifth annual Wild Fest was down 

for the event held that day inside 

Lockport Township High School’s 

East Campus. 

Kim Brehm, director of the LTHS 

District 205 Foundation, said the 

event drew an estimated 800 attendees, 

instead of the typical 1,200 to 

1,500 people who have come from 

around the community in previous 

years. She said the decrease in attendance 

this year was disappointing, 

but it was still a successful event. 

Please see NFYN, 17 

Five vehicles stolen from 

Tinley Park car dealership 

F. Amanda Tugade, Editor 

Five vehicles were stolen on 

the evening of Friday, Feb. 24, 

from Bettenhausen Automotive 

in Tinley Park, according to a 

press release issued Feb. 25, by 

the Village of Tinley Park. 

Five people broke a window 

at the business located at 8355 

W. 159th St. at about 11:20 

p.m. and entered the store. 

“Once inside, they entered a 

car and then left the lot, proceeding 

eastbound on 159th 

Street,” the release stated. 

Tinley Park police did recover 

one of the vehicles after 

its driver abandoned it on 159th 

Street. The release stated that 

the driver, however, entered 

one of the other stolen vehicles. 

The remaining four vehicles 

were traveling in the area of 

159th Street and Pulaski Road. 

According to the release, police 

officers “attempted a traffic 

stop, but the drivers refused and 

were last seen driving northbound 

on Interstate 57.” 

The four missing vehicles are 

as follows: blue 2013 Dodge 

Charger (registered with an Illinois 

license plate #S134102); 

From Feb. 25 

an unregistered white 2015 

Jeep Grand Cherokee; black 

2015 Chrysler 200 (registered 

with an Illinois license plate 

#Z314994); and a blue 2015 

Dodge Charger (registered 

with an Illinois license plate 

#742270). 

In a follow-up interview 

with The Junction Feb. 27, Sgt. 

Charles Faricelli said there was 

no update on the investigation. 

On the evening of Feb. 25, a 

similar incident took place at a 

car dealership in Wilmette. 

According to other media 

reports, four 17-year-old boys 

from Chicago were arrested for 

allegedly stealing two vehicles 

at Imperial Motors Jaguar of 

Wilmette. 

“I can’t tell you if that’s connected 

or not,” Faricelli said, 

of the two incidents. He said it 

“sounds pretty similar,” but at 

this time, it would be “purely 

speculation.” 

Those with information are 

encouraged to call the Tinley 

Park Police Department at 

(708) 532-9111. 

For more updates, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

From Feb. 27 

Three Tinley Park homes targeted in burglaries 

F. Amanda Tugade, Editor 

Three residential breakins 

or attempted break-ins 

took place in Tinley Park 

on the afternoon of Sunday, 

Feb. 26, and the early morning 

of Monday, Feb. 27, according 

to a press release issued 

by the Village of Tinley 

Park on Feb. 27. 

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, unknown 

offenders reportedly 

entered an unoccupied house 

in the 17600 block of 66th 

Court. 

The release stated those 

offenders took the car keys 

and stole the homeowner’s 

silver, 2005 Chevy Cruze, 

which has an Illinois license 

plate of Z332103. 

“Prior to the burglary, a 

brown sedan with red license 

plates was seen in the 

area and possibly could be 

related to the theft,” Tinley 

Park police said. 

The following day at 

12:52 a.m., a resident on the 

7400 block of 170th Place 

observed several subjects 

in his backyard. The resident 

“was able to scare them 

off, and the subjects fled in 

a white or silver car,” the 

release stated. Responding 

officers noted that the resident’s 

screen door was damaged. 

No property was taken, 

and no one was injured 

in the incident. 

At 1:07 a.m. on Monday, 

another resident – who lives 

in the 6800 block of 172nd 

Street – “awoke to a noise in 

the house but didn’t see who 

it was,” the release stated. 

The release noted the back 

door “was forcibly entered 

and several items were missing.” 

No one was injured in 

the incident, and there is no 

description of the offender 

or offenders. 

Police said the crimes 

could be related, but they are 

unsure. 

“We urge all residents to 

lock your cars and houses, 

keep outside lights on and call 

9-1-1 if you see or hear any 

suspicious behavior,” Tinley 

Park Police Chief Steve Neubauer 

stated in the release. 

Those with information 

on the above incidents are 

encouraged to call the Tinley 

Park Police Department at 

(708) 444-5300. 

For more updates, visit 

TinleyJunction.com.

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Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From TinleyJunction.com as of Monday, 

Feb. 27 

1. Tinley boy unites a team to fight against 

cancer 

2. Five vehicles stolen from Tinley Park car 

dealership 

3. TPHS grads rally for MAP grant funding 

in Springfield 

4. Andrew’s Precin takes third place at 

IHSA state wrestling 

5. Officials discuss potential road repair 

projects 

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Fulton Elementary School shared this Facebook 

post Feb. 22 to congratulate student 

Maksym Sierak on his recent achievement: 

“Congratulations to Maksym who placed 5th 

place in the regional spelling bee last night. 

He spent countless hours preparing and 

held his own as the youngest participant in 

the field of eleven 5th-8th graders. We’re so 

proud of you, Maksym!” 

Like The Tinley Junction: facebook.com/tinleyjunction 

“Steaming Eagle coffee shop celebrated 

their new Grand Opening !#d230connect” 

– @D230_Supt, the official Twitter of District 230 

Superintendent James Gay, tweeted this Feb. 17 and 

shared this photo. 

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From the Assistant Editor 

Passionately driven to a goal 

Brittany Kapa 


I 

will never forget the 

first time I realized that 

women played hockey. 

I was 22 years old and after 

watching a friend’s nowhusband 

play, we saw a girl 

walk out of the locker room 

with her hockey bag and 

goalie stick in hand. 

I was shocked, intrigued 

and curious. I knew my 

dad had played before I 

was born; he even coached 

the sport, but it had never 

been a huge part of my life. 

It wasn’t until that same 

friend introduced me to the 

sport in 2008 that I started 

to broaden my horizons. I 

have never been an athletic 

NFYN 

From Page 16 

“I think it’s an opportunity 

to bring in younger, future 

students into our high school 

facility,” she said. “This will 

be their future home for four 

years.” 

“We do think it’s a very 

educational opportunity, as 

well,” she added. 

The LTHS District 205 

Foundation, Big Run Wolf 

Ranch and Jim Nesci’s Cold 

Blooded Creatures organized 

the event, which featured 

a variety of animals, 

including an alligator, birds 

and bats. Proceeds went toward 

student scholarships 

person, but this was something 

I just knew I had to 

try. I proclaimed to my dad 

a week later that I wanted to 

start playing. He promptly 

told me no, at least not 

while I lived under his roof, 

so I moved out. 

Now, it wasn’t solely 

because of that — it was just 

how the timing worked out. 

My dad also explained to me 

that he was more concerned 

for my safety than anything 

else. It was Jan. 27, 2011 

when I laced up my skates 

for the first time and got out 

on the ice. I had searched 

high and low for an adult 

hockey class that would let 

beginners try out the sport. I 

spent most of the class running 

into the boards because 

while I had been on skates 

before, no one had ever 

shown me how to stop. 

Six years later I’m happy 

to announce that I have 

learned how to stop, stick 

handle, shoot and I’ve even 

scored some goals. It is 

a sport that has not only 

become a major part of my 

life, but it’s my passion. 

and animal rescue programs. 

One of the several vendors 

at the event was Ed 

Hernandez, a trainer at K-9 

Guardians — a dog boarding 

and obedience training 

facility in Lockport. K-9 

Guardians’ dogs demonstrated 

obedience, scent and 

personal protection skills 

during a presentation at the 

event. 

“I love coming out [to the 

event],” Hernandez said. 

“We love showing our dogs 

what we’ve accomplished 

with them. We love educating 

the people.” 

Reporting by Mary Stroka, 

I have been fortunate 

enough to be able to follow 

that passion, and even get 

to incorporate it into my 

work life. This past week 

I’ve gotten to talk to some 

pretty amazing people, but 

most importantly I’ve gotten 

to talk to people who are 

following their passions. 

I’ve noticed that people find 

out what they’re passionate 

about in varying ways. 

Our news cover story 

(Page 5), if you haven’t read 

it already, was about several 

students from area schools 

who were selected to be a 

part of a Youth In Government 

experience. During 

the process of interviewing 

them I learned a lot about 

these students, and the 

newfound interest and understanding 

these students 

gained from their experience. 

Andrew High School’s 

Alexis Burnett was paired 

with Village Attorney Patrick 

Connelly to learn about 

his role in the Village’s 

government. Burnett shared 

with me that she wants to go 

into law in college, and that 

this experience was one that 

Freelance Reporter. Fore more, 

visit LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Fourth-graders learn about 

squid through dissection 

When fourth-graders 

at Mokena Intermediate 

School walked into the science 

classroom Feb. 21, 

things were a little different. 

Instead of looking at 

diagrams in a textbook or 

watching a slideshow presentation, 

they dissected 

squid. 

Reporting by Amanda Stoll, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

solidified her desire. Burnett 

wasn’t the only one that 

left with a positive experience, 

and it spoke to how 

one event in life can make 

a profound impact on an 

individual. 

You’ll also find a story 

in our Sports section about 

local Ryan Iaciancio. He 

plays goalie for the Providence 

Catholic High School 

hockey team, and recently 

his passion for the sport and 

dedication to it has paid off. 

My hope is that the stories 

I’ve written about the locals 

of Tinley Park will inspire 

others to take a step out of 

their comfort zones. To perhaps 

try something that you 

have always wanted to do, 

but have maybe never been 

brave enough to try. While 

failure can be scary, it can 

also be a good motivator in 

giving something your best 

effort. 

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Tinley Park, Oak Forest high schools unite for 

benefit concert, Page 21 

Hop, skip and 

a jump LWSRA’s 

Jumpfest 2017 offers 

children an afternoon 

of fun, Page 23 

Celebrating 

standards 

Orland Park’s Square 

Celt offers renditions 

on the classics as 

St. Patrick’s Day 

approaches, Page 24 

Tinley Park High 

School’s Erica 

Blakely (left) and 

Jared Cook sing 

“Love is an Open 

Door” at “Once 

Upon a Cure,” a 

benefit concert 

held Feb. 23, at Oak 

Forest High School. 

Julie McMann/22nd 

Century Media

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Faith Briefs 

First Baptist Church of Tinley Park (7025 

W. 179th St. Tinley Park) 

Lord’s Supper 

Sunday, March 5. The Ordinance 

of the Lord’s Supper 

will be celebrated during the 

morning worship service. 

Senior Luncheon and 

Fellowship 

Senior Luncheons will be 

starting again, and the first 

one is scheduled for Wednesday, 

March 8. Sign up sheets 

are available. Those interested 

in helping and donating 

food may drop off items by 

Sunday, March 5. 

One in Christ 

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 

March 4. The Chicago Baptist 

Association’s 7th Annual 

Women’s Conference 

is to take place on Saturday, 

March 4. Dr. Lina Abujamra, 

an emergency room physician, 

who works with children 

in need, is the keynote 

speaker. The cost to attend 

is $30 per person, and it will 

be held at the Resurrection 

House Baptist Church in 

Dolton. For more information, 

call (708) 532-3536. 

