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Thursday 

Paint & Distress Furniture 

w/ Evilena’s Red Dresser 

4-6 p.m. March 30. The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 

71st Court. Teens will learn 

the “how to” tips and give 

a plain piece of furniture a 

new look. This free event is 

for teens in grades 7-12. For 

more information, call (708) 

532-0500. 

The Rise and Fall of the 

Doughboy 

7 p.m. March 30. Public 

Library, 14921 Ravinia Ave. 

In the 100 years since World 

War I, the term “doughboy” 

has come to refer exclusively 

to the soldiers of that war. 

However, the origins of 

that term go back to the 

infantrymen of General Scott 

during the war with Mexico. 

In this program, hear about 

the efforts of not only the 

infantrymen of World War I, 

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428-5100. 

Friday 

Natural, Supernatural, 

Artificial: The Landscapes of 

Stephen Moss 

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

31. McCord Gallery and 

Cultural Center, 9602 Creek 

Road, Palos Park. Stephen 

Moss, former Sandburg 

teacher, will have his work 

on display from March 20 

-May 1 at the gallery. A 

reception is being held in his 

honor to display his work. 

For more information, call 

(708) 671-0648. 

Movie Trivia & Brain Busters 

Night 

7:30-10:30 p.m. March 

31. The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

are invited to play movie 

trivia and brain games at The 

Bridge. Free food samples 

will be provided by White 

Castle. This free event is 

for teens in grades 7-12. For 


532-0500. 

Brews with the Board 

8-9 a.m. March 31. Great 

American Bagel, 9189 

W. 151st St. The board is 

inviting residents to come 

out and share coffee and 

conversation with them. 

This informal gathering is 

the perfect opportunity to 

network with a member(s) 

of the Chamber Board 

of Directors. Bring your 

questions, ideas or concerns. 

All are welcome! To 

register, visit business. 

orlandparkchamber.org/ 

events/details/brews-withthe-board-359. 

Comedy Improv: ‘No Limits 

Laughs’ 

8-10 p.m. March 31. 

Cultural Center, 14760 Park 

Ln. Residents are invited to 

the fun of an improv comedy 

night. For more information, 

call (708) 403-6200. 

Tuesday 

Microsoft Excel 

11:30 a.m. April 4. Public 

Library, 14921 Ravinia 

Drive. This course will cover 

basic formulas, formatting, 

and printing in Excel. For 


428-5100. 

Wednesday 

Architectural Sketching w/ 

Linden Group Architects 

5-6 p.m. April 5. The 

Bridge Teen Center, 15555 

S. 71st Court. Teens will 

learn about the components 

of composition and point 

perspective. This event is 

free for teens in grades 7-12. 


(708) 532-0500. 

Upcoming 

Library eBooks for Tablets 

and Smartphones 

11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 

6. Public Library, 14921 

Ravinia Ave. Participants 

will learn how to use the 

library’s eBook collection 

in conjunction with an 

iPad, iPhone, Android, or 

other smart devices. Class 

will take place at the adult 

reference desk on the second 

floor. For more information, 

call (708) 428-5100. 

Handyman: Handpainted 

Wooden Signs w/ Arts of 

Werk 

4-6 p.m. Thursday, April 

6. The Bridge Teen Center, 

15555 S. 71st Court. Teens 

will create a rustic piece of 

home décor using wood, 

paint, and stenciled letters. 

This event is free for teens 

in grades 7-12. For more 

information, call (708) 532- 

0500. 

Writers Group for Adults 

7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 


Ravinia Ave. This adult 

program is for those who 

wish to have their work 

peer reviewed. All forms of 

writing are encouraged. For 


428-5100. 

Meet the Artist - Dale 

Wickum 

7-8 p.m. Friday, April 


Ravinia Ave. Dale Wickum 

hopped a freight train 

in Chicago in 1974, 

headed Northwest and 

wound up circling the 

country searching for the 

whereabouts of railroad 

tramps and learning their 

stories. This exhibit will 

honor Wickum’s work and 

the railroad tramp stories. 


(708) 428-5115. 

Easter Egg Hunt 

10 a.m. Saturday, April 

8. Centennial Park, 15600 

West Ave. The Easter Bunny 

will be coming to the area. 

Rain or shine everyone is 

invited to gather eggs. A 

lucky egg will be hidden 

with a special prize for one 

lucky individual. Please 

arrive on time and the 

event will start at 10 a.m. 

sharp. Age categories are: 

1-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-7 

years and 8-9 years. Please 

plan accordingly. Personal 

baskets are required. 

McCords’s Annual Tea 

1 p.m. Sunday, April 9. 

McCord Gallery and Cultural 

Center, 9602 Creek Road, 

Palos Park. The McCord 

Gallery and Cultural Center 

will host a team with tea 

and delicacies which will 

be served. George Mitchell, 

of Mitchell’s Florist in 

Orland Park, will create 

unique and exquisite flower 

arrangements. Reservations 

are required, and admission 

is $35 per guest. For more 

information or to reserve a 

ticket, call (708) 671-0648 

or visit mccordgallery.org. 

Global Youth Service Day 

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, 

April 22. The Bridge Teen 

Center, 15555 S. 71st Court. 

Teens are invited to serve 

the community by sorting 

items brought by schools/ 

groups that participated in 

the collection drive. Teens 

will receive a free t-shirt for 

participating. To sign up, 

please contact amanda@ 

thebridgeteencenter.org or 

call (708) 532-0500. 

Kirby School District 140 

Preschool Screenings 

Friday, April 21. Parents 

or caregivers of children 

aged three to five are invited 

to schedule a screening for 

the upcoming preschool 

year. Screenings will include 

speech and language, fine 

and gross motor skills 

development and concept 

information. Vision and 

hearing will also be checked. 

These screening are by 

appointment only. For more 

information or to schedule 

an appointment, call the 

Department of Special 

Services at (708) 342-5525. 

Hubbard High School Class 

of 1967 Reunion 

June 17. The reunion 

committee for Hubbard 

High School is looking for 

any graduates of the 1967 

class who are interested 

in the 50-year reunion. 

Location and time of the 

event is still pending. For 

more information, or those 

interested in the reunion, call 

Dennis Lyons at (708) 598- 

9140. 

ONGOING 

Contract Bridge Club 

11 a.m. Mondays. 

Denny’s, 20 Orland Square 

Drive. This group is looking 

for area residents to join in 

on the weekly bridge club. 

This is a social group, and 

meets in the back room 

weekly. The only cost is the 

participants own brunch. 

All are welcome. For more 

information, call Gene 

Korzenko at (708) 687-8256. 

Alzheimer’s Association 

Support Group 

1-2 p.m. Second Friday 

of the month. BrightStar 

Care, 64 Orland Square 

Dr. Suite 208. This support 

group is for those looking 

for information on how to 

provide emotional, education 

and social support for friends 

and family members dealing 

with Alzheimer’s disease 

and other related dementia. 


Risa Adams at (708) 341- 

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assembly would do for her 

student’s school day. 

“I figured we’d just come 

late, because I had other 

things to do,” Michelle said, 

laughing at the thought. “It 

was nice out, and we were 

reading our books outside 

and enjoying the day. We 

begrudgingly came back in.” 

Michelle said she was 

greeted at the door by Orland 

Jr. High staff, and at 

that point she thought she 

was really in trouble for being 

late. When she turned the 

corner into the gymnasium, 

she saw her friends, family 

and the entire school cheering 

for her accomplishment. 

“It was like an out-of-body 

experience,” Michelle said. 

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Orland Jr. High School teacher 

named Golden Apple recipient 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

Tears of frustration quickly 

turned into tears of joy for 

Michelle Kedzierski. 

Kedzierski, a sixth- and 

eighth-grade language arts 

and reading teacher at Orland 

Jr. High School, has 

passionately provided her 

students with the knowledge 

and tools to become extraordinary 

readers for the past 

five years at the school — 15 

years total as an educator. 

And that passion for teaching 

recently was noticed and 

rewarded in a surprise assembly 

by the Golden Apple 

Foundation. 

The foundation awards 

just 10 teachers in Illinois 

each year with the prestigious 

Golden Apple Awards 

for Excellence in Teaching, 

and Friday, March 24, 

Kedzierski was named one 

of those 10 winners. 

“An hour before [the assembly], 

I got a call from her 

and she was crying because 

she said it wasn’t looking 

like it was going to happen 

today,” said Mark Kedzierski, 

Michelle’s husband. 

One by one, the foundation 

planned surprise announcements 

for each winner. And 

as the week progressed, Michelle 

was getting more and 

more anxious. She was told 

that if she was not selected 

she would receive a call, and 

when that call never happened 

she had hope. 

Under the ruse of an assembly 

for the school’s 

DARE officer and the promise 

of ice cream for the students, 

the school was told 

about the assembly. Michelle 

at first was concerned 

about what the 20-minute 

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Having worked in office 

jobs before, Michelle said 

teaching has been her calling 

since college. 