Calvary Baptist Church (17430 94th Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Sunday Services 

9:45 a.m. Sunday School 

followed by mass at 10:45 

a.m. An evening mass is also 

held every Sunday night at 6 

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Christian Hills Church (9001 W. 159th St., 

Orland Hills) 

Joseph Bible Study 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. Families 

are invited to take part in 

this class led by Pastor Tiffany 

and Aida Maravillas the 

church’s Connection Room. 

Faith United Presbyterian Church of Tinley 

Park (6200 W. 167th St., Tinley Park) 

Women of Faith Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 

27. 

Glory to God Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(18401 S. 66th Ave., Tinley Park) 

Knights of Harmony Chorus 

7:30 p.m. every other 

Thursday. The Knights of 

Harmony Chorus is the 

name of the Will-Cook 

Chapter of the Barbershop 

Contact Jessica Nemec 

@708.326.9170 ex.46 


Harmony Society. They sing 

old favorites, patriotic and 

holiday songs in four-part 

harmony and welcome any 

man who likes to sing. For 

more information, call Hank 

King at (708) 614-8999. 

St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (9300 

W. 167th St., Orland Hills) 

Morning of Reflection with 

The Rev. Larry McBrady 

9:45-11 a.m. Saturday, 

March 4. This session will 

be hosted in the Parish Life 

Center. The focus of the session 

will center on “God is 

far more present in our lives 

than we may realize.” Coffee 

will be served. 

In Memoriam 

Joseph Gleason 

Joseph Gleason, 

84, of Tinley Park 

and formerly of Shawano, 

WI., died Feb. 21. He was 

a U.S. Army Veteran of the 

Korean War and retired 

from the Chicago Police 

Department. He is survived 

by children, Colleen (Leonard) 

Polacek, Daniel (Patti), 

Kathleen “Bridgie” (Mark) 

Miller and Timothy (Ausra); 

grandchildren, Katherine 

Bruno, Anne Poirot, Patrick, 

Desarae, Matthew, Christie 

Boers, Timothy Miller and 

Kelly Miller; and sister, Patricia 

(Ted) LaVine. Visitation 

and funeral services 

were held at Brady-Gill 

Funeral Home and St. Stephen 

Church. Interment at 

Abraham Lincoln National 

Cemetery. In lieu of flowers 

donations to Illinois Veterans 

Home 1 Veterans Way 

Manteno, IL 60950 or Alzheimers 

Association 8430 

W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800 

Chicago, IL 60631 appreciated. 

Parish Lenten Reconciliation 

Service 

7 p.m. Sunday, March 5 

Trinity Lutheran Church (6850 W. 159th 

St., Tinley Park) 

‘Living Lent’ Services 

The worship times are 

1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. from 

Ash Wednesday until Good 

Friday (Wednesday, March 

1 to Friday, March 3). Each 

service in the series focuses 

on a word to consider while 

living Lent as Easter people. 

Concert 

The Lutheran High School 

Please see Faith, 22 

Rosemary Damico 

Rosemary Damico, 84, of 

Tinley Park, died Feb. 20. 

She is survived by husband, 

Michael; children, Debbie 

(Rick) Grove; grandchildren, 

Becky (Jeremy) Hampel, 

Stephen Grove, Rick 

(Martha) Grove, Michelle 

(Fonzi) Ewing and Scott 

Grove; great grandchildren, 

Brody Hampel, Shelby 

Grove, Riley Grove, Stephen 

Ewing and Zeke Ewing; sister, 

Barbara (Wally) Klotz 

and many nieces and nephews. 

Visitation and funeral 

services were held at Brady- 

Gill Funeral Home and St. 

George Church. Interment at 

St. Mary Cemetery. 

Daniel Delia 

Daniel Delia, 53, of the 

Mokena and formerly of 

Tinley Park, died Feb. 18. 

He is survived by his mother, 

Lynda (nee Allen); children, 

Elizabeth, Patrick and Lauren 

and siblings, Edward, 

Debbie Popp and Anthony 

(Beth) and his former wife 

Maryellen Boyle. A memorial 

visitation was held at 

Kurtz Memorial Chapel. Private 

interment. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

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District 228 choirs raise funds for cancer society 

Jason Maholy 


Thirty-two Tinley Park 

High School students contributed 

to a fundraising effort 

that yielded more than 

$1,800 for the American 

Cancer Society. 

The Titans contingent 

composed roughly onequarter 

of the choir and band 

students who performed at 

“Once Upon a Cure,” a benefit 

concert held Thursday, 

Feb. 23, at Oak Forest High 

School. 

Members of the Tinley 

Park High School concert 

choir teamed up with their 

musical counterparts from 

Oak Forest to raise funds for 

Together We’re Stronger, a 

Relay for Life team founded 

by Emily Tibbett, an Oak 

Forest student, choir member 

and cancer survivor. 

Several hundred people 

attended the event, which 

featured the choirs and the 

Oak Forest jazz band performing 

more than 20 tunes 

from Disney movies. Songs 

included “Circle of Life” 

from “The Lion King,” 

“Part of Your World” from 

“The Little Mermaid,” and 

“Mother Knows Best” from 

“Tangled.” 

The concert concluded 

with the school’s music 

departments presenting a 

check for $1,850 to Tibbett’s 

parents, Veronica and 

Luis Lopez. The amount 

surpassed the $1,600 Together 

We’re Stronger 

raised last June in its inaugural 

Relay For Life effort. 

The concert was entirely 

student-driven, from coordinators 

Amanda Blasco and 

Brook Leach to costume designer 

Millie McMahon and 

souvenir T-shirt designer 

Sherelyn Saceda. 

Veronica Lopez was 

touched by the gesture. 

“I am amazed by it, that 

Piper Jones (middle), of Tinley Park, takes on a solo for “Circle of Life.” 

the community can come 

together like that,” Lopez 

said. “This [money] is going 

to the American Cancer 

Society; I think it’s an 

amazing cause, and there 

are so many people that are 

affected by cancer.” 

Tibbett, 15, was diagnosed 

with a type of skin 

cancer in October 2014, and 

less than a month later underwent 

surgery to remove 

a cancerous mass from beneath 

her right arm. The 

disease was in remission 

until February 2016 when it 

returned, necessitating that 

Tibbett receive chemotherapy 

injections over a sevenmonth 

period. She has been 

cancer-free since the treatments 

ended last August. 

Tibbett shared her mom’s 

sentiments about the benefit. 

“It means so much, I can’t 

even put it into words,” she 

said. “My family has been 

there for me, and my friends, 

too, throughout; and having 

them all here and having 

them bring the two choirs 

together and make a huge 

concert, not only for me but 

Choir members from Tinley Park and Oak Forest high 

schools team up and perform together. 

for anyone [with cancer], it 

means a lot.” 

The concert began materializing 

last November, 

when some Oak Forest 

choir members asked if 

they could do a show that 

would benefit a yet-to-bedetermined 

cause, said Victor 

Pazik, choir director at 

Oak Forest and Tinley Park, 

which are both in Bremen 

High School District 228. 

Tinley Park’s Mera Shafie sings “How Far Will I Go” at 

“Once Upon a Cure,” a benefit concert held Feb. 23 at Oak 

Forest High School. 

Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

Pazik agreed, on the condition 

the students would 

drive the effort and pitch the 

idea to administrators. 

Once Oak Forest administrators 

signed off, Pazik 

decided to bring Tinley concert 

choir members into the 

mix. Tinley choir members, 

in addition to their voices, 

contributed song ideas. 

“I went to my [Oak Forest] 

kids and said, ‘I’m not doing 

this alone, we’re not doing 

this alone, we’re going to 

have Tinley do this as well,” 

he said. “We’re just starting 

[concert choir] at Tinley, so 

every year the program gets 

a little bit bigger, a little bit 

stronger, a little bit more confident. 

But I was just so glad 

it did include Tinley Park, 

because those kids are so talented; 

and they love this, they 

wanted to do this, too.” 

The choirs began rehearsing 

the second week 

of January. 

“The kids ate it up, they 

did a phenomenal job,” Pazik 

said, acknowledging that 

there has been talk of the benefit 

being an annual event. 

“I would love to do something 

like this every year,” 

he said. “I know the kids 

were talking about it in mid- 

January, asking what are 

we going to do next year, 

what’s the next thing, who 

are we going to support. If 

things go well, and they did, 

I can see it becoming an annual 

thing.”

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The perfect prom dress could be among 

a selection at Bremen High School’s annual 

prom dress sale, which is to take place 

on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 

Faith 

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of Kansas City will be performing 

at the church at 7 

p.m. on Friday, March 10. 

The concert will consist of the 

high school’s concert band, 

choir and handbell choir. Attendees 

are invited to join for 

pizza prior to the start of the 

concert at 5:30 p.m. 

Spring Resale 

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, 

March 11. Admission is $1. 

Zion Lutheran Church (17100 S. 69th 

Ave., Tinley Park) 

Southwest Suburban 

Widow/Widowers Social 

7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 

3. This social group meets 

once a month and offers a 

chance to support widows 

and widowers of all faiths 

and ages. Aside from general 

meetings, the group plans 

different types of activities 

including restaurant outings, 

p.m. Tinley Park teens are invited to peruse. 

Dresses are only $25, and proceeds 

earned from the sale are returned to Bremen 

High School District 228 for fine 

arts scholarships in memory of former 

board member Eleanor Ferraro. For more 

information or to donate a dress, contact 

Jean Bartecki at (708) 388-4560 or 

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dances, trips, games and 

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Jumpfest benefits Lincolnway Special Recreation Association 

Mason Filipek slides down an inflatable slide. 

Leila Wicklander goes down a slide Feb. 25, at the Lincolnway Special Recreation 

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24 | March 2, 2017 | The tinley junction Dining Out 


The Dish 

Irish eyes are smiling for Square Celt’s Irish dishes 

Tim Carroll 

Contributing Editor 

Square Celt Ale House & Grill 

39 Orland Square Drive 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday- 

Saturday 

• 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday 

For more information... 

Web: squarecelt.com 

Phone: (708) 226-9600 

“Top o’ the mornin’ to ya.” 

That is a greeting with which 

a patron is not likely to be met 

upon walking into Square Celt Ale 

House & Grill in Orland Park. But 

patrons would be forgiven if they 

might have expected it. 

The building stands on the outskirts 

of Orland Square Mall. But 

it would probably look well within 

its element on the outskirts of a 

bog, with peat stacks not far in the 

distance. 

Square Celt has five sister restaurants/bars 

under Vaughan Hospitality, 

all of which are located in 

the City of Chicago. None of those 

establishments share the Orland location’s 

name, though. 

As for Square Celt’s name, well, 

it just makes sense, General Manager 

Melissa Skora said. 

“We’re on Orland Square Drive, 

and then ‘Celt’ to give it that Irish 

feel,” she said. 

The restaurant has been open 

since October 2014, and Skora — 

a lifelong Orland Park resident — 

has been on board since August of 

that year, when Vaughan Hospitality 

began to gear up for the opening 

of its only suburban location. 

Since its opening, Skora said 

the best times for business have 

included summertime and springtime, 

because Square Celt offers a 

patio. But holidays also are a big 

draw. 

“Holidays is one of our definite 

favorite times because of all the 

Christmas parties,” Skora said. 

“And even now, coming up with 

St. Patrick’s Day, we go all out for 

a lot of the seasons with decorating.” 

As for the decorations for St. 

Patrick’s Day March 17, Skora and 

her colleagues will be doing their 

best to show their eco-responsibility. 

That is to say, they will be going 

green. 

“As of March 1 or 2, we’ll be 

decorated for St. Patrick’s Day,” 

Skora said. “We go green — green 

and orange.” 

And in celebration of St. Patrick’s 

Day, a few Irish-inspired 

items are to highlight Square Celt’s 

menu. 

Irish fare for the Irish fair 

A half-wit detective could easily 

find a son or daughter of Éirinn 

who will say that nary a more authentic 

Irish meal than shepherd’s 

pie can be found, though it may not 

be on every menu. 

It is no wonder, then, that Square 

Celt’s shepherd’s pie ($15) is a real 

crowd pleaser, especially as St. 

Patrick’s Day nears. 

The uninitiated may not have 

much experience with shepherd’s 

pie, but it is a traditional Irish dish. 

Square Celt’s version includes 

ground beef in a casserole with 

carrots, onions and seasoning. The 

collection is then topped with a 

seasoned mashed potatoes, serving 

as a crust, and garnished with a 

sprig of rosemary. 

The shepherd’s pie is pressed 

down to make it more true to its pie 

name, and then baked in the oven 

until it reaches a golden brown. It 

is served with a spoon to allow diners 

to get to all of its layers. 

“The shepherd’s pie is homemade,” 

Skora said, adding that the 

dish is her father’s favorite. “It’s all 

of our own ingredients and special, 

little additions to it in making it our 

own. ... And when you see the size 

of it, you’ll understand the appeal 

and the thrill of ordering it. It’s ginormous.” 

And because it is not available 

on every menu in the area, Skora 

said the dish’s exclusivity adds to 

its appeal. 

“I think that makes it something 

special in its own, as well,” 

she said. “Even a fish and chips is 

Orland Park’s Square Celt, which is to feature its Irish dishes leading up to St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, will 

highlight its menu with their shepherd’s pie ($15). It is served in a casserole dish with ground beef, carrots, onions 

an seasoning, with a mashed potato crust and a sprig of rosemary on top. Tim Carroll/22nd Century Media 

an Irish fare, and you can get that 

somewhere else. But I grew up in 

Orland. I don’t really think I knew 

what a shepherd’s pie was before I 

started working here.” 

Fish and chips ($16; $12 allyou-can-eat 

on Fridays) is another 

of Square Celt’s featured 

items leading up to March 17. The 

lightly-battered fish is served with 

coleslaw, a half-lemon, malt vinegar, 

tartar sauce and a side — the 

customer’s choice of French fries, 

waffle fries, chips or mashed potatoes. 

Square Celt also offers a corned 

beef sandwich ($12) that differs 

slightly from what some may experience 

elsewhere. 

“All of our corned beef is thickcut,” 

Skora said. “Sometimes, people 

are a little surprised by that, because 

most people are used to the 

thinner pieces. 

“Even when you get a corned 

beef and cabbage, even when Marco, 

our cook, cuts it on the carving 

station, it’s [a] thicker cut that we 

give people for it. It holds the juices 

better.” 

The corned beef sandwich is 

served on toasted rye bread with 

Gruyère cheese, a pickle spear and 

the customer’s choice of side. 

The pipes, the pipes are callin’ 

After Square Celt is all decorated 

and ready for St. Patrick’s Day, the 

restaurant will be one of the stops 

on the fourth annual Irish Music 

Trolley Saturday, March 11. 

The trolleys allow patrons to 

travel for free from 4-9 p.m. between 

six bars in Orland Park. 

Square Celt is to offer entertainment 

during the day, including 

bagpipers and Irish dancers. 

In the evening, the restaurant will 

host two bands playing Irish music, 

Patrick’s Rowdy Irishmen and The 

Whiskey Brothers. 

On St. Patrick’s Day, the restaurant 

is to begin the celebration with 

more bagpipers and Irish dancers, 

and then host two more bands playing 

Irish music. The menu also will 

feature mainly Irish food, in addition 

to pub staples like chicken 

wings, cheese curds and grilled 

chicken sandwiches. 

Skora said plenty of Square 

Celt’s regulars come from Irish 

heritage, and many of them are 

looking forward to the March 11 

and March 17 festivities. 

Brunch is served 

For the discerning brunch customer, 

Square Celt may well become 

a new favorite. 

One of its biggest draws, Square 

Celt’s Sunday brunch — which operates 

from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 

costs $12.95 — runs the gamut on 

brunch food and drink. 

“If you were to wake up Sunday 

morning and be like, ‘I have a 

taste for a doughnut plus mashed 

potatoes,’ you would find it from 

10-2:30 on the brunch [spread],” 

Skora said. 

Included in the price are a carving 

station, omelet station, Belgian 

waffle station, salad bar, fruits, 

pastries and assorted brunch mainstays, 

like scrambled eggs, macaroni 

and cheese, and mixed vegetables. 

Of course, no brunch menu 

would be complete without drink 

specials. Square Celt offers bloody 

marys and mimosas for $6, and $3 

Miller Lite drafts.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Restrain 

5. Chop-chop 

9. Opera singer Callas 

14. Ever and ___ 

15. Likable 

16. Free from faults 

17. Lemont neighbor 

19. Industrious 

20. Bar bill 

21. The “greatest” boxer 

22. Not healthy 

23. Tactless acts 

28. Poseidon’s domain 

29. Of the number 8 

31. Embryo holders 

32. Too tight around the 

neck 

33. Manages with what 

one has 

37. Rake part 

38. Skiing need 

40. “Scream” star 

Campbell 

42. Mythical being that 

is half man and half 

horse 

44. Harness racer 

45. Inlaid work 

47. Lit 

48. NATO member since 

1999: Abbr. 

51. Silver metallic element 

53. “Goodbye, Pierre” 

55. Family 

56. ___ and flow 

59. Agave fiber 

60. Pupil of Plato 

63. Oklahoma city 

64. Human parasites 

65. Las Vegas’ “highlight” 

66. Robed ruler, var. 

67. Aage Niels, Danish 

student of atomic 

structure 

68. Centimeter-gramsecond 

units 

Down 

1. Monetary unit of 

Thailand 

2. Relative of the buffalo 

3. Wyatt Earp movie 

4. Wind direction, for 

short 

5. How one line meets 

another 

6. Sand’s crystalline 

compound 

7. Royal flush card 

8. Signer’s implement 

9. Jellyfish 

10. Grace period? 

11. Australia’s coral ___ 

12. Film type 

13. Inner shrines in ancient 

temples 

18. Come from behind 

24. Like some buckets 

25. Base 

26. Rice Krispies sound 

27. Actor who played Dr. 

Evil (first name) 

29. Mo. for early Scorpios 

30. All the rage 

34. Military muddle 

35. It’s bit more than a 

tenth of a yeard 

36. Ended 

38. Down-to-earth 

39. Break in the game 

41. Afore 

43. Nominal 

44. Do watercolors 

46. Homer Glen Villge 

President 

48. Ziti, e.g. 

49. Widespread loathing 

50. Hard-twisted thread 

52. Stage item 

54. The life of Riley 

57. Virtual opinion 

58. Affleck and Franklin 

60. Priest’s robe 

61. Duran Duran song 

62. Early afternoon 

TINLEY PARK 

Bailey’s Bar & Grill 

(17731 Oak Park Ave., 

Tinley Park; (708) 429- 

7955) 

■9 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: 

Karaoke 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ 

Dance Party 

Cuzins Bar 

(177th and Oak Park Ave., 


1144) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live Rock 

Band Karaoke 

■Saturdays: ■ Live Music 

Durbin’s 



1000) 

■9-11 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Open Mic 


Karaoke 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Live music by Miguel 

Garza 

Intimo Lounge 

(7068 183rd St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 444-4470) 

■Wednesdays: ■ 

Live music 

featuring Justin Griffen 

JW Hollstein’s Saloon 

(17358 S. Oak Park Ave., 


7000) 

■9 ■ p.m. Mondays: Karaoke 


■8:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Open Mic 

■8, ■ 9 p.m. Wednesday: 

Trivia 

■10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Live 

DJ 

Old Tinley Pub & Eatery 



4409) 


Night 


Movie Night 

Rich’s Pizza Joint 

(7020 W. 183rd St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 532-8486) 

■4-7 ■ p.m. Sundays: Live 

music and sing-alongs 

Tinley Park Bowl 

(7601 183rd St., Tinley 

Park; (708) 532-2955) 

■10 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays: 

Cosmic Bowl 

To place an event 

in The Scene, email 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

answers 

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Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 

squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and 

box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Brookside Meadows in Tinley Park - Perfect for Millennials on the Move 

Home ownership is one 

of the best financial moves 

available. A good home 

in a good location can 

appreciate in value even in 

a difficult economy so the 

sooner you own, the better. 

The emerging population 

demographic known as 

Millennials have every reason 

to invest in a new home but 

have been slow to make the 

move. Experts say Millennials 

should take the time to 

learn ownership benefits by 

talking to owners, reviewing 

locations and by meeting 

with sales associates. 

Blending the ‘wants’ of 

today with the growing needs 

of tomorrow, Brookside 

Meadows, Crana Homes’ 

latest community of luxury 

townhomes in Tinley Park, 

is the smart choice for the 

Millennial lifestyle. These 

attractive homes have high 

appreciation value and 

low maintenance.They are 

affordable, well-built and 

designed with plenty of living 

space and amenities. What’s 

more, Brookside Meadows is 

a quiet neighborhood tucked 

into an energetic community 

close to highways, rail stations 

and major thoroughfares - ideal 

for the contemporary lifestyle. 

Crana Homes’ long 

tradition of craftsmanship 

and customer satisfaction 

make Brookside Meadows 

ideally suited for 

Millennials who demand 

quality and enjoy adding 

personal touches. With 

many custom choices 

available and prices 

holding in the upper- 

$200s (including site) now 

is the time to select a site, 

home design and special 

options. The floor plans 

featured in Brookside 

Meadows are the Fahan 

II and the Lennan II, both 

are ideal for singles and 

younger families who 

enjoy entertaining and 

love to relax. 

The Fahan II is a 

smart 3,303 total square 

foot attached home 

(2,087’ living space 

and a 1,216’ basement) 

with an attached twocar, 

dry-walled garage 

and a cement driveway. 

The stately two-story 

entrance foyer leads into a 

split level, three bedroom 

floor plan that has two 

and a half baths. A fourth 

bedroom is optional. The 

impressive loft overlooks 

a relaxing great room - 

with optional fireplace - 

which is adjacent to the 

large open space kitchen 

where guests are greeted 

with stunning granite 

countertops lined by 

generous cabinet space. 

The master bedroom 

offers an optional coffered 

ceiling and an optional 

plan for the master bath 

includes a soaker tub. 

Beautiful oak is used 

throughout the home – 

including doors, cabinets, 

railings and trim. Custom 

maple kitchen cabinets 

are warm and elegant. 

Ceramic tile covers the 

The Fahan II, a split level 3-4BR luxury townhome at Brookside Meadows. 

Optional fireplace below the stately loft in Fahan II. 

floors in the foyer as well 

as the bathrooms - which 

also feature cultured 

marble vanity tops. A 

full lookout basement 

and a patio increase 

the home’s value with 

added functional and 

recreational space. 

The Lennan II is a cozy 

two (or optional three) 

bedroom split level home 

and includes most all the 

features of the Fahan 

II except the spacious 

master suite is located 

on the upper level. The 

Lennan II also has a 

comfortable Dining/Family 

room. It has 3,167 square 

feet of total space (2,118’ 

living space and 1,049’ 

basement) with a two-car, 

dry-walled garage and a 

cement driveway. 