“It’s a great way to go to 

work — somewhere that is 

just filled with joy and magic,” 

she said. 

She chose to teach reading 

and language arts, because she 

believes they are the launching 

pads for anything her students 

will do in the future. To 

have those skills in their toolbox 

is essential, she said. 

“It’s such a key life skill,” 

she said. “I just wanted to 

make sure that I could do 

my best to help every child 

be successful in that area 

and make their dreams come 

true.” 

On May 20, all of the 

Golden Apple winners will 

be celebrated with a televised 

ceremony on WTTW. 

Golden Apple recipients also 

receive continued education 

training from Northwestern 

University. 

And while the opportunity 

is coming sooner than expected, 

she said she is excited 

for that chance. Michelle 

is to take her sabbatical starting 

in spring 2018. 

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much back from that experience 

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Orland Park Village Board 

Officials look to bring theater to the Triangle 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

Another piece of the Triangle 

could be in place as 

early as 2018. 

The Village of Orland 

Park Board of Trustees 

voted unanimously March 

20 to sign a letter of intent 

with Bradford Real Estate 

Companies to sell part of 

the Downtown Main Street 

Triangle land for $1 million. 

The Village, which purchased 

this part of the triangle 

property for an estimated 

$1.19 million, will sell 

approximately 1 1/2 acres 

of land to Bradford, who in 

turn plans to construct an 

80,000-square-foot, twolevel 

building that will primarily 

house a luxury theater 

chain. 

Village staff projects the 

building to cost approximately 

$20 million, which 

is to be privately financed. 

Director of Development 

Services Karie Friling estimates 

the project will generate 

$8.85 million in tax 

revenue over the life of the 

tax increment financing district 

located in the Triangle 

Friling said the negotiations 

for the property have 

occurred over the past year. 

She said Cinépolis currently 

does not have a presence 

in Illinois, but it will soon 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action from the March 20 meeting of the 

Orland Park Village Board and its committees. 

• With the consent agenda, Village Board members 

voted unanimously to approve various expenditures, 

including a Dectron replacement at the Orland Park 

Health & Fitness Center and a special use permit for a 

new Mexican restaurant on the southwest part of town. 

• During the Development Services, Planning and 

Engineering Committee meeting, trustees voted 3-0 

to recommend the Village Board approve a site plan, 

subdivision, elevations and a special-use permit to 

Rizza Porsche to construct a new dealership facility on 

159th Street. 

• That same committee also voted 3-0 to recommend 

the Village Board approve a rezoning, site plan and 

variances for the Orland Park Nature Center, which 

would include the development and operation of a 

facility at the center. 

open a location in Arlington 

Heights. The Orland Park 

theater would be its second 

in the state. 

“They have over 500 theaters 

worldwide, and they 

have 16 in the continental 

United States,” Friling said. 

Friling said Cinépolis 

would occupy the entirety 

of the second floor of the 

building, as well as part of 

the first floor, with escalators 

taking people up to the 

theater. 

“It is an eight-screen cinema, 

with a restaurant and 

bar,” Friling said. “The first 

floor will include a mix of 

special retail and restaurant 

space, as well.” 

Friling said the conceptual 

plan shows the building 

will be “open and inviting,” 

including a pedestrian 

walkthrough that provides 

an entrance to Crescent 

Park to the west and a newly 

constructed public plaza 

area. According to the staff 

memorandum on the project, 

the Village would reimburse 

Bradford for the cost 

of the public plaza. 

Jay Eck, vice president 

of Bradford Real Estate 

— a private development 

company based in Chicago 

— said the hope is to start 

construction by next spring, 

with the theater opening in 

fall 2018. 

“Theaters tend to like to 

open around Thanksgiving,” 

Eck said. “That seems 

to be a good time. So, we’re 

hoping to make that date.” 

Eck said Cinépolis is 

a “best-in-class theater 

chain.” 

“They are new to the 

States, but they have earned 

their reputation by really 

catering to the higher end 

and by having a really phenomenal 

experience for the 

consumer,” said Eck, who 

added he believes the quality 

of the theater will bring 

people to Orland. 

Mayor Dan McLaughlin 

said he thinks the theater is 

a good fit for Orland Park. 

“The idea of having an 

entertainment venue in this 

mixed-use development 

is the next step; so, I’m 

very excited about that,” 

McLaughlin said. “I think 

this will be a great addition 

to the Triangle and will attract 

the pedestrian traffic 

we were looking for to make 

it a very exciting downtown 

area.” 

Friling added that staff 

will continue to work with 

Bradford on who the additional 

tenants will be in the 

building. 

Staff estimates it will 

have developed 55 percent, 

or 8.8 acres, of the Triangle 

project after the Cinépolis 

project, with roughly 

7.2 acres left. Friling estimates 

the economic impact 

over the life of the TIF being 

$55.01 million, with 

$145.63 million in private 

investment and $13.44 million 

in public investment. 

Yousef Zaatar, an Orland 

Park resident, raised some 

concerns about the project 

during the meeting. He 

pointed to the Village purchasing 

the land for $1.19 

million but selling for approximately 

$1 million. He 

also asked if the Village had 

done any third-party feasibility 

studies on what the 

Cinépolis project would do 

to the Marcus Theatres Orland 

Park Cinema. 

“I’m not saying it’s not 

a great investment, but I’m 

just concerned about what 

it could do to other parts 

of the community,” Zaatar 

said. “Nobody wants to see 

an abandoned other movie 

theater.” 

McLaughlin replied that 

the two theaters are different 

products, and he does not 

foresee it being a problem. 

“I think competition helps 

raise the bar everywhere,” 

he added, pointing to the 

new luxury theater that 

opened south of Interstate 

80 in Frankfort. 

After the meeting, 

McLaughlin expanded on 

his comments, including the 

difference between the price 

the Village paid to buy the 

property and the amount it 

will get back after selling. 

“That might not sound 

like a great profit, but what 

you’ve done is you’ve [incentivized] 

a great use to 

come to the Village — plus 

create huge real estate and 

sales taxes in the future 

Cinépolis because that will 

be a valuable building on a 

valuable piece of property,” 

McLaughlin said. 

Friling said after the meeting 

that the sale of the property 

will be contingent upon 

Bradford having a signed 

lease from Cinépolis. Addressing 

the resident’s concern, 

she also added that she 

was sure the theater chain 

had done its market studies 

to test the viability of the 

Orland Park market. 

“If it is outside of 3 miles, 

it is considered a completely 

different market,” Friling 

said. “We’re at 2.99 miles 

[away from Marcus].” 

She said the Village also 

doesn’t “get into the business 

of picking winners and 

losers,” giving an example 

of if a McDonald’s were to 

open in an area, staff would 

not discriminate against a 

Burger King opening nearby. 

Township’s free senior mini health fair part of Older Americans Month 

Submitted by Orland 

Township 

Orland Township, 14807 

S. Ravinia Avenue, is hosting 

a free senior mini health 

fair from 9 a.m.-noon 

Thursday, April 13. The fair 

is to include a day of valuable 

free health screenings 

and information provided 

by local senior servicerelated 

agencies, as well as 

refreshments, raffles and 

giveaways. 

Services available at the 

fair include the following: 

free total lipid profile testing 

by Orland Township, 

free blood pressure screenings 

by College of DuPage 

Nursing Program and hearing 

screenings by South 

Suburban Hearing Health 

Center. 

Shingles vaccinations 

from Orland Township also 

will be available on this day 

for a discounted price of 

$190 per shot. Discounted 

pneumonia shots for either 

$80 or $175 also will 

be available: Pneumovax 

23 ($80) and Prevnar 13 

($175). 

An appointment must be 

made by April 6 for a hearing 

screening or a shingles 

or pneumonia vaccination 

by calling (708) 403-4222. 

For additional information 

on the senior mini health 

fair, or to make an appointment 

for a hearing screening 

or shingles or pneumonia 

vaccine, call (708) 403- 

4222. More information also 

can be found at www.orland 

township.org. 

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Papa Joe’s owner talks 2016 Business Volunteer of the Year honor 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

Mike Lorenzo Sr. said 

he believes that when one 

works and lives in a community, 

he should give back. 

This notion has earned 

him, and his business Papa 

Joe’s, the 2016 Business 

Volunteer Award from the 

Village of Orland Park. The 

family recently was honored 

at the State of the Village 

event. 

“They’ve put a lot of 

money [back into the community], 

by providing their 

food and facility to benefit 

the different charities and organizations 

in town,” Mayor 

Dan McLaughlin said. “We 

thought they deserved to be 

recognized.” 

The Lorenzo family 

opened Papa Joe’s in 1992 

and for the past 24 years has 

put in the effort to give back 

to those in the community 

that need it. 

Papa Joe’s is run by Lorenzo, 

57, his sons Mike Jr. and 

Anthony, and his wife, Jan. 