Millennial’s are 

committed to ‘green’ 

energy-saving features 

which are found in all 

Brookside Meadows 

homes. These features 

include a high-efficiency 

furnace and Lo-E glass 

throughout. Other ‘green’ 

features include an Energy 

Miser hot water heater, 

vented soffits, 1.75” 

insulated entrance doors, 

energy efficient appliances 

and Tuff-R insulated 

wall sheathing. Smoke 

detectors, Lake Michigan 

water and a sprinkler 

system are provided in all 

homes. Optional skylights 

provide natural diffused 

light and an optional 

walkout basement is 

another great touch. 

Contact a sales 

associate for details on 

Single-family 2-3BR townhome - The Lennan II, at Brookside Meadows. 

Master bath in the Lennan II. 

Lennan II large kitchen with oak cabinets and granite countertops 

options. All homes have 

underground utilities, 

deluxe landscaping 

and a first floor laundry 

room. Millennials have 

every reason to enjoy the 

benefits of a new home. 

The process starts with a 

visit to the fully furnished 

and beautifully decorated 

models at the Brookside 

Meadows, open 10:00am 

to 4:00pm Monday 

through Thursday, from 

noon to 4:00pm on 

Saturday and Sunday, and 

on Friday by appointment. 

Contact the Sales 

Center at 708-479- 

5111 for information and 

updates or visit online 

at www.cranahomes. 

com any time for home 

designs, descriptions, 

floor plans, features and 

options. To visit Brookside 

Meadows take I-80, exit 

La Grange Road south 

for just under two miles 

to La Porte Road and turn 

east for one-half mile. If 

mapping by way of a GPS, 

enter the address: 19839 

Mulroy Circle, Tinley Park, 

IL. Dimensions and specs 

are subject to updates.

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s 

With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

continues to add high quality 

homes to the Manhattan 

landscape at Prairie Trails; its 

latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School 

District. Many families are 

happy to call Prairie Trails 

home and are pleased that 

Distinctive is able to deliver a 

new home with zero punch list 

items in 90 days. Before closing, 

each home undergoes an 

industry-leading checklist that 

ensures each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. 

“Actually our last average 

was 81 working days from excavation 

to receiving a home 

occupancy permit - without 

sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Help 

Wanted 

1003 Help Wanted 

Village Seeks Seasonal Maintenance Workers 

The Village of Homer Glen is seeking to fill 

3 F/T seasonal maintenance worker positions. This 

position requires physical labor and will assist in 

maintaining the grounds of public property. 

Applicants must be 18 yrs. of age, have a H.S. diploma or 

GED and possess a valid driver’s license. Pay rate is $10 

per hr for approx. 40 hrs. per week from late March to 

October. Selected candidates will be required to pass a 

criminal background check, medical physical and 

drug screen. 

Interested candidates must complete the job application 

found on the Village’s website www.homerglenil.org 

Completed applications can be e-mailed to Heather 

Kokodynsky at hkokodynsky@homerglenil.org or 

mailed to Village of Homer Glen, Attn: Heather 

Kokodynsky, 14240 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen, IL 

60491. Applications are due Wednesday, March 15. 

Plant Lovers Wanted for 

Propagation Help! 

April-June 

We are looking for P/T 

help for spring propagation 

in our greenhouses. The 

work will include 

transplanting of seedlings 

and general care of plant 

stock. Applicants should 

be able to lift 25 pounds, to 

stand for several hours 

while transplanting, and be 

willing to work in a hot, 

humid greenhouse 

environment. Flexible 

hours and casual 

environment. Experience 

is not required, but love for 

plants is a must! If 

interested, call Stephanie 

to set up an interview. 

Possibility Place Nursery 

7548 W. Monee- 

Manhattan Rd 

Monee, IL 60449 

(708)534-3988 

up to 35 hours / week 

Outdoor work: F/T 

year-round Employment 

Potential for paid winters 

off. Benefits incl. health, 

dental, IRA. Clean driving 

record a MUST. Starting 

rate: $14/hr. Time and 1/2 

over 40 hrs. Apply inperson 

7320 Duvan Dr, 

Tinley Park M-F 8a-4p or 

email resume to 

callus@lawntechltd.com 

Bartender over 21 & 

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All-Stars Sports Bar 

708.612.5040 

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Dendrinos Restaurant 

18300 S. Oak Park Ave. 


(708) 429-4569 

P/T Doorman needed for 

Mon & Tues nights from 12 

a.m.-4 a.m. (close). Actual 

hours may vary slightly, with 

the opportunity for more days 

to be added as needed. Please 

contact owner for more 

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hourly wages. 

P/T position available for 

busy travel agency in 

Frankfort. Must have 

office skills & be 

comfortable with the 

computer. Travel 

experience is helpful. 

Must be pleasant& work 

well with the public. 

Email your resume to 

sue@depaulotravel.com. 

Part-time Telephone Work 

calling from home for 

AMVETS. Ideal for 

homemakers and retirees. 

Must be reliable and have 

morning &evening hours 

available for calling. 

If interested, 

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M-F, 10am - 1pm Only! 

LAWN TECHNICIAN 

Professional company 

located in Frankfort 

looking for reliable 

individual to apply dry 

fertilizer. Experience a 

plus, but not necessary. 

For interview call: 

(708)479-4600 

Hiring Desk Clerk (2nd 

& 3rd shift) & 

Housekeeping (Morning) 

Needed at Super 8 Motel 

Apply within: 

9485 W. 191st St, Mokena 

No Phone Calls 

Exp. Legal Assistant 

FT/PT. Mokena criminal & 

divorce firm. Send resume 

& letter to: 

jaytobrien@gmail.com 

$52 

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7 papers Help Wanted 

$50 

7 lines/ 

7 papers Merchandise 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

$13 

per line 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

$30 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

Busy Family Practice office 

located in Mokena seeking 

friendly part-time medical 

assistant, LPN or nurse. 

Approx. 20/week Thursday 

afternoon-evening and Friday 

daytime. There is also 

opportunity to cover 

reception and medical 

records/filing. Fax resume to 

708-479-8214 or Lynda at 

lyschiappa@gmail.com 

Small engine repair & 

maintenance and small 

machine maintenance 

person needed. Electrical 

background & experience 

with machine repair 

required. Call 

708.878.2016 

HVAC company looking 

for service technicians to 

fill positions immediately. 

Refrigeration & food 

service equipment 

experience a must. Please 

fax resumes to 

888.352.3928. 

Landscaping & Lawn 

Maintenance Personnel 

Experience needed. 

$12-18/hr. F/T, Immediate 

Hire (708) 687-8091 / 

office@threebrothers 

landscaping.net 

Lawn Technician Wanted 

F/T exp preferred, valid 

driver’s license req. 

$12-14/hr. Office & routes 

in south suburbs. Call 

708.995.5549. 

1005 Employment 

Wanted 

Need help with your TV, 

computer or mobile device? 

Call J-Tech for local support 

that comes to you. 

Competitive pricing. 

Available evenings & 

weekends. (708) 770-3475 

JTechlocal@gmail.com 

1023 Caregiver 

Caregiver Services 

Provided by 

Margaret’s Agency Inc. 

State Licensed & Bonded 

since 1998. Providing 

quality care for elderly. 

Live-in/ Come & go. 

708.403.8707 

Heaven Sent Caregivers 

Professional caregiving 

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708.638.0641 

1025 Situations 

Wanted 

65 yr old man would like 

to meet female, 60-67 yrs, 

who enjoys the Cubs and 

60s music. Call Rich. 

815.260.7085. 

1037 Prayer / 

Novena 

Oh, Holy StJude, Apostle & 

Martyr, great in virtue and rich 

in miracle, near kinsman of Jesus 

Christ, faithful intercessor 

of all who invoke your special 

patronage in time of need. To 

you Ihave recourse from the 

depth of my heart and humbly 

beg to whom God has given 

such great power to come to 

my assistance. Help me in my 

present and urgent petition, In 

return, I promise to make your 

name known and cause you to 

be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, 

three Hail Marys and 

glories for nine consecutive 

days. Publications must be 

promised. St. Jude pray for us 

all who invoke your aid. 

Amen. This Novena has never 

been known tofail, Ihave had 

requests granted. S.B. 

1027 Arts and Craft Fairs 

Homer Glen, 13141 Stonewood 

Dr. 3/4 -3/5, 9-4p. Everything 

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY 

DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE 

A S S O C I A T I O N 

P l a i n t i f f , 

- v . - 

PAMELA 

DAVIS 

D e f e n d a n t s 

12 CH 30696 

18110 CHERRYWOOD LANE 

HOMEWOOD, IL 60430 

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS 

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a 

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in 

the above cause on April 5, 2013, an agent 

for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 

10:30 AM on March 27, 2017, 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 18110 

CHERRYWOOD LANE, HOMEWOOD, IL 

60430 Property Index No. 

28-36-417-009-0000. The real estate is 

improved with a two story single family home; 

two 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 \"AS IS\" 

condition. The sale is further subject to 

confirmation by the court. Upon payment in 

full of the amount bid, the purchaser will 

receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle 

the purchaser to a deed to the real estate 

after confirmation of the sale. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff 

makes no representation as to the condition 

of the property. Prospective bidders are 

admonished to check the court file to verify all 

information. If this property is a condominium 

unit, the purchaser of the unit at the 

foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property Act, 

765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this 

property is a condominium unit which is part 

of a common interest community, the 

purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale 

other than a mortgagee shall pay the 

assessments required by The Condominium 

Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF 

YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT 

TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 

DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF 

POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You 

will need a photo identification issued by a 

government agency (driver's license, 

passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our 

building and the foreclosure sale room in 

Cook County and the same identification for 

sales held at other county venues where The 

Judicial Sales Corporation conducts 

foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our 


Sale 

website at service.atty-pierce.com. between 

the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & 

ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One 

North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, 

CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 

476-5500. Please refer to file number 

251340. 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 E-Mail: 

pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File 

No. 251340 Attorney Code. 60489 Case 

Number: 12 CH 30696 TJSC#: 36-11836 

I714101 




E V E R B A N K 


- v . - 

CANDICE HARMAN AKA CANDICE 

MAZE, JEREMY HARMAN, THE BANK 

OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK 

OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE 

BENEFIT OF THE 

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE 

CWHEQ INC., HOME EQUITY LOAN 

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 

SERIES 2006-S3, WINSTON COMMONS 

# 4 


16 CH 11172 

16622 Theresa Ln., Unit 103 Tinley Park, IL 

6 0 4 7 7 




the above cause on December 8, 2016, an 

agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on March 28, 2017, 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 

16622 Theresa Ln., Unit 103, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 Property Index No. 


improved with a residential condominium. 

The judgment amount was $121,784.60. 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 












if ti If thi t i d ii 


Sale 




























foreclosure sales. For information, contact 

Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & 

MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, 

DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the 

sale is not confirmed for any reason, the 

Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to 

a return of the purchase price paid. The 

Purchaser shall have no further recourse 

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or 

the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL 

SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker 

Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 

(312) 236-SALE You can also visit The 

Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com 

for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 

East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 

422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 

CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney 

Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 11172 

TJSC#: 36-14284 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. 

I713210 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

D I V I S I O N 

PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC; 


v s . 

CHERISE FITZGERALD; DONALD 

L A N G E ; 

D e f e n d a n t s , 

16 CH 3690 

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 

Monday, March 13, 2017 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. 27-24-315-030-0000. 

Commonly known as 7818 166th Place, Tinley 

Park, IL 60477. 

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 


assessments required by subsection (g-1) of 

Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property 

A c t . 

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, 

balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. 

No refunds. The property will NOT be open 

f i ti 


Sale 

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. 17-001908 

F 2 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

C O R P O R A T I O N 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I714722 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



STEARNS LENDING, LLC; 


v s . 

JOSEPH CHICKERILLO, JR. AKA 

JOSEPH A. 

CHICKERILLO, JR.; HAMILTON HILLS 

C O N D O M I N I U M 

ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD 

C L A I M A N T S ; 


13 CH 13334 




Sale entered in the above entitled cause 


Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the hour of 11 


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. 28-31-401-076-1021. 

Commonly known as 6601 Martin France 

Circle, Unit 3A, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477. 


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 




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.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. 

F 1 3 0 5 0 0 6 9 




I714729 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF 

W I L M I N G T O N 

SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN 

I T S 

INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS 

O W N E R 

TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF RBSHD 

2013-1 TRUST; 


v s . 

ARMOUR PHILLIPS A/K/A ARMOUR L. 

P H I L L I P S 

A/K/A ARMOUR L. PHILLIPS, III; DEBRA K. 

PHILLIPS A/K/A DEBRA PHILLIPS; 

UNKNOWN 

OWNERS 

AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; 


15 CH 6198 


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 

entered in the above entitled cause 

Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the hour of 11 


Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to 

the highest bidder for cash, the following 

described mortgaged real estate: 

P.I.N. 32-05-205-032-0000. 

Commonly known as 18424 Aberdeen Street, 

Homewood, IL 60430. 

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 Ms. Diana Rdzanek at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, BP Peterman Law Group 

LLC, 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield, 

Wisconsin 53005. 847-464-8089. 




I714733 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 19827 Tulla Ct, Tinley 

Park, IL 60477 (Single Family 

Residence). On the 16th day of 

March, 2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: MTGLQ INVESTORS, 

L.P., Plaintiff V.LINDA J. UN- 

DERWOOD AKA LINDA ELLIS 

AKA LINDA JEAN UNDER- 

WOOD AKA LINDA UNDER- 

WOOD, CLINTON R. UNDER- 

WOOD AKA CLINT UNDER- 

WOOD AKA CLINTON ROB- 

ERT UNDERWOOD, SR. AKA 

CLINTON UNDERWOOD, AS- 

SET ACCEPTANCE LLC and 

BROOKSIDE GLEN P.U.D. 

TOWNHOME OWNER'S ASSO- 

CIATION, Defendant. 

Case No. 15CH 2128 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours; 

plus, for residential real estate, a 

statutory judicial sale fee calculated 

at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the 

amount paid bythe purchaser to 

the person conducting the sale, not 

to exceed $300, for deposit into the 

Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial 

sale 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 inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the 

sale. All payments shall be made in 

cash or certified funds payable to 

the Sheriff of Will County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

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 unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains acourt order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY; 


v s . 

THOMAS J. DONLAN; MILLENNIUM 

L A K E S 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; 

UNKNOWN 

OWNERS 

GENERALLY AND NON RECORD 

C L A I M A N T S ; 


16 CH 10813 




Sale entered in the above entitled cause on 

December 6, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 

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. 31-06-104-013-1116. 

Commonly known as 6874 Como Court, 

Tinley Park, IL 60477. 


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 




for 

inspection 

For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 

East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. 

(312) 236-0077. 




I715113 




THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 

F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR THE 

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE 

CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED 

CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-12 BY 

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 


- v . - 

KARMEN DAVIS, CHARLES DAVIS 


16 CH 010046 

18830 KINGS ROAD HOMEWOOD, IL 

6 0 4 3 0 




the above cause on January 4, 2017, an agent 


10:30 AM on April 6, 2017, at The Judicial 





estate: Commonly known as 18830 KINGS 

ROAD, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430 Property 

Index No. 32-05-408-005-0000. The real 

estate is improved with a single family 

residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the 

highest bid by certified funds at the close of 

the sale payable to The Judicial Sales 

Corporation. No third party checks will be 

accepted. The balance, 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 


















































foreclosure sales. For information, examine 

the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: 

y 

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 

NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, 

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 

Please refer to file number 14-16-08380. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION 

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, 

Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 

You can also visit The Judicial Sales 

Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day 

status report of pending sales. CODILIS & 

ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR 

RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 

pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 

14-16-08380 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 

Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 

010046 TJSC#: 37-290 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 



I714423 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

GMAT LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2013-1, 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

TION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

JOHN P. NESTOR, RACHELE 

NESTOR, TOWN POINTE CONDO- 

MINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

Defendants 

12 CH 40163 

18161 MAGER DRIVE 



PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on February 23, 2016, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on March 24, 2017, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 

60606, sell at public auction tothe highest 


described real estate: 

Commonly known as 18161 MAGER 

DRIVE, Tinley Park, IL 60487 

Property Index No. 

27-35-302-022-1055. 

The real estate is improved with a condominium. 

The judgment amount was $316,324.59. 

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 atthe 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. Nofee 

shall bepaid bythe mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, 





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 ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

Where asale of real estate is made to 

satisfy alien 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 inwhich, 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 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

or aunit which is part of acommon interest 

community, the purchaser of the 

unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 

mortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and the legal fees required byThe 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 ofthe property, 

other than amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required by 

subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 

9and 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 AC- 

CORDANCE 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 togain 

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 OL- 

IVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 

120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 

453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit 

www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to 

file number F14110637. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 

1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 

(630) 453-6960 

E-Mail: 

foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 

Attorney File No. F14110637 

Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 

Attorney Code. 58852 

Case Number: 12 CH 40163 

TJSC#: 37-1695 

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting tocollect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 


TATE of 8420 HORIZON 

COURT, TINLEY PARK, IL, IL 

60487 (TWO-STORY, 

SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE WITH 

SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WITH 

TWO-CAR, ATTACHED GA- 

RAGE.). On the 23rd day of 





Case Title: GREEN TREE SERV- 

ICING LLC Plaintiff V. JOSEPH 

P. CULLINAN; BARBARA L. 

CULLINAN; HERITAGE BANK; 

Defendant. 











amount paid by the purchaser to 















the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment 

amount is $546,751.80 plus 

interest, cost and post judgment advances, 

if any. 

In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, 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 









Act. 













the State. 


PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 










PURPOSE.




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

2702 Public 

Notices 


TATE of 9112 Letterkenny Drive, 

Tinley Park, IL 60487 (Single 

Family Home). On the 23rd day of 





Case Title: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 

National Association Plaintiff V. 

Jona Mae C. Tan; et. al. Defendant. 





























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 









Act. 













the State. 


Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE. 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 


- v . - 

RICHARD J. MCCONNELL, PATRICIA A. 

Y O U N G - M C C O N N E L L 

AKA PATRICIA A. YOUNG AKA PATRICIA 

M C C O N N E L L 

AKA PATRICIA YOUNG, RBS CITIZENS, 

NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION 

SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO 

CHARTER ONE BANK, 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TOWN 

POINTE 

CONDOMINIUM 

A S S O C I A T I O N 


16 CH 11586 

18167 Mager Dr 





the above cause on December 2, 2016, an 


will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2017, at The 






Commonly known as 18167 Mager Dr, Tinley 

Park, IL 60487 Property Index No. 


improved with a residential condominium. 

The judgment amount was $200,036.39. Sale 





























































foreclosure sales. For information, contact 

Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & 

MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, 

DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the 

sale is not confirmed for any reason, the 

Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to 

a return of the purchase price paid. The 

Purchaser shall have no further recourse 

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or 

the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL 

SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker 

Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 

(312) 236-SALE You can also visit The 

Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com 

for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 

East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 

422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 

CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney 

Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 11586 

TJSC#: 36-13940 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 



I713579 




WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL 

CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE 

FOR VM TRUST SERIES 1, A DELAWARE 

STATUTORY 

TRUST 


- v . - 

ANTHONY T. HAVARD, LATRICE T. 

HAVARD, VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD 


16 CH 008565 

19042 JODI TERRACE HOMEWOOD, IL 

6 0 4 3 0 




the above cause on January 9, 2017, an agent 


10:30 AM on April 11, 2017, at The Judicial 





estate: Commonly known as 19042 JODI 

TERRACE, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430 

Property Index No. 32-05-413-019-0000. The 

real estate is improved with a residence. Sale 

































































BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 










RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 










I715231 




DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC 


- v . - 

DANIEL F. GODFREY, III, NICOLE M. 

HANNA, 8142 WEST 168TH PLACE 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 


16 CH 010221 

8142 W. 168TH PLACE UNIT #3W TINLEY 

PARK, IL 60477 




the above cause on January 10, 2017, an 


will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 2017, at The 





described real estate: Commonly known as 

8142 W. 168TH PLACE UNIT #3W, TINLEY 

PARK, IL 60477 Property Index No. 

27-26-203-042-1005, Property Index No. 

p y 


improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale 

































































BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 










RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: 










I715225 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation to the use of an 

Assumed Business Name in the 

conduct or transaction of Business 

in the State,” as amended, that a 

certification was registered by the 

undersigned with the County Clerk 

of Cook County. 

Registration Number: D17149524 

on Feburary 3, 2017 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Oak Forest Family Dental, 

P.C. with the business located 

at 15544 S. Cicero Ave, Oak Forest, 

IL 60452 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

Carly Paragas, 8301 Blue Spruce 

Ct, Tinley Park, IL 60477 USA 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFCOOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT -CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

KAJAINE FUND III, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

KELLY CECICH, ROBERT CECICH, 

EDGEWATER WALK LAKEBLUFF 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendants 

2016 CH 09971 

5950 LAKE BLUFF DRIVE #602 



PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to aJudgment ofForeclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on January 10, 2017, an agent for The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on April 11, 2017, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker 

Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 

60606, sell at public auction tothe highest 



UNIT 5950-602 TOGETHER WITH 

ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE IN- 

TEREST IN THE COMMON ELE- 

MENTS IN EDGEWATER WALK 

LAKEBLUFF CONDOMINIUM, AS 

DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN 

THE DECLARATION RECORDED 

AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 94065025, 

IN PART OFTHE NORTHEAST 1/4 

AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST 

1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 39 

NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE 

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN 

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as 5950 LAKE 

BLUFF DRIVE #602, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 

Property Index No. 

28-29-200-021-1012. 

The real estate is improved with acon- 

dominium. 

The judgment amount was $161,397.01. 

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 beaccepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

sale fee for Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief Fund, 

which is calculated onresidential 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. Nofee 

shall bepaid bythe mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant to its 

credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, 

judgment creditor, or other lienor



2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

gee, judgment creditor, or other lienor 




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 asto 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 ofthe amount bid, 

the purchaser will receive aCertificate 

of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to 

adeed to the real estate after confirmation 

of the sale. 

The property will NOT be open for inspection 

and plaintiff makes no representation 

astothe condition ofthe property. 

Prospective bidders are admonished 

to check the court file to verify all 

information. 