The couple’s daughter, Amy, 

used to help with the restaurant 

but has since moved on 

to working as a nurse. 

Lorenzo recently moved 

out of Orland Park to Homer 

Glen, but that has not slowed 

his charitable givings. The 

family goes to All Saints Lutheran 

Church and provides 

assistance for church functions 

when called upon. But 

the family’s support goes beyond 

the church. 

“Once we know that it’s 

a really nice cause, we love 

to give back,” Lorenzo said. 

“Being family owned and 

operated, you’re always 

looking for ways to give 

back to the community, especially 

when we lived in 

the area.” 

Papa Joe’s has donated 

to the area high schools, including 

Sandburg, Andrew 

and Lockport Township, in 

addition to many other local 

charities and causes. 

“[Trustee] Mike Carroll 

nominated us, and I didn’t 

even know he did it,” Lorenzo 

said. “It was very exciting 

for us, and it’s nice to be 

honored by the village that 

you work in.” 

Lorenzo said he truly believes 

in giving back to those 

in the community and doing 

their part with local schools, 

churches and community 

members in need. Carroll 

said he noticed how much 

the family has put into helping 

the community, and he 

felt it was time the business 

gained some recognition for 

its generosity. 

“The main reason was 

pretty simple; I’ve been a 

member of the Orland Park 

Lions Club for about 20 

years now, and [Papa Joe’s 

has] been actively involved 

with the Orland Days celebration 

we have every year,” 

Carroll said. 

Carroll said the Orland 

Days Special People Day 

event has had approximately 

2,500 people in attendance 

in years past. The Lorenzo 

family has donated pizzas 

to the event for more than a 

decade, and Carroll said it is 

almost comical to watch the 

caravan of Papa Joe’s delivery 

drivers that deliver the 

pizzas throughout the day to 

the event. 

“Papa Joe’s has donated 

all of the pizza’s for all of 

those people every year for 

the last 12-15 years,” Carroll 

said. “Recently, it’s been 

about 350 pizza’s per event, 

and, having two teenage 

boys, I know how much pizzas 

are.” 

Lorenzo said he was humbled 

and honored when he 

found out about the nomination 

from Carroll. 

Carroll provided the voice 

over for the award video the 

Village put together, and 

even he was surprised by the 

sheer volume of organizations 

that the Lorenzo family 

has helped over the years. 

“I deal with organizations 

and businesses all day, every 

day, in Orland Park, and they 

rise to the top,” Carroll said. 

“It’s amazing what they do 

for the community.” 

Lorenzo said, “It was 

a great honor to win it. It 

was nice to have family and 

friends at the event. I’m normally 

a guy that likes to stay 

out of the spotlight, but this 

was fun to do.” 

Freelance Reporter Jon De- 

Paolis contributed to this story. 

Community comes together to help Rock Bottom’s assistant brewer 

Event to take place 

April 2 at Frankfort’s 

Emagine theater 

Jason Maholy 


Andrew Mikal’s life was 

going exceptionally well this 

past year. 

The 33-year-old Mokena 

resident had abandoned his 

job as a general manager in 

the retail industry to pursue 

his passion of making beer, 

and after earning certification 

in brewing technology 

he landed a job this past 

June as an assistant brewer 

at Rock Bottom in Orland 

Park. 

Four months later, Mikal 

and his wife Meggan became 

parents, with the birth 

of Andrew Jr. 

Between the bliss of being 

happily married and a firsttime 

father, as well as the 

rush of waking up every day 

to do a job he loves, the only 

thing that was not right in 

Mikal’s life was unrelenting 

back pain that painkillers, 

epidurals and physical therapy 

did nothing to resolve. 

Doctors had initially found 

a bulging disc in his back, 

but when the pain became 

excruciating and debilitating, 

Mikal underwent further 

medical testing in January. 

The diagnosis this time 

was far more grim. 

A malignant tumor in Mikal’s 

colon was so large it 

was presenting an 80-percent 

blockage of his large 

intestine, and the Stage 4 

cancer had metastasized to 

his lungs, liver, spleen and 

spine. 

“Right off the bat, I’m in 

the hospital thinking, ‘How 

long am I going to live?’ 

That was the first thought in 

my mind,” he said. 

But after the initial shock 

and devastation, Mikal adopted 

a different mindset. 

His oncologist assured him 

the cancer was treatable and 

could be in remission by 

July. Mikal’s family, friends 

and co-workers rallied 

around the couple and their 

baby to organize fundraisers 

to help ease their financial 

burden. 

Rock Bottom donated to 

the Mikals $5,700 yielded by 

a company event in February 

at the brewery’s downtown 

Chicago location, and raised 

another $7,000 for the family 

at a fundraiser in March at the 

Orland Park restaurant. 

Another benefit for the 

Mikals — organized by family 

friend Alicia Kieffer — 

is to be held Sunday, April 

2, at Emagine, 19965 S. La 

Grange Road in Frankfort. 

Tickets that include a viewing 

of the live-action version 

of “Beauty and the Beast,” 

popcorn and a drink are $25 

each. The benefit also is to 

feature raffle drawings, a 

split-the-pot, silent auction 

and photographs with Belle. 

“It’s very humbling and 

emotional for myself and my 

family, and there’s no way 

you can say thanks,” Mikal 

said of the financial and 

emotional support he and 

his family have received. 

“Ten-thousand thank-yous 

wouldn’t cut it. I have good 

days and bad days, but 

the support has been overwhelming 

and makes it easier. 

It makes me stronger.” 

Mikal said his mentality 

since his diagnosis is that of 

a warrior, with the attitude of 

“let’s kill this thing.” He has 

long admired the Navy Seals, 

the elite special forces team, 

and has used them as a source 

of inspiration as he attempts 

to overcome his illness. 

“I’ve always been a fan of 

the Navy Seals — I mean, 

I’ll never be one — but I love 

their lifestyle, the way they 

train, and that’s how I looked 

at this process,” he said. 

Kieffer, of Frankfort, attended 

Lockport Township 

High School with Meggan, 

and met Andrew while all 

three of them were students 

at Northern Illinois University. 

She described the Mikals 

as “literally the nicest 

people” and insisted the tag 

was no hyperbole. 

“Even their ‘mad’ isn’t really 

mad; they’re annoyingly 

nice,” Kieffer said with a 

laugh, then described the 

reaction she and the Mikals’ 

other friends had after hearing 

of Andrew’s diagnosis. 

“Everyone just felt helpless. 

It was devastating.” 

Kieffer spearheaded the 

Emagine fundraiser by contacting 

the theater and several 

other Frankfort-area 

businesses, hoping they 

would be willing to provide 

items for raffle drawings. 

The response was overwhelmingly 

positive, with 

Tribes Alehouse, Jameson’s 

Pub, Mariano’s and Massage 

Envy all donating packages 

of gifts. Emagine, after hearing 

why Kieffer wished to 

purchase a party package, 

reduced the price of tickets 

and gave the group the party 

room for free. The Chicago 

Blackhawks provided an 

autographed jersey for the 

raffle drawing. 

“Everyone was just awesome,” 

Kieffer said. “We 

figured anything we could 

bring in would be above and 

beyond what we could donate 

personally, and that’s a 

good thing.” 

Mikal wants to give back 

when he is able. In addition 

to his plans to speak about 

the importance of colorectal 

cancer screenings, he wants 

to open his home to persons 

undergoing cancer treatment, 

and teach those people 

how to make beer, “to teach 

them a new skill and get 

their minds of the situation,” 

he said. 

He also hopes his battle 

will serve to help other 

cancer patients remain optimistic. 

At his most recent 

checkup, there was no cancer 

visible in his organs, and 

the tumor had been reduced 

in size by 50 percent. 

“It’s been a long journey, 

but I still have a long journey 

to go,” he said. “If I can 

beat this, I can be an inspiration 

to others.”

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Photo Op 

‘I am Me’ 

This week’s Photo Op comes from Rosalie Turner, of 

Orland Park, who sent the accompanying photo via snail 

mail, calling it “First Signs of Spring.” 

Have you captured something unique, interesting, beautiful or just 

plain fun on camera? Submit a photo for “Photo Op” by emailing 

it to bill@opprairie.com, or mailing it to 11516 W. 183rd St., Office 

Condo 3 Unit SW, Orland Park, IL, 60467. 

Dianna Abusharif 

Orland Park resident 

I march to my own beat 

I keep my cool so you don’t 

feel my heat. 

I work with what I got, and 

got what I worked for. 

Sometimes the tears spill 

from the inside and I have 

to let them flow. Once my 

eyes are dry and I wipe my 

face, again I’m on the GO 

because I will not take your 

NO. 

I obey the laws and follow 

the rules, at times they are 

meant to be bent. 

There is always an exception 

and I don’t need your 

two cents. 