If this property isacondominium unit, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe foreclosure 

sale, other than amortgagee, 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 isacondominium unit 

which ispart ofacommon interest community, 

the purchaser ofthe unit atthe 

foreclosure sale other than amortgagee 

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 AC- 

CORDANCE 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 togain 

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 sattorney: 

WELTMAN, WEINBERG & 

REIS CO., LPA, 180 N. LASALLE 

STREET, SUITE 2400, Chicago, IL 

60601, (312) 782-9676 FAX 

312-782-4201 Please refer tofile number 

WWR#10140642. 

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only toareturn of the purchase 

price paid. The Purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Mortgagor, 

the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. 

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA- 

TION 


Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE 


Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a7 

day status report of pending sales. 

WELTMAN, WEINBERG & REIS 

CO., LPA 

180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 

2400 

Chicago, IL 60601 

(312) 782-9676 

Fax #: (312) 782-4201 

E-Mail: ChicagoREDG@weltman.com 

Attorney File No. WWR#10140642 

Attorney Code. 31495 

Case Number: 2016 CH 09971 

TJSC#: 37-571 

NOTE: Pursuant tothe Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act, you are advised 

that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be 

adebt collector attempting to collect a 

debt and any information obtained will 

be used for that purpose. 










PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LINDA J. UNDERWOOD AKA 

LINDA ELLIS AKA LINDA 

JEAN UNDERWOOD AKA 

LINDA UNDERWOOD, CLIN- 

TON R. UNDERWOOD AKA 

CLINT UNDERWOOD AKA 

CLINTON ROBERT UNDER- 

WOOD, SR. AKA CLINTON UN- 

DERWOOD, ASSET ACCEP- 

TANCE LLC and BROOKSIDE 

GLEN P.U.D. TOWNHOME 

OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 2128 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause on the 15th day of 

December, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 16th day of 

March, 2017 , commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

fka 09-11-300-015-0000 and 

09-11-300-016-0000 LOT 82 IN 

BROOKSIDE GLEN SOUTH 

P.U.D. UNIT 2, BEING A SUBDI- 

VISION IN THE SOUTHWEST 

1/4 OFSECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 

35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JANUARY 3, 2006, AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R2006-000231 IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

19827 Tulla Ct, Tinley Park, IL 

60477 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family Residence 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-11-311-020-0000 
















p 











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 






the assessments required by subsection 



Act. 













the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 

111 E. Main Street, 

Decatur, Illinois 62523 

P: 217-422-1719 

F: 217-422-1754 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSEPH P. CULLINAN; BAR- 

BARA L. CULLINAN; HERI- 

TAGE BANK; 

Defendant. 

No. 09 CH 4917 




the above cause on the 7th day of 

June, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff 

ofWill County, Illinois, will on 

Thursday, the 23rd day of March, 

2017 , commencing at 12:00 

o'clock noon, at the Will County 

Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

lowing described real estate: 

LOT 13IN BROOKSIDE GLEN 

SOUTH P.U.D. UNIT ONE, BE- 

ING A SUBDIVISION IN THE 

SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF 


RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 


JULY 13, 2005, AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R2005-117611, IN 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


8420 HORIZON COURT, TIN- 

LEY PARK, IL, IL 60487 


TWO-STORY, SINGLE-FAMILY 

HOUSE WITH TWO-CAR, AT- 

TACHED GARAGE. 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-11-307-032-0000 























the Sheriff of Will County. Judgment 

amount is $546,751.80 plus 

interest, cost and post judgment advances, 

if any. 



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 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

PIERCE AND ASSOCIATES 

1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60602 

P: 312-346-9088 

F: 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


JPMorgan Chase Bank, National 

Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Jona Mae C. Tan; et. al. 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1153 




the above cause on the 21st day of 

December, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 23rd day of 

March, 2017 , commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 159 IN FAIRFIELD GLEN 

UNIT 4B, BEING A SUBDIVI- 

SION IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 

OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF 


RIDIAN ACCORDING TOTHE 


MARCH 21, 2005 AS DOCU- 

MENT R2005-46442, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


9112 Letterkenny Drive, Tinley 

Park, IL 60487 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

19-09-10-406-018-0000 


























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

(H 2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 










obtains a court order for its distribution 



the State. 


CONTACT: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 


MIKE KELLEY 


BUY IT! 

SELL IT! 

FIND IT! 

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708.326.9170

42 | March 2, 2017 | The tinley junction Sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Joey Davies 

Joey Davies is a senior at Tinley Park High 

School and a varsity wrestler. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys track and field 

Andrew’s freshman, sophomore team 

dominates at Joliet Invite 

Andrew sophomore Justin Hatcher finished 

first place in the 55-meter dash at the 

Joliet Invite held Feb. 25 at Joliet West High 

School. 

The relay team – which consists of Tom 

McPeak, Moe Maro, Kyle Sadowski, and 

Jack Ballard – competed in the 4x800m won 

first place, as well. John Bickel (200m) and 

Tom McPeak (1600m), too, placed first. 

Overall, the freshman and sophomore team 

finished in third place, scoring 82 points, behind 

Yorkville and Joliet West. 

Luke Watzke (55m) and Moe Maro 

(1600m) finished in second. Varsity sprinters 

David Chianelli and Ryan Summers both 

scored in the 55m dash. 

How did you get started wrestling? 

To be honest, I just started wrestling to get 

into better shape. I really wasn’t doing a lot 

of sports before high school. It ended with 

me really liking the sport. 

What is your favorite part of 

wrestling? 

The competition, no doubt. 

What is something you have learned 

from wrestling? 

After my first match, I sort of realized how 

much would be demanded of me physically 

and how much I’d have to put in the sport in 

order to be really good at it. 

This Week In... 

Thunderbolts Varsity Athletics 

Boys Basketball 

■March ■ 3 - at IHSA Regional Final, Plainfield 

North, TBD 

■March ■ 7 - at IHSA Sectional Semifinal, 

Lincoln-Way East, TBD 

Titans Varsity Athletics 


■March ■ 3 - at IHSA Regional Final, Joliet 

Catholic Academy, TBD 

■March ■ 8 - at IHSA Sectional Semifinal, Plano, 

TBD 

What is the most challenging part of 

the sport for you? 

The mental part. You’re going into a match 

with the exact same goal as the other guy. 

It’s pretty much you guys battling it out and 

whoever wants it more is going to be the one 

to take it. 

What has been your best memory of 

wrestling in the last four years? 

My best memory would have to be my 

match from sectionals my junior year that 

got me to state. It was a great relief knowing 

that after the last five seconds passed during 

that last match that I could call myself a state 

qualifier. 

If you could trade places with a 

celebrity, who would you choose? 

Channing Tatum. He’s rich, good looking 

and everyone seems to enjoy him. 

What is the best advice you have 

every gotten? 

It would probably have to be to not give 

up. Just knowing that if you train through 

the harder parts then it’s only going to make 

Photo submitted 

matches and any challenges you face that 

much easier. 

What are three things on your bucket 

list? 

To break the school record in the mile, 

to get to nationals for track as well, and my 

third item on my bucket list would probably 

have to be to go out with a bang and to be 

remembered throughout the school’s history. 

What would your superpower be if 

you were a superhero? 

Telekinesis. You could pretty much do 

whatever you want. You could bend light 

waves, make yourself look better, unlimited 

strength, you could fly and anything is unlimited 

when you have it. 

What is your favorite food? 

It would probably have to be soup because 

it’s mainly water. It’s easy to cut down when 

I’m wrestling. 

Interview by Assistant Editor Brittany Kapa 

Featured are Tinley Park athletes Kathy McGannon (left), Brad Generoso (middle) and Matt 

Knauf who were recognized at the South Suburban Special Recreation Association annual 

athletic banquet held Jan. 26 at Wiley’s Grill in Flossmoor. Photo Submitted 

South Suburban Special Rec 

honors three Tinley Park athletes 

Submitted by South 

Suburban Special 

Recreation Association 

On Jan. 26, the South Suburban 

Special Recreation 

Association held its annual 

athletic banquet at Wiley’s 

Grill in Flossmoor. Our 2016 

Special Olympic athletes, 

unified partners, coaches 

and family members were 

in attendance. Tinley Park’s 

Kathy McGannon, Brad 

Generoso and Matt Knauf 

were recognized at the event. 

McGannon won the award 

for Athlete of the Year; Generoso 

won the Driven to 

Succeed award and Knauf 

was awarded Teammate of 

the Year.

tinleyjunction.com Sports 



Andrew boys ‘leave it on the court’ at SWSC game 

Randy Whalen 


Years from now the Andrew 

boys basketball team 

won’t remember the result of 

its final regular season home 

game on Senior Night. What 

the Thunderbolts will remember 

is the improvement 

they showed through the season 

and the way they battled 

throughout. 

That was evident in a tough 

62-61 loss to Thornwood in 

the final regular season game 

for both teams, a SouthWest 

Suburban Red matchup on 

Feb. 23 in Tinley Park. 

Before the game Andrew 

honored its seven seniors. 

They are D.J. Gosa-Coleman, 

Feross Jreisat, Malik 

Kareem, Ryan LeMonier, 

Krutilla, Meter, and Michael 

Nega. 

Playing in his final high 

school home game, Joey 

Krutilla scored a game-high 

28 points to pace the T-Bolts 

(13-13, 5-7). Thornwood 

(16-10, 9-3), which finished 

second behind Thornton in 

the SWSC Red, was paced by 

senior guards Rahmat Herron 

(17 points) and Travis Earsery 

(14 points). 

“We’ve battled, and we 

wanted to leave it on the 

court,” said Krutilla, a senior 

forward and four-year varsity 

player. “I think we did that.” 

Andrew certainly did in 

a thrilling game that featured 

six ties and four lead 

changes and neither team 

ever had a double digit lead. 

The T-Bolts led 44-43 after 

three quarters. But senior 

guard Carson Meter, who 

scored all 12 of his points 

from downtown, connected 

on back-to-back 3-pointers 

to open the fourth quarter. 

The second of those gave 

Andrew a 50-46 lead with 

7:01 remaining in the game. 

But the Thunderbirds answered 

with a 10-0 run, the 

biggest by either team in the 

game, to grab a 56-50 advantage 

with 3:12 to play. 

Earsery had five points in the 

burst. Undaunted, the T-Bolts 

responded with an 8-2 spurt. 

Krutilla scored his teams final 

six points in the spurt, including 

a driving layup to tie 

it at 58-58 with 1:02 to play. 

Thornwood then called 

time out with 48.6 seconds 

to play. Out of the time out, 

the T-Birds ran 40 seconds 

off the clock before senior 

forward Antonio Patton (6 

points, 5 rebounds) drove the 

lane and scored on a layin 

with seven seconds left. 

After a time out, the T- 

Bolts were fouled twice. The 

second one put them on the 

line with an opportunity to tie 

it. Krutilla, however, missed 

the front end of the bonus situation 

with 4.1 seconds left. 

Earsery then went to the 

line for Thornwood and hit 

both free throws for a 62-58 

lead with just three seconds 

remaining. The T-Birds were 

8-of-10 from the free throw 

line in the game while Andrew 

was 10-of-13. 

Battling till the buzzer, the 

T-Bolts got the ball ahead to 

Krutilla on the right wing. 

The senior, who took hundreds 

of shots in his home 

games during his 4-year varsity 

career, launched his final 

one on an off-balanced attempt 

from a few feet behind 

the 3-point line. 

The ball banked in at the 

buzzer, giving Krutilla a bittersweet 

memory of making 

his final home shot, but having 

his team fall a point short. 

“I was trying to draw the 

foul [on the final shot], but 

didn’t do that,” said Krutilla, 

who scored a career-high 37 

points the Friday before [Feb. 

17] in a 61-56 home loss to 

Lincoln-Way West and had 

32 points earlier this season 

in a 73-52 victory over Tinley 

Park on Dec. 20. 

David Wilson, who is 

in his third season as head 

coach for the T-Bolts, has 

seen the maturity of Krutilla 

in that time. 

“I’m not going to realize 

how much I’ll miss him until 

he’s gone,” Wilson said. 

“I’ve seen him mature onand-off 

the court. I truly consider 

him a friend.” 

The T-Bolts had early leads 

of 5-2 and 7-5. But Thornwood 

ended the first quarter 

on an 11-2 burst, which was 

capped when Earsery swished 

a 3-pointer from 35 feet away 

at the buzzer for a 16-9 lead. 

The T-Birds opened up their 

largest leads at 18-9 and 20- 

11 in the opening minute of 

the second quarter. 

Krutilla had nine points 

in a 13-5 burst as Andrew 

closed within 25-24 with 

3:44 left in the first half. But 

junior guard Dion Alexander 

(10 points) converted a steal 

into an old-fashioned 3-point 

play as the T-Birds went on a 

7-2 stretch to go ahead 32-26 

at halftime. 

Trailing 40-35, Andrew 

went on a 9-0 run, which was 

capped on a rebound slam by 

junior forward Mike DeHaan 

(10 points, 9 rebounds) in the 

third quarter. 

Girls Basketball 

Provi gets outworked on the boards in sectional loss 

Frank Gogola 


There’s no second life for 

Providence Catholic girls 

basketball after giving Morgan 

Park too many second 

chances. 

The Celtics’ best season in 

more than a decade came to 

an end with a 54-44 loss to 

Morgan Park (10-16) in the 

3A Hillcrest Sectional semifinal 

on Feb. 21, as they were 

thoroughly outworked on the 

offensive boards. 

Providence (20-12) struggled 

with Morgan Park’s 

athleticism and was slow 

getting to rebounds, losing 

that battle, 39-23. The real 

damage came on the offensive 

boards, where the Celtics 

were outrebounded 23-7 

and were outscored 22-7 in 

second-chance points. 

“That was the whole game 

right there,” Providence 

coach Eileen Copenhaver 

said. “It was their ability to 

get the offensive boards. We 

didn’t find a body. That was 

the difference in the game. 

“They’re athletic. They 

were quicker to the ball. We 

weren’t as alert and aware as 

we were last week. I think 

that played a lot into it.” 

The loss was an abrupt 

ending for Providence, which 

felt like there was more to 

be accomplished after winning 

20 games and a regional 

championship. Both were 

firsts since 2006. 

“That was an emotional 

game for all of us,” said senior 

captain and Orland Park 

resident Claire Paciga. “We 

wanted to do a lot with that. 

It’s tough just because it just 

ended right there. A whole 

four years and everything. No 

one wanted to really say anything 

[in the locker room], but 

we talked about how we had 

a successful year. We won a 

regional, which is a big deal, 

and we did things that teams 

before couldn’t have done.” 

“It was definitely tough 

ending the season that way,” 

said Molly Hallberg, the other 

senior captain and Tinley 

Park resident. “We gave all 

our effort and had an awesome 

year. It’s just sad it 

came to an end so quickly. 

We felt like we were ready to 

do more.” 

Against Morgan Park, 

Providence trailed 18-11 after 

one quarter. The Celtics 

got Morgan Park senior Destiny 

Harden (eight points), 

a West Virginia University 

signee, to the bench with two 

early fouls, but the Mustangs 

still built their lead to 26-13 

without her. 

The Celtics used a 10-2 

run to cut the deficit to 28- 

23 with 1:32 left in the first 

half. However, Morgan Park 

stretched that to 33-23 as 

Nia Allen (15 points) scored 

off an offensive rebound and 

Amber Anderson beat the 

buzzer by banking a 3-pointer 

after an offensive rebound. 

Providence got within 

43-37 by closing the third 

quarter on a 10-1 run with 

sophomore Ryann Ogarek, 

who took a ball to the face 

during warmups, scoring 

eight of her game-high 24 

points in that stretch. Early 

in the fourth, Morgan Park’s 

Allen grabbed an offensive 

rebound, scored and drew a 

foul with 6:18 left, starting a 

7-0 run as the Celtics’ deficit 

grew from 45-39 to 52-39. 

“I was feeling really good 

going into the fourth,” Copenhaver 

said. “I thought we 

were going to make our little 

move. We just couldn’t hang 

on. Again, it came right back 

to an offensive rebound. The 

kid misses the shot, picks it 

up and puts it in. It was just a 

recurring problem.” 

The Celtics hardly touched 

the ball in the final five minutes. 

Morgan Park ran down 

the clock for about two minutes 

before missing a layup 

and getting the offensive 

rebound with 2:33 left. It 

missed a 1-and-1, got the 

rebound and missed another 

1-and-1. 

Ogarek rebounded at 2:03 

to get Providence the ball for 

the first time in nearly three 

minutes, but Harden stole 

the ball back. Morgan Park 

missed a 1-and-1, grabbed 

the rebound, split a pair of 

free throws, collected the 

rebound of the second miss, 

was fouled again and sank 

both free throws to go up 52- 

39 with 1:30 left. 

“As we see the clock ticking 

down, we just want to get 

the ball back,” Hallberg said. 

“It was super frustrating just 

because we wanted to get on 

offense, get the opportunity 

to score.”



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Lincoln-Way captures second 

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opponents 41-14 through 

five games to win the President’s 

Day Tournament Feb. 

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Lincoln-Way went wireto-wire 

to defeat York 8-2 

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Fremd, Nequa Valley, Lake 

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Wise, Hayden Bruns, 

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in it is if we were constantly 

in the penalty box.” 

Mooncotch scored the last 

goal for Providence early in 

the third period on a 5-on-3 

power play with help from 

Horan and Rott. 

“They’re a chippy team, 

they’ve always been a chippy 

team,” Mooncotch said. 

“We played better today and 

not let them get in our heads. 

I think that had a big part of 

us winning this game.” 

Taking it all in 

“I finally get to breathe,” 

Nick said after the game was 

over. “I thought we played 

hard and pretty much stuck 

to the plan.” 

The celebration of the 

Kennedy Cup trophy lasted 

for about a week before 

Providence had to shift focus 

to the Amateur Hockey 

Association Illinois’ state 

playoff series. 

“This was big for us,” 

Ryan said. “This was one of 

our main goals coming into 

the season. The fact that we 

got this win today just proves 

that we can go to state, and 

we can win it.” 

The state competition alluded 

the team two seasons 

ago, and the rest of the team 

cannot wait to get back to the 

finals at the United Center to 

earn back that previous loss. 

“We played pretty good 

defense through all three 

series, so we’ll have to continue 

to do that,” Nick said 

about the team’s play in the 

Kennedy Cup playoffs. “It’s 

one and done the rest of the 

way. We really can’t afford 

to have a bad game.”

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Andrew’s Mike DeHaan commits to NIU for football 

Frank Gogola 


Andrew junior Mike De- 

Haan knows he has a lot of 

work in front of him. The 

two-way football player verbally 

committed to Northern 

Illinois University on Feb. 7 

as a tight end. 

Primarily a defensive end, 

he started playing tight end 

in 2016 and still has yet to 

catch a pass. 

“I just love the game of 

football, so I’ll play whatever 

the team needs,” De- 

Haan said. “I haven’t played 

much tight end. I’m going to 

work on it over the spring 

and summer. That’s going 

to be my emphasis. Leading 

up to high school I was 

an offensive lineman, so I’ve 

blocked a lot. Now I need to 

work on my hands.” 

NIU offered DeHaan, 

6-foot-6 and 225 pounds, 

as a tight end while other 

schools had interest in him 

as a defensive end. He’s 

a three-star weakside defensive 

end, according to 

247Sports Composite, and 

he credits current Andrew 

defensive line coach Patrick 

Wertz and former Andrew 

defensive line coach Bob 

Wilcox with his improvement. 

Adam Lewandowski, Andrew 

football head coach, 

believes DeHaan could play 

either tight end or defensive 

end in college, noting NIU 

coaches’ creativity in the 

Mid-American Conference. 

“He has the size, talent, 

ability, toughness and 

strength to do either,” Lewandowski 

said. “I think 

he’ll move around if he’s on 

the defensive side between 

the 5, 4 or 3 technique. On 

the offensive side, I think 

he can be a great tight end 

because he has really good 

feet. Mike’s greatest strength 

is his intelligence and ability 

to learn really quickly. If you 

want him to play anything, 

Mike DeHaan began as a tight end for Andrew’s football team. Photos Submitted 

he could learn it.” 

DeHaan started playing 

tight end for Andrew on 

goal-line plays in 2016. He 

was mainly a blocker – a 

skill he learned playing offensive 

line in seventh and 

eighth grade under Orland 

Hills Wolves coach Rich 

Iannattone – but he occasionally 

ran routes, although 

he was never targeted. He’s 

caught passes in practice and 

camps, so he does have nongame 

experience. 

“I feel my size and my 

work ethic really got it 

done,” DeHaan said when 

asked if he was surprised 

to get offered as a tight end. 

He knows hitting the weight 

room will be imperative. 

NIU offensive coordinator 

Mike Uremovich, a New 

Lenox native, was DeHaan’s 

primary recruiter. DeHaan 

met with head coach Rod 

Carey and most of the staff, 

including tight ends coach 

Bob Bostad and defensive 

line coach Brett Diersen. 

“The coaches seemed like 

great guys,” DeHaan said. 

“I really wanted to play for 

them. When I went on my 

first visit there, I met with 

some players. I felt myself 

fitting in there with their 

culture. The facilities were 

great. It’s a great program. 

It’s top of the MAC almost 

every year. The academics 

are great there. … It’s close 

to home, which is a big deal 

for me.” 

NIU was DeHaan’s first 

Football Bowl Subdivision 

offer, on Jan. 21. His first 

overall offer came on Jan. 9 

from Illinois State, a Football 

Championship Subdivision 

team. He visited Miami 

of Ohio, another MAC 

school, on Jan. 28 and Purdue, 

of the Big Ten, on Oct. 

29. More offers will likely 

come, but he said he’s “100 

percent” comfortable with 

his NIU commitment. 

“My parents always told 

me when you get on the 

campus you’re going to get 

a special feeling when you 

know which one you want to 

go to,” DeHaan said. “I felt 

that at Northern.” 

Academics are important 

to DeHaan and a key for him 

in choosing NIU. He’s in the 

top one percent of his class 

of over 500 kids, ranking 

fourth. He plans to focus on 

“My parents always told me when 

you get on the campus you’re 

going to get a special feeling when 

you know which one you want to 

go to. I felt that at Northern.” 

Mike DeHaan – Andrew football player, on his 

decision to commit to NIU 

Andrew High School’s Mike DeHaan has verbally 

committed to playing football at Northern Illinois University. 

science or math and is still 

considering a specific field. 

“Football only lasts for 

however many years and 

then it’s academics,” De- 

Haan said. “I have to use 

this opportunity and get a 

degree. A couple Ivy League 

schools were looking at me, 

but NIU definitely has great 

academics.” 