I’m not perfect and that’s 

not what I strive to be, only 

the best version of me, the 

way God intended it to be. 

Many times I have failed to 

succeed and succeeded to 

fail. 

The flaws highlighted 

bright, shower-less days and 

sleepless night. When it hurt 

to take a breath I breathed 

harder, too stiff to take a 

step I pushed for 3 more. 

The raw beauty to challenge 

what they deplore, keeps me 

coming back for more. 

When they saw me calm 

they mistook it as a weakness, 

treating me like I was 

invisible. When I was weak 

I fed off of defeat, I yelled 

and complained to make 

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David Beveridge, 

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photo of Spencer, 

a 6-year-old 

Cavalier King 

Charles spaniel, 

via Twitter. He’s a 

nester, snuggler 

who likes to carry toys larger than himself. He loves 

his head and ears rubbed, hates storms. 

Do you want to see your pet pictured as Orland Park’s Pet 

of the Week? Send your pet’s photo and a few sentences 

explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor Bill Jones 

at bill@opprairie.com. 

My bitter, prolonged delay 

made my successful challenge 

even sweeter, sending 

the message ‘No they can’t 

defeat her’! 

I don’t make bets and I have 

no regrets 

I listen and pray, 

Prepare and care, 

Laugh and love, 

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I will fight for my right. 

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Emily Conneely, 

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School fifth-grader 

Emily Conneely was chosen 

as The Orland Park Prairie’s 

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academic accomplishments. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

One essential I must have 

when studying is some kind 

of notes from the subject. In 

most of my classes, we take 

notes or use a study guide. 

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teacher, so I can share my 

knowledge and useful information 

that is good for a 

lesson. Also, I would always 

continue to learn. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

One thing most people 

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I still have the blanket I had 

when I was a baby. I still 

sleep with it. 

Whom do you look up to? 

I look up to my parents 

and my teachers. I look up to 

them, because my parents are 

always open to help me and to 

teach me valuable life lessons. 

My teachers are the ones I rely 

on to educate me, and they are 

willing to help a student. 

What is your favorite class? 

My favorite class is reading 

class, because I love 

to read. I read and re-read 

books. I have completed 

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slots per log). 

What is one thing that stands 

out about your school? 

One thing that stands out 

about my school is that it’s a 

Catholic school. My school is 

named after a cardinal. At my 

school, we take a whole period 

for religion class. We are 

always learning about faith. 

If you could change one thing 

about your school, what 

would it be? 

If I could change one thing 

about my school, it would be 

changing our buddy program. 

We have buddy program with 

our second and sixth-graders. 

I think that it should start 

with first- and fifth-graders, 

and end with fourth- and 

eighth-graders. This would 

prepare the fourth-graders to 

be the buddies the next year. 

Also, the same people would 

be buddies until fourth- and 

eighth-grade. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory or memories 

from school are meeting 

my friends who are still 

close with me today. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

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School News 

Mother McAuley Liberal Arts 

High School 

Orland Park senior places 

third in ‘Art from the Heart’ 

contest 

Mother McAuley Liberal 

Arts High School art students 

recently participated 

in a contest to decorate Advocate 

Christ Medical Center 

in Oak Lawn. The contest, 

themed “Art from the 

Heart,” was open to seniors 

and juniors in local high 

schools. All submissions 

were on display for community 

members, artists, parents, 

friends and faculty, and 

judged at an awards and recognition 

evening on Feb. 23. 

Senior Faith Primozic, 

of Orland Park, won third 

place in the contest. This is 

the second piece of artwork 

Primozic will have exhibited 

permanently in Advocate 

Christ Medical Center. 

This contest was open to 

high schools that participated 

in the hospital’s “Live from 

the Heart” program, which 

brought high school science 

classes into the hospital’s 

auditorium to watch an open 

heart surgery. Students were 

able to watch the procedure 

on a projector screen, ask 

questions and learn ways to 

keep the heart healthy. 

Contest entries could have 

been in the form of a drawing, 

painting, photograph 

or freestanding sculpture. 

Each piece was judged on 

its interpretation and clarity 

of the theme to the viewer, 

creativity and originality, the 

artist’s statement, and appropriateness 

and feasibility for 

its display in the hospital. 

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with felony retail theft 

Kermit Collins, 55, of 

4514 S. La Crosse Ave. in 

Chicago, and Tawanda L. 

Adams, 48, of 11014 S. Esmond 

St. in Chicago, were 

charged March 4 with one 

count each of felony retail 

theft after they allegedly 

worked together to try to 

take 22 clothing items valued 

at a total of $996.50 

from a store on Orland 

Square Drive. 

Adams reportedly put 

merchandise in a cart, took 

it to a fitting room and concealed 

it in bags she placed 

under the cart. Then she 

pushed the cart near the 

doors to the store, left without 

the merchandise and got 

into the passenger’s seat of 

a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500, 

police said. 

Collins then drove the car 

near the doors, exited the 

car, entered the store and 

grabbed the two bags from 

the bottom of the cart, police 

said. He was told to stop 

when he exited the store but 

ignored commands, police 

said. Police also reportedly 

found two pairs of wire cutters 

inside the bags. 

Adams had an active warrant 

out of Cook County 

for driving while license 

revoked, and she additionally 

was charged with possession 

of a theft detection 

remover, police said. Collins 

also was charged with 

resisting a police officer. 

March 9 

• Christyanna N. Munoz, 

26, of 12215 S. Spencer St. 

in Alsip, was charged with 

possession of a controlled 

substance — and given 

municipal violation citations 

for possession of cannabis, 

possession of drug 

paraphernalia and speeding 

above the posted limit 

— after she allegedly was 

spotted driving a 2014 Kia 

Optima 56 mph in a 40 mph 

zone in the 8800 block of 

westbound 143rd Street. 

After she was stopped in 

the 14700 block of John 

Humphrey Drive, an officer 

noticed an odor of cannabis 

coming from her vehicle, 

police said. During a search, 

police reportedly found 

a bag containing a white 

powder weighing approximately 

1.5 grams that field 

tested positive for cocaine. 

Police also reportedly found 

a bag containing a green 

leafy substance in the driver’s 

side door of the vehicle 

and another bag containing 

a green leafy substance on 

the passenger’s seat of the 

vehicle. A straw cut to 1 1/2 

inches with a white powder 

residue also was discovered 

in her jacket pocket, police 

said. The leafy substance 

weighed approximately 9 

grams and field tested positive 

for cannabis, police 

added. 

March 3 

• Tierra H. Carroll, 21, of 

2035 216th St. in Sauk Village; 

Mercedes R. Fleming, 

24, of 2505 Pomo Court in 

Sauk Village; and Kimberly 

I. Porter, 34, 1951 Revere 

Road in Chicago Heights; 

each were charged with one 

count of retail theft after 

they allegedly worked together 

to try to take items 

valued at a total of $905 

from a store on Orland 

Square Drive. They reportedly 

selected merchandise, 

took it to a fitting room, 

concealed it and tried to 

leave the store. Porter had a 

child carrier with socks in it; 

Carroll had a bag containing 

merchandise; and Fleming 

had a diaper bag containing 

merchandise; police said. 

• Rosa Elida Huerta Sanchez, 

24, of 5015 Laramie 

Ave. in Chicago, was 

charged with retail theft after 

she allegedly tried to take 

five pieces of jewelry and 

eight clothing items valued 

at a total of $413.50 from a 

department store at Orland 

Square. She reportedly took 

the items into a fitting room 

over the course of two trips, 

concealed them in her purse 

and tried to leave the store. 

• Krystie L. Moreno, 30, of 

1017 Clark St. in Riverside, 

California, was charged 

with retail theft after she alleged 

tried to take 10 items 

valued at a total of $297.50 

from a department store at 

Orland Square. She reportedly 

concealed the items in 

her purse after taking them 

into a fitting room and tried 

to leave the store without 

paying for the items. 

Editor’s note: The Orland Park 

Prairie’s police reports come 

from the Orland Park Police 

Department. Anyone listed in 

these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law. 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Mayor opines on proposed 

property tax freeze 

Uncertainties surrounding 

talk of a proposed property 

tax freeze by lawmakers in 

Springfield looking to secure 

a State budget deal loomed 

over the March 21 forum for 

officials in New Lenox. 

The forum, hosted by New 

Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann, 

sought to inform constituents 

of the advantages 

and disadvantages to altering 

the way local taxing authorities 

fund their operations. A 

number of civic leaders were 

on hand to serve as experts. 

“With the State’s financial 

condition, freezing property 

taxes does nothing,” Baldermann 

said. “The State of Illinois 

has not received property 

taxes to their budget since 

1932; so it has no impact on 

the $11 billion hole that they 

have, the $11 million a day, 

further into debt hole that 

they’re digging, and by the 

end of the next governor’s 

election in 2018 — whoever 

the next governor that takes 

office in January of 2019 

— they’re looking at somewhere 

from $22 [billion] to 

$24 billion in the hole if they 

don’t resolve this crisis.” 