DeHaan isn’t planning 

on enrolling early in spring 

2018 since he plays basketball 

for Andrew. When the 

prep season is over, he plays 

Amateur Athletic Union basketball 

with the Windy City 

Magic.



Providence defeats Fenwick to win Kennedy Cup 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

As the final buzzer 

sounded, gloves, sticks and 

helmets flew into the air 

before skipping across the 

ice. Teammates hugged and 

cheered, and the Providence 

hockey team celebrated 

their win with family, 

friends and fans. 

On Feb. 21, the Providence 

hockey team hoisted 

the Kennedy Cup trophy after 

the team’s 6-2 win over 

Fenwick. Each player placed 

their lips on the smooth metal 

cup in celebration of the 

team’s victory. 

The Celtics took on the 

Friars at the Edge Ice Arena 

in Bensenville for the final 

game in the Chicago Catholic 

Hockey League’s Kennedy 

Cup series. The late 9:10 

p.m. start did not deter fans 

from cheering on the teams; 

some even donned pajamas. 

This is the second consecutive 

year the team has 

won the trophy, and its third 

in the last four years. 

With one win in the series 

against Fenwick, the team 

needed to come out fast and 

strong to gain momentum 

early, and that is exactly 

what they did. 

A strong start 

“I knew when we got 

those first couple [goals] that 

we were going to be all over 

them all game,” Ryan Iaciancio, 

Providence’s goalie, 

said. “We just had to keep up 

the pressure.” 

Just three minutes into 

the first period Josh Mooncotch’s 

wrist shot, assisted 

by Jake Rott, found the top 

right corner of the net giving 

the team an early lead. 

Mooncotch’s good example 

created a domino effect, 

and throughout the next 

three periods Providence 

would find the back of the 

Tom Dickason (left), Dominic Borrelli (middle) and Cam 

Cutler celebrate Cutler’s goal during the second period. 

net frequently. 

Frankfort’s Dominic Borrelli 

was given the opportunity 

to play with the varsity 

team as a replacement for 

Cole Kaup who is injured. 

Borrelli proved himself after 

he won a face off to the left of 

Fenwick’s goalie and battled 

multiple players to net his 

first varsity goal just 12:10 

into the first period to give 

the team a 2-0 advantage. 

“It’s really cool,” Borrelli 

said about his experience 

playing in the game. “Coming 

up from [junior varsity] 

– everyone they wanted me 

here – and just proving to 

them that I can be part of the 

team is really nice.” 

Fenwick’s defenseman 

Louie Gomez took a low 

shot from the high slot, and 

teammate Luke Rohrbacher 

was able to re-direct the 

puck enough to sneak past 

a screened Iaciancio for the 

Friars’ first goal. 

The Celtics went into the 

second period strong, and 

Rott set the tone early on 

a powerplay goal – a back 

door shot off of a direct pass 

from Jake Vennetti. 

“It was cool scoring down 

here in front of the fans,” 

Rott said about the goal. “I 

had a couple [pucks] bounce 

off my stick in the beginning; 

I’m just glad that I got 

that one.” 

Soft ice conditions and a 

dangerously bouncy puck 

helped Providence out just 

two minutes later when 

Cam Cutler, assisted by 

Tom Dickason and Borrelli, 

stretched the lead to 4-1. 

Mokena’s Jake McConnell’s 

patience in the slot only 

added to the Celtics’ lead after 

a pass from Kevin Horan 

gave McConnell enough time 

to get a shot off and to score 

stick side on Fenwick’s goalie, 

Casey McCormick. 

McCormick faced 21 

shots before being pulled 

and replaced with Emmett 

McEnery. 

The sin bin 

It was after McConnell’s 

goal that Fenwick started to 

get frustrated, chippy and 

Ryan Iaciancio (left), a Tinley Park resident, receives coaching from Kevin Oliver between 

periods during the team’s 6-2 over Fenwick on Feb. 21. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd 

Century Media 

Providence defenseman Ryan Kaup carries the trophy 

overhead and celebrates the team’s Kennedy Cup victory. 

then an onslaught of penalties 

on both sides filled the 

penalty box. 

Vennetti was called on a 

two minute charging infraction 

with 2:42 left in the 

second, and a 10-minute 

misconduct was added to the 

end of his minor penalty. 

“It takes you out of the 

game a little bit, especially 

coming into the third period 

and not playing a lot,” Vennetti 

said, who would not 

return until halfway through 

the third period. “It sucks, 

but we won.” 

Fenwick’s Jeremy Winkiel 

scored the team’s last goal 

on a wide open net after 

Iaciancio was out of position, 

making the score 5-2. 

Winkiel’s was called on a 

check from behind and a 

misconduct with 1:07 left in 

the period and would be out 

of action, like Vennetti, until 

more than half-way through 

the third period. 

The Friars’ Joe Ergastolo 

was called on a trip with just 

four seconds left in the period 

and joined Winkiel in the 

box for the first 1:56 in the 

third period. 

“We just had to play our 

game, and think of the big 

picture,” said Providence 

head coach Nick Iaciancio 

about the large number of 

penalties. “We had a lead, 

and the only way we thought 

they were going to get back 

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fastbreak 

Hockey 

Lincoln-Way handily wins state playoff opener 6-0 

Julie McMann/22nd century 

media 

1st and 3 

Keys to Success 

1. Practically Perfect 

Ryan Iaciancio, 

of Tinley Park, 

remained undefeated 

in league play 

throughout the regular 

Chicago Catholic 

Hockey League 

season with 13 wins 

and four shutouts. 

2. Strong PK’s 

Providence beat 

Fenwick 6-2 but 

amassed multiple 

penalties throughout 

the game. Jake Vennetti 

was called for 

a 10-minute misconduct 

and a 2-minute 

charging call. The 

team’s powerful 

defense was able to 

keep the damage to 

a minimum. 

3. Successful Season 

The Providence 

hockey team as a 

whole faced some 

tough competition, 

but was able to finish 

with an impressive 

53-8 overall record. 

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Frank Gogola 


“I knew when we got those first couple [goals] that we 

were going to be all over them all game.” 

Ryan Iaciancio - Tinley Park resident and Providence hockey player, on his 

team’s 6-2 Kennedy Cup win 

Junior Ben Griggs said 

Lincoln-Way hockey went 

into games last season thinking 

not if they’d lose but 

how much they’d lose by. 

One’s mindset going into 

games can change so much 

in a year. 

After two league wins 

last year and a quick playoff 

exit, Lincoln-Way has won 

19 league games this year 

and won its state play-in 

game against Kankakee coop 

6-0 on Feb. 22 at Homewood-Flossmoor 

Ice Arena. 

Lincoln-Way, a 12-seed, advances 

to play 5-seed Prep in 

the state tournament round 

of 16 on March 5. 

Bryce Schrofer paced Lincoln-Way 

with a two-goal, 

one-assist performance. 

Griggs added two goals. 

Seven players registered at 

least one goal or assist, and 

goalies Quinn Fessler and 

Austin Sarsfield combined 

for a shutout. 

“We would have gone into 

this game expecting to lose, 

no confidence, just trying to 

go out there and hit,” Griggs 

said of playoff time last season. 

“This game we knew 

we could win.” 

Kankakee’s play got chippy 

as Lincoln-Way led 5-0 in the 

second period. Head coach 

Kevin Galassini and assistant 

coach Dom Witkowski talked 

with the team between periods 

two and three about not 

retaliating and picking up unnecessary 

penalties. 

Nonetheless, a Lincoln- 

Way player was tossed with 

a game-misconduct penalty 

for kicking with 11:53 to 

play and the team already 

up 5-0. In being suspended, 

the player can’t be on the 

bench or in the locker room 

before, during or after those 

two games. 

“The repercussions on that 

is we have a league championship 

game on Friday, so 

he’s out for that next game,” 

Galassini said. “Since this 

was a state playoff game, not 

a league game, he has to be 

out for our next state game. 

He misses two games plus 

the end of this game.” 

With the win, Lincoln- 

Way advances to play Prep 

in a rematch of a 6-0 loss 

at a Thanksgiving tournament. 

Galassini expects the 

rematch to be more competitive 

since Lincoln-Way is 

playing its best hockey. Before 

playing Prep, it swept 

a three-game series against 

Glenbard for the IWHL 

championship that concluded 

Saturday, Feb. 25, just 

one season after winning 

two league games all year.” 

Even as their play has 

improved throughout the 

season, while adapting to 

new players from a travel 

league and a new coaching 

staff, there were still nerves 

going into the game against 

21-seed Kankakee since 

Lincoln-Way only won 3-2 

when they played in January. 

“I don’t think our team 

tuning in 

Lincoln-Way hockey’s Luke Phillips, of Lincoln-Way Central, tries to wrap around the 

net Feb. 21 during the opening round of the state playoffs against Kankakee co-op in 

Homewood. Julie McMann/22nd Century Media 

was ready for them,” Galassini 

said of their first meeting. 

“They were a lowerranked 

team, and we just 

went in there with an attitude 

that we were going to 

beat them. I made sure we 

went into this game with the 

attitude that they’re going to 

give us a good game. It’s a 

state game, and if you guys 

lose you’re out. So we went 

in with a better mentality.” 

A quick start helped as 

Schrofer got Lincoln-Way 

on the board 40 seconds into 

the game. Jack Dingle assisted 

on the goal. 

Griggs scored 2:16 later 

WHAT 2 WATCH 

Providence Hockey - 6:40 p.m. on March 7 

• The Celtics are looking to get back to the 

United Center for the state finals. This 

third round game is one not to miss. 

to make it 2-0. He added a 

second goal, off a deflection, 

with 7:46 left in the 

first period. 

“Really gave us a lot of 

energy,” Schrofer said of the 

quick start. “Our team needed 

it. We were a little nervous 

coming into the game. 

We thought we’re a higher 

seed, we should be killing 

these kids, but we only beat 

them by one last time. That 

put us off on the right start.” 

Drew Dalton grew Lincoln-Way’s 

lead to 4-0 with 

a goal 1:01 into the second 

period with assists by Schrofer 

and Jason Lange. Joseph 

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Tucker added a goal 1:30 

later to make the lead 5-0. 

Lincoln-Way killed off a 

two-minute, 5-on-3 penalty 

for double slashing late in 

the second period. 

In the third period, it 

killed off a five-minute penalty 

for the aforementioned 

game misconduct. Schrofer 

scored a goal less than 30 

seconds after coming out 

of the box. Kyle Dingle assisted 

on the score. 

Fessler stopped all eight 

shots he faced in the first 

two periods, and Sarsfield 

stopped five in the third period. 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Assistant Editor Brittany Kapa. Send 

any questions or comments to b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com or 

call (708) 326-9170 ext. 11.

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for the 

love of 

the game 

Andrew’s Mike 

DeHaan finds 

his place at NIU, 

Page 45 

Savoring 

the 

season 

Andrew senior 

Joey Krutilla 

notes team’s 

success in his 

final home 

game, Page 43 

Celtics dominate the Friars in a 6-2 Kennedy Cup victory, Page 46 

The Providence Catholic High School hockey team poses for a photo Feb. 21 with the trophy, celebrating their win against Fenwick at the Chicago Catholic Hockey League’s Kennedy Cup 

series. Inset: Tinley Park’s Ryan Iaciancio makes a glove save during the final game of the series. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media

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