Dr. Jeremy Groves, an 

associate professor and director 

of graduate studies at 

Northern Illinois University, 

took a moment to note the 

complexity of the matter at 

hand. 

“In my discussion with individuals 

and so forth, I find 

out the property tax is one of 

the most misunderstood taxes 

that we have, and there’s 

very good reason for that,” 

he said. “It’s the most complicated 

tax that we have. It 

also happens to be one of 

the most hated taxes that we 

have.” 

Reporting by Megann 

Horstead, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

East alumni travel for health 

care rights 

A moment traveling 

through rural Texas illustrated 

why Monica Tanouye and 

Angela Ray were driving 

thousands of miles across 

the southern United States. 

They needed to purchase 

an over-the-counter medication. 

The nearest pharmacy: 

three hours away. 

It is why the 2011 Lincoln-Way 

East High School 

graduates did not just start 

a travel blog to document 

their road trip, but one that 

highlights issues of health 

care access and reproductive 

justice. They will be blogging 

and encouraging donations 

to small organizations 

through April 11. 

Named HOWLing Across 

America, which stems from 

an acronym for “happiness, 

openness, wisdom and love” 

they coined in high school, 

their new blog is about supporting 

reproductive justice 

through encouraging donations 

to four organizations: 

Hearts Women & Girls, Sister 

Song, the National Latina 

Institute for Reproductive 

Health and Illinois Caucus 

for Adolescent Health. 

Posts include both fun and 

frustrations from the road — 

a broken air conditioner in 

the Southwest, a late-night 

traffic jam in Houston — as 

well as information about 

health care issues pertinent 

to each state. 

“If we’re going to spend a 

month of our lives crossing 

the country, driving 7,000 

miles, it can’t just be for ourselves,” 

Tanouye said. 

Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard, 

Editor. For more, visit 

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FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Children’s authors stop by 

GiGi’s Playhouse 

Marcus Sikora sat down 

at a table where several 

other people were gathered, 

grabbed a sheet of white 

loose-leaf paper and began 

to read. 

“I’m a storyteller,” he 

said. 

A storyteller, who in nearly 

two years became an author, 

Sikora, 26, of Omaha, 

Nebraska, penned “Black 

Day: The Monster Rock 

Band” with assistance from 

his mother, Mardra. 

The children’s book tells 

the story of a young boy 

named Brad and his Halloween 

adventure, which 

sees him crossing paths with 

a musical group composed 

of Frankenstein’s monster, 

a vampire, a werewolf and 

Skeleton Pumpkin Head. 

Sikora, who has Down 

syndrome, was at GiGi’s 

Playhouse in Tinley Park 

on March 18 to sign copies 

of the book and view the accompanying 

short film created 

by Noah Witchell. The 

visit to GiGi’s Playhouse 

— which offers therapeutic 

and educational programs 

for individuals with Down 

syndrome and their families 

— was the latest stop on 

a promotional tour for the 

Sikoras, who have been to 

14 states since “Black Day” 

was published. 

The idea for “Black Day” 

came to Marcus during a 

stay in a cabin at a Nebraska 

state park, and his love for 

Halloween and music were 

key inspirations for the story. 

Mardra often is quick 

to question whether or not 

Marcus’ ideas will work but 

admitted his initial concepts 

are usually the ones that 

work. 

“I’m always writing down 

what he says and thinking it 

will have to change, but usually 

his ideas were the best 

all along,” she said. 

Reporting by Jason Maholy, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

WWII veteran honored by 

USO, Blackhawks 

It was an emotional moment 

for Mokena resident 

Elizabeth Schneider, 93, as 

she stood on the ice at the 

United Center before a recent 

Chicago Blackhawks 

game. 

The World War II veteran 

— a petty officer, third class, 

for the Bureau of Naval Personnel 

from 1943-1946 — 

was honored alongside other 

veterans before the national 

anthem. 

“When I was on the middle 

of that ice with the other veterans 

and [national anthem 

singer] Jim Cornelison, tears 

just came to my eyes,” she 

said. “I never expected anything 

like this, with 20,000 

people clapping and screaming 

and singing the national 

anthem together.” 

The Blackhawks partner 

with the USO to find and 

recognize those who served. 

“They treated us like royalty,” 

Schneider said. “And 

the crowd was great. Everybody 

was coming over [during 

the game], and all the 

veteran men were coming 

over and kissing me on my 

cheek.” 

Schneider, who grew up 

in Kansas City, Missouri, 

joined in 1943, after she 

graduated high school. 

“Everybody asked why 

I was leaving, and I said, 

‘There’s no men left here in 

Kansas City, so I have to follow 

them,’” she said with a 

laugh. 

After serving, Schneider 

eventually moved to the 

Chicago area, later working 

for the United States Postal 

Service. 

But one thing that remained 

constant was 

Schneider’s love of the 

Blackhawks. 

“To me, being 93 years 

old and a veteran, it was indeed 

an honor and a privilege 

to be on that ice and to 

salute our flag of the United 

States,” Schneider said. 

Reporting by Jon DePaolis, 

Freelance Reporter. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Healthy Kids Running Series 

comes to Homer Glen 

Ever since Cindy Flores 

moved to Homer Glen two 

years ago, she has been 

searching for activities to 

keep her two young children 

active. 

When Flores could not 

find anything in the area, she 

took matters into her own 

hands. Enter the Healthy 

Kids Running Series. 

Flores became a community 

coordinator for 

the Healthy Kids Running 

Series, a set of five races 

for children in grades prekindergarten 

through eighth 

grade. The series is to kick 

off at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 

at Stonebridge Park, 14200 

Stonebridge Drive in Homer 

Glen. Races also will be held 

April 9, 23, 30 and May 7. 

“I never saw anybody trying 

to do much for the children 

in Homer Glen,” Flores 

said. “I came across Healthy 

Kids Running when I was 

working in Oak Brook ... I 

just wanted children to enjoy 

themselves and know there’s 

fun things to do.” 

The series features a variety 

of different distances for 

the array of ages. Children 

in pre-K will compete in a 

50-yard dash, while kindergartners 

and first-graders run 

a quarter of a mile. Secondand 

third-grade students 

run a half-mile, and fourththrough 

eighth-graders go 

the distance for a full mile. 

At the conclusion of the 

series, the Top 3 finishers 

will receive first-, secondand 

third-place trophies, respectively. 

All runners will 

receive a medal and T-shirt 

for participating. 

The cost is $35 for the series, 

but runners can opt to 

run races a la carte for $10 

per race. 

Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Special needs squad makes 

dreams come true 

Growing up, Ashlee East 

repeatedly watched her sister 

Kaylee jump, stunt and 

tumble on one of cheerleading’s 

biggest stages: The 

Cheerleading Worlds Championship. 

Kaylee, a lifelong and talented 

cheerleader, competed 

at Worlds 10 times over the 

course of her career, and 

during each routine Ashlee 

would watch, dreaming one 

day she would be there, too. 

But having been born with 

cerebral palsy, performing 

at Worlds seemed to be just 

that — a dream 

Not anymore. 

Ashlee and her special 

abilities squad — the Lockport-based 

GymTyme Illinois’ 

HEART — have earned 

a coveted bid to Worlds, held 

April 29-May 1 at the Walt 

Disney World Resort in Orlando. 

Kaylee will be there, 

too, but this time she will be 

the one watching, in her role 

as the team’s coach. 

“[Ashlee] would always 

say, ‘One day I’m going to 

get on that stage; one day I’m 

going to get on that stage,’” 

her mother, Tracy, said. “It’s 

kind of cool that this is the 

first time Ashlee gets to do it, 

and Kaylee’s not doing it.” 

The trip is made possible 

thanks to a slew of donations 

the team received — most 

recently a $2,500 check from 

the 100+ Women Who Care 

of Will County, given March 

16. So far, the Hearts have 

received around $10,000, 

which covers almost all the 

competition fees, travel to 

Florida and tickets to Disney 

World. 

Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com.

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As you may have 

noticed, there is no 

additional election 

coverage in this week’s 

edition of The Orland Park 

Prairie. 

In keeping with company 

policy, 22nd Century Media 

has refrained from publishing 

any further coverage 

of the election or Letters to 

the Editor pertaining to the 

election in the final issue 

before the Consolidated 

Election, which is to take 

place Tuesday, April 4. 

Another common practice 

is we generally do not 

endorse candidates. And it 

is another policy with which 

we are sticking. (Apologies, 

if you thought we were going 

to answer that question.) 

We have, over the past 

month, provided an indepth, 

three-part series 

on both of the mayoral 

candidates — incumbent 

Daniel J. McLaughlin and 

challenger Keith I. Pekau. 

We presented questionand-answer 

features for the 

four contested spots on the 

Orland School District 135 

Board of Education. And we 

have given you a quick look 

at what referendums will 

appear on the ballot April 

4 and the possible answers 

you may enter in response. 

We also have run a series 

of passionate Letters to the 

Editor from those who took 

the time to engage with us 

and the candidates publicly 

over the course of this election 

season. No matter your 

opinions, I would like to 

thank everyone who took the 

time to do that — to share an 

opinion, to not be afraid to 

put a name next to it, to be 

passionate about the village 

in which you live. I continue 

to think these local elections 

are of great importance to our 

readership, and I am happy to 

see so many who agree. 

We do not endorse because, 

quite frankly, it is not 

our place. 

We have strived to provide 

fair, balanced election coverage. 

Many of you wrote 

and called, thanking us for 

just that. And those of you 

who felt otherwise seemed 

to balance each other out in 

the long run. So, we think 

we have done a good job of 

providing exactly that. 

As it pertains to the 

mayoral candidates, in 

particular, the idea was 

to provide you with more 

information on both of the 

candidates than we ever 

have in the past, but to do 

it in a digestible way that 

would give you something 

to read and absorb each 

week, while ideally creating 

a complete picture of 

the candidates over the long 

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of their personalities, of the 

way they conduct their campaigns, 

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challenge and respond to 

each other — while delving 

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And we tried, as much as 

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What I think you are left 

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same stake in this you do. 

I simply work here, and 

my job, as a journalist (in 

which I take pride), is to put 

as much information in your 

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make up your mind for you. 

You need to decide what 

you value most, what 

is important to you in a 

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you, who is more qualified 

to carry out those tasks, 

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7 p.m. Every Thursday 

Al-Anon 

7 p.m. Every Friday 

Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays, 8 

a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Sundays. Sunday School 

and Christian Education will 

be held during the 9:30 a.m. 

service. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7-9 a.m. Every other 

Saturday. Breakfast, Bible 

study and discussion 

is included. For more 


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Southwest Seventh Day Adventist Church 

(15760 Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Seminar: Book of Daniel 

7-8:30 p.m. April 1-8. 

This seminar will discuss 

the timeless principles of 

the Book of Daniel, and will 

frame it’s teachings for a 21st 

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Bible Study 

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Community Services 

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week to help supply water 

to Flint, Mich. Place the 

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the check to the following: 

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Christian Reformed Church (7500 W. 

Sycamore Dr., Orland Park) 

Palm Sunday Choral Cantata 

6 p.m. Sunday, April 9. 

The church invites all to 

enjoy a choir-led service 

entitled, “Remember: Where 

the Past Ends and Forever 

Begins.” Powerful words 

and beautiful music will be 

used to remember Christ’s 

sacrifice, celebrate His 

triumph and give Him praise. 

For more information, 

contact the church office at 

(708) 532-4900. 

St. Michael’s Parish (14327 Highland AVe., 

Orland Park) 

Swing into Spring 

Noon-3 p.m. Thursday, 

April 27. Orland Chateau, 

14500 South La Grange 

Rd. The Women’s Club is 

presenting a luncheon and 

fashion show with clothing 

from “Soft Surroundings”. 

A raffle featuring a grand 

prize from Good Buy Travel 

for a trip for two. Tickets 

are $45 per attendee. For 

more information or for 

reservations, call Mary at 

(708) 349-5407 or Paulette 

at (708) 460-6535. 

Faith United Methodist Church (15101 S. 

80th Avenue, Orland Park) 

Veterans Voices 

7 p.m. every third 

Tuesday of the month. This 

is a group for veterans. For 

information, contact Darryl 

Wertheim at (708) 923-0021 

or Darryl.wertheim@gmail. 

com. 

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 

(15050 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Overeaters Anonymous 

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. 

This is a 12-step program, 

patterned after Alcoholics 

Anonymous, to help 

anyone struggling with 

food problems. Members 

include people who eat 

compulsively, those who 

binge and purge and anyone 

suffering from anorexia. 

There are no dues or fees to 

attend meetings, and there 

are no weigh-ins or calorie 

counting. For information on 

other meetings in the area, 

visit www.OA.org. 

Standing Stone Church (Robert Davidson 

Center, 14700 Park Lane, Orland Park) 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Hour of Prayer 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

Children and Youth Activities 

7 p.m. Wednesdays 

Parkview Christian Church (11100 Orland 

Parkway, Orland Park) 

Parkview Senior Connections 

10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Second 

Friday of the month. Join for 

a lunch and conversation at 

the Orland Park Campus. 

Program fee is $10. For more 

information or to RSVP, call 

(708) 478-7477 ext. 272 or 

email merry-o@att.net. 

Calvary Church (16100 S. 104th Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Men’s Barnabas Bible Study 

7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays. 

Study various books written 

by Christian authors. Coffee 

and light refreshments 

are served. For more 

information, email info@ 

calvaryop.org. 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

Stretch and Balance 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Every 

second and fourth Tuesday 

of the month. All are 

welcome to an hour session 

of stretching and balancing. 

All are invited to bring 

water, beach towel and yoga 

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In Memoriam 

Richard P. Kooy 

Richard P. 

Kooy, 88, of Orland 

Park, died March 15. 

He was a retired teacher who 

worked at Trinity Christian 

College and Chicago Christian 

High School. He also 

was a United States Army 

Veteran who served from 

1951-1956. He is survived 

by his children, Annette 

Goris, Peter (Shellie), John 

(Tammy), Gwendolyn (Ray) 

Jendra and Mary (Glenn) 

Pniewski; 12 grandchildren; 

12 great-grandchildren; 

sister, Johanna (Jack) 

VanManen; brother-in-law, 

Edward Smilde; and many 

nieces and nephews. Visitation 

was held at Colonial 

Chapel. Funeral services 

were held at Palos Heights 

Christian Reformed Church. 

A committal service with 

military honors was held at 

Abraham Lincoln National 

Cemetery in Elwood. Memorials 

to Trinity Christian 

College, www.trnty.edu, or 

Palos Christian Reformed 

Church, www.paloschurch. 

org, preferred. 

Andrew J. Malito 

Andrew J. 

Malito, 73, of 

Orland Park, died March 

22. He was a United States 

Faith 

From Page 20 

mats. For more information, 

contact Elizabeth Kolada at 

elleof67@att.net. 

Hope Covenant Church (14401 West Ave., 

Orland Park) 

Services 

10 a.m. Sundays 

Junior High Youth Group 

Noon-2 p.m. every other 

Sunday. This is an active 

group of kids from fourth 

to seventh grade. It meets 

every other Sunday for a 

lesson, activity, games, 

treats and fellowship. 

Army veteran who served 

in Korea. He also worked as 

an engineer for the Chicago 

Fire Department and was 

owner of M&M Graphics 

in Frankfort. He also was a 

dealer for Empress Casino in 

Joliet. He is survived by his 

wife, Geraldine; children, 

Paul (Melissa), Anthony 

(Cindy) and Michael (Jennifer); 

sister, Roberta (Henry) 

Johnson; grandchildren, 

Michelle, Christine, Lauren, 

Paul Jr., Hailey, Joey and 

Katelyn; and many nieces 

and nephews. Visitation and 

funeral services were held 

at Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Interment at Pleasant Hill 

Cemetery in Frankfort. In 

lieu of flowers, the family 

is asking for donations 

in his name be made to the 

National Multiple Sclerosis 

Society, nationalmssociety. 

org/Donate. 

Jeffery D. Olson 

Jeffery D. Olson, 55, of 

Orland Park, died March 

18. He worked at Elim 

Workshop for more than 25 

years and loved working 

there. He is survived by his 

parents, David and Carol; 

his siblings, Daniel (Kim), 

David (Brenda) and Laura 

(Brian) Atrill; nieces, McKenna 

and Madelyn; nephew, 

Cafe 

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

All are invited to share 

refreshments, fellowship 

and conversation after most 

Sunday morning services. 

Men’s Bible Study 

7:30-8:30 p.m. The onehour 

session includes coffee 

and conversation. 

Living Word Lutheran Church (16301 S. 

Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

PUSH Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All 

are welcome to take part in 

person or take 10-15 minutes 

to pray for the country, 

church, community and 

individual needs. Meetings 

Connor; aunts, Barbara Gall 

and Janet Golob; and uncle, 

“Rick” Schinske. Visitation 

was held at Colonial Chapel. 

Funeral services were held 

at Trinity Lutheran Church. 

Interment at Bethania Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

to Trinity Lutheran 

Church, Good Samaritan 

Fund, 6850 W. 159th St., 

Tinley Park, IL, 60477, 

would be appreciated. 

Paul L. O’Toole Jr. 

Paul L. O’Toole Jr., 75, of 

Orland Park, died March 20. 

He is survived by his wife, 

Deanne; children, Paul III 

(Melissa), Dennis (Angela) 

and Peggy (Adam) Lavelle; 

grandchildren, Maggie, Patrick, 

Fiona Lavelle, Kevin 

Lavelle and Charlie Lavelle; 

siblings, Mary Ann (Tom) 

McKenna; and many nieces 

and nephews. Visitation 

was held at Curley Funeral 

Home. A funeral service 

was held at Our Lady of 

the Woods Church. Interment 

private. In lieu of flowers, 

donations to the Syrian 

American Medical Society, 

www.sams-usa.net, would 

be appreciated. 

Geraldine A. Walker 

Geraldine A. Walker (nee 

Cassidy), 88, of Orland 

take place the second 

Tuesday of the month. 

Presbyterian Church in Orland Park 

(13401 S. Wolf Road, Orland Park) 

Little Free Library 

Located on the southeast 

corner of the parking lot. The 

Little Free Library welcomes 

all to use it, and the library is 

operated on the take a book, 

leave a book premise. For 


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Zion Luteran Church (17100 S. 69th Ave., 

Tinley Park) 

Southwest Suburban 

Widow/Widowers Social 

Club 

7-9 p.m. Friday, April 7. 

Park, died March 19. She 

is survived by her husband, 

Carl; children, Dolores (Jerome) 

Fishback and Mary; 

grandchildren, Lisa (Dan), 

Rich, Kevin (Nichole), 

Daniel (Marlo), Jay (Rachel), 

Michael (Niki), Tim, 

Ryan (Amy), Matthew and 

Elizabeth; great-grandchildren, 

Jake, Kaitlyn, Nick, 

Connor, Sydney, Noah, 

Jack, Colin, Jaxon, Brooklyn, 

Grayson, Maddy, Scarlett, 

Maeve and Savannah; 

siblings, Dolores (Paul) 

Lemrise, James Cassidy, 

Timothy (Dorothy) and Eileen 

Wren; and many nieces 

and nephews. Visitation 

was held at the Vandenberg 

Funeral Home. A funeral 

Mass was held at St. George 

Church. Interment at St. 

Mary Cemetery. In lieu of 

flowers, donations to St. 

Jude Children’s Research 

Hospital, www.stjude.org, 

or National Kidney Foundation 

of Illinois, www.nkfi. 

org, would be appreciated. 

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com with information about a 

loved one who was a part of the 

Orland Park community. 

This caring and friendly 

group is opening it’s doors to 

Orland Park residents. This 

group meets once a month. 

Beverages and snacks will 

be served. Most months 

include entertainment. For 

more information, call Bill 

Dolehide (708) 342-6820. 

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Pastor Column 

The Ministry 

of Presence 

Imam Kifah Mustapha 

Prayer Center of Orland Park 

Weakness and 

vulnerability are 

characteristics 

of all human beings. Aside 

from our unique God-given 

coping abilities, we could 

never survive hardships in 

life alone. We tend to look 

for support to help us cope 

with tests and trials we 

encounter in life. 

A person of faith will 

always feel the companionship 

of his Lord in knowledge, 

compassion, mercy 

and kindness. But such 

companionship was meant 

to be demonstrated in the 

presence of people around 

you in a status called the 

Ministry of Presence. 

In the Islamic tradition, 

such understanding was 

clearly stated by God to one 

of his servants, “O son of 

Adam, I was ill but you did 

not visit Me!” 

The servant would say, 

“O Lord, how could I visit 

You and You are the Lord of 

the worlds?” 

God would say, “Did you 

not know that so and so was 

a servant of Mine and was ill 

but you did not visit him? Did 

you not realize that if you had 

visited him you would have 

found Me with him?” 

The idea that God likened 

the pain of illness in His 

servant to Himself, and that 

through the compassion 

of another human being, 

visiting the bedside in 

support, the servant would 

have found God there. It 

is indeed a very powerful 

message for those truly 

seeking to find God and be 

with Him. Humanity owes 

one another support in times 

of calamities and hardships, 

if they claim they are truly 

seekers of God. 

With such understanding 

of the power of the Ministry 

of Presence, each one of us 

can become a blessed person. 

A mother caring for her 

baby in the middle of the 

night, an older sibling helping 

his younger sibling with 

homework, a youth volunteering 

at a senior home, 

a family hosting refugees 

from areas ravaged by war 

or a friend visiting another 

friend during illness are all 

on that path of finding God. 

During my tenure in chaplaincy, 

I learned in clinical 

pastoral education about the 

Ministry of Presence and its 

importance in being next to 

people, offering them comfort 

during moments of grief. But 

I truly believe a ministry of 

being present is not limited 

to an individual level during 

moments of hardships or loss. 

It extends to communities 

and nations, as well. 

These days, when communities 

are being attacked 

because of race, creed or 

religion, isn’t it time to 

practice the Ministry of 

Presence so that God will be 

there for us? 

The opinions of this column are 

those of the writer. They do not 

necessarily reflect those of The 

Orland Park Prairie.


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Providence Catholic student Grace Rost watches as a video 

montage honoring her service plays during Orland Park’s 

recent State of the Village event. Photo submitted 

For a high school senior, 

Grace Rost’s list of accomplishments 

reads longer than 

those of many adults. 

The Orland Park resident 

and Providence Catholic 

High School student was 

honored as the 2016 Youth 

Volunteer of the Year by the 

Village of Orland Park. 

Rost has been an honor 

roll student throughout high 

school, and carries titles 

of Illinois State Scholar as 

well as Advanced Placement 

Scholar. Additionally, 

the senior is a member of 

Providence’s girls soccer 

and cross country teams, is 

co-director of the Augustinian 

Youth Ministry, a member 

of Habitat for Humanity 

and a peer mediator. And she 

enjoys archery, horseback 

riding and CrossFit. 

On top of pursuing the 

aforementioned interests, 

Rost volunteers at least 100 

hours each year through 

clubs at Providence as well 

as through Girl Scouts, with 

which she has been a member 

since the age of 5. 

In an email to The Orland 

Park Prairie, Rost said 

she devotes many hours to 

studying each day in order 

to maintain high grades. And 

balancing everything takes 

incredible time management 

skills. 

One of Rost’s most notable 

volunteer pursuits is the 

creation and ongoing leadership 

of a program called The 

Chicago Bookworm Foundation 

— a nonprofit that 

collects new and gently used 

books and donates them to 

schools, shelters and children’s 

centers in need. 

Rost said she began the 

foundation in 2014 for her 

Girl Scout Gold Award project. 

She received the award — 

which is the highest achievement 

possible in Girl Scouts 

— in the summer of 2016. 

“I really enjoy reading and 

have been fortunate to have 

access to an extensive public 

library living in Orland 

Park, and attending [Cardinal 

Joseph Bernardin Catholic 

School] and Providence 

Catholic,” Rost wrote. “I 

wanted to share with others 

the opportunity to read good 

books. I also seek out new 

teachers who are trying to 

build their classroom library 

and donate books to them.” 

Rost and her family also 

volunteer for the Big Shoulders 

Fund, an organization 

that supports Catholic 

schools in the inner city of 

Chicago, and Rost asks principals 

at the schools they visit 

if their students might benefit 

from donations from CBF. 

Rost said she is driven to 

so many different activities 

and volunteer opportunities 

by an enjoyment for helping 

others and desire to make the 

community better. 

Jennifer Williams, a moderator 

for Augustinian Youth 

Ministry at Providence, credited 

Rost for being organized, 

dependable and caring. 

Williams explained that, 

as one of five senior directors 

for the ministry, Rost is 

responsible for coordinating 

events, delivering food to 

food pantries and delivering 

blankets to cancer patients. 

“Grace also came up with 

her own project and took a 

group of students to Ronald 

McDonald House to bake 

cookies during Christmas 

break,” Williams said. “I 

received a letter from their 

organization stating what a 

great group of students we 

had, and how helpful it is to 

have students come in and 

bake for those families.” 

Rost said some of her most 

memorable volunteer experiences 

have been packaging 

food with Feed My Starving 

Children and serving meals 

at Daybreak Shelter in Joliet. 

Along the way, she was able 

to meet a variety of interesting 

people with diverse ideas 

and backgrounds, she said. 

“Holy mackerel, look at 

her resume,” Mayor Dan 

McLaughlin said. “I told her 

she should be about 60 years 

old, as she’s got a resume 

that is very long.” 

Following graduation, Rost 

plans to attend the United 

States Naval Academy in Annapolis, 

Maryland, for which 

she received a four-year Navy 

ROTC scholarship. 

Freelance Reporter Jon De- 

Paolis contributed to this story. 

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The Dish 

Crab is king with a kick at Orland’s Q Restaurant 

Asian fusion spot 

gives sneak sip of 

summer cocktail 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Q Restaurant’s popular spicy king crab legs ($26) are listed on the appetizers menu but 

work just as well as an entrée, according to owner Quee Huynh. The sauce includes 

ginger, basil and tomato, as well as Thai chili and jalapeño peppers. 

Photos by Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

Q Restaurant 

11379 W. 159th St. in 

Orland Park 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

• Noon-9 p.m. Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: www. 

qrestaurantorland.com 

Phone: (708) 966-2179 

While innovation is generally 

the name of the game for 

Q Restaurant owner Quee 

Huynh, one of the dishes 

she enjoys the most has been 

hiding out on the appetizers 

portion of the Orland Park 

Asian fusion spot’s menu for 

the past two years. 

“I put [it] on the appetizer 

side because it’s meant to 

share, but you can always 

have it as an entrée,” Huynh 

said. 

The spicy king crab legs 

($26) feature ginger, basil 

and tomato. And the heat 

comes from a combination 

of Thai chili and jalapeño 

peppers fried together. 

But the sauce only really 

works — cheesy as it may 

sound — if happiness serves 

as the key ingredient. 

“When I cook this sauce, I 

have to be happy or I [mess] 

it up,” Huynh said. “I like to 

be happy — just me and my 

sauce together.” 

And despite the “spicy” 

moniker, the shellfish is actually 

rather mild, at least 

when compared to its Singaporean 

counterparts: chili 

crab and black pepper crab. 

“I do tone the spicy level 

down a bit,” Huynh said. 

That is not the only adjustment 

Huynh said she made 

to accommodate her American 

customers. While she 

often asks to see pictures of 

her friends’ travels around 

the world to get ideas, she 

also recognizes important 

cultural differences between 

Asians and Americans. 

“We like to make our 

hands dirty and dig in,” the 

Vietnamese chef said. 

Those in the United States 

— especially those going out 

for fine dining on the weekends? 

Not so much. 

So, she decided to slit the 

crab legs to make the meat 

easier for her diners to pull. 

And it had the positive side 

effect of letting the sauce get 

directly to the tender insides 

of the crab. 

“I’m always so proud of 

this dish, because I’m so 

happy with how it tastes,” 

Huynh said. “It does have 

that warming from the ginger 

but also a little kick. Seafood, 

you need the ginger 

and the heat.” 

When it comes to the 

The honey lavender cocktail ($10) at Q Restaurant features 

Figenza — a Mediterranean fig-flavored vodka — and Jack 

Daniel’s Tennessee Honey whiskey, with a dash of lavender 

bitters. 

unique sauce, Huynh said 

she knew she wanted to do 

something to separate it 

from what she was seeing 

everywhere else, in terms of 

seafood. 

“I’m not just going to 

make butter and you dip it,” 

she said. “I’m going to make 

something different.” 

Huynh said her regular 

customers — who she calls 

“family” — have emboldened 

her in the kitchen to 

simply try things and see 

where they lead. 

“Our customers here are 

really easy,” she said. “We 

make it; they love it. 

“I know what good food 

tastes like. ... I know what 

people like. So, I trust it.” 

Coming this summer: lychee rose 

Bill Jones, Editor 

Q Restaurant in Orland 

Park recently gave 22nd 

Century Media a sneak 

peek of one of the new 

cocktails expected to hit its 

menu this summer: the lychee 

rose ($9). 

A lychee is a tropical 

fruit popular in Southeast 

Asia. But Q owner Quee 

Huynh said the taste is so 

light that drinks branded 

as “lychee” rarely taste like 

the real deal. 

She instead tried to do an 

impression of the soapberry 

Speaking of sauce 

When Quee Huynh is not 

looking to other countries for 

inspiration, her eyes turn toward 

the West Coast, where 

she said she finds plenty to 

love in California’s trendy 

atmosphere. 

“I’m always very trendy,” 

she said. “I’m looking for 

new things all the time.” 

For one of her favorite 

cocktails of the moment, 

she said she actually was 

inspired by an ice cream 

flavor popular in California, 

combined with her love for a 

Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

by mixing peach vodka and 

X-Rated Fusion Liqueur — 

a mix of French vodka and 

blood orange, with mango 

and passion fruit. But the real 

trick — what gives the drink 

its light-and-fresh lychee 

vibe — is the rose water she 

mixes with the alcohol. 

She said she finds the 

right ingredients, from 

strange bitters to the perfect 

floral arrangements for her 

tables, by getting out and 

looking for them herself. 

“I love to go to the grocery 

store,” she said. “That 

is like my mall.” 

new vodka called Figenza — 

a Mediterranean fig-flavored 

vodka. 

The honey lavender cocktail 

($10) — an item not officially 

listed on the menu 

but among Huynh’s “secret” 

offerings — mixes Figenza 

with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee 

Honey whiskey and lavender 

bitters. 

“That’s all they need to 

know,” Huynh said of the ingredients, 

noting the bitters 

are really what make it special. 

“Bitters is just a bonus 

to a drink.”


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The Dish 

College nostalgia fuels menu, mentality of 350 Brewing Company 

F. Amanda Tugade 

Contributing Editor 

Todd Randall, co-founder of 350 

Brewing Company, lives and dies 

by this motto, “Beer is good; serious 

is stupid.” 

In fact, at his Tinley Park brewery, 

that saying is treated like the 

golden rule. It is the key to having 

a good time — and no one 

knows more about that than Randall, 

whose nonchalant attitude and 

love for punk rock guide him to 

his menu and his unique beer creations. 

Randall, who blames his “weird 

brain” for 350 Brewing’s specialties, 

points to his college days as 

the start of it. 

He recalled being a student at 

Northern Illinois University and 

rooming with friends in a house 

that was off campus. That house — 

which was located at 350 Augusta 

Avenue — along with its memories, 

served as inspiration for his 

growing business. 

“It was just a fun, creative time 

in our lives,” he said. “It was our 

first time away from home.” 

The shenanigans, which Randall 

openly recounts on 350 Brewing’s 

website, includes “[spending] more 

time on projects like way below 

average punk rock bands in the attic 

and a hardcore wrestling federation 

called WCVF (this took place 

in our kitchen) instead of focusing 

on classes like Humanities 227 in 

DuSable Hall.” 

While he jokes that those days 

are behind him — Randall is now 

a father of three and has been married 

for the last 12 years — the 

spirit of that particular house lives 

on through his southwest suburban 

establishment. 

“Even though it was a long time 

ago that we lived there, it’s something 

that we’ve always talked 

about as friends,” Randall said, adding 

their memories can be summed 

up as “pure stupidity for sure.” 

But 350 Brewing bleeds for that 

lifestyle. 

He looks to his Sunday Detention 

series as a prime example of 

his brewery’s culture, as well as his 

350 Brewing Company 

7144 183rd St. in Tinley Park 

Hours 

• Noon-10 p.m. Monday- 

Thursday 

• Noon-12 a.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

• Noon-8 p.m. Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: 350brewing.com 

Phone: (708) 825-7339 

willingness to try, mix and explore 

different ingredient combination 

and create unique batches of beer. 

The Tragedy Blaster, a chocolate 

hazel stout; Koko Beware, a Russian 

Imperial Stout with raspberries; 

Reply All Warning, a guava 

pilsner; and Wildwood Childhood, 

a black cherry pale ale; are just a 

few of Randall’s concoctions. 

When asked how he comes up 

with all of these ideas, Randall 

kept his answer simple. 

“That’s the fun part about it,” he 

said. “I’m pretty good with figuring 

out different flavors.” 

But when it comes to food, Randall 

sticks to the classics, and he 

credits his kitchen staff for its success. 

Randall’s menu kicks off with a 

list of appetizers, with the Dekalb 

Militia Beer Nuggets ($6.99) 

ranked at the top. 

He explained how the beer nuggets, 

which are a bite-size pieces of 

fried dough, were always an NIU 

staple snack for post-partiers — 

“something that I used to eat all 

the time, go out at night [at] 2 a.m. 

and get a bag of beer nuggets from 

Lukulo’s.” 

His version is a little “fancier,” 

as they are sprinkled with a Parmesan 

and Romano cheese blend. 

Other favorites include Not Your 

Fathers cheese sticks ($7.99); a 

six-piece brewhouse wing basket 

($5.99), served with housemade 

sauces ranging from ghost pepper 

ranch to spicy barbecue; and 

Crooked Dough ($6.99), three soft 

pretzel breads that can be ripped and 

shared among friends, and dipped in 

Crook County IPA cheese. 

Featured are the Dekalb Militia Beer Nuggets ($7.99), a popular appetizer at 350 Brewing Company in Tinley 

Park. F. Amanda Tugade/22nd Century Media 

As for entrées, Randall’s burgers 

— which vary from the Dude 

Ranch ($12.99), a half-pounder 

that is topped with aged cheddar, 

crispy red onion straws, thick-cut 

bacon and barbecue sauce to the 

Latino Heat (also $12.99), another 

half-pounder that features chorizo 

crumbles, fried egg, roasted poblano 

peppers and Chihuahua cheese 

— mean business. These items 

come with a choice of fries, tots or 

house chips. 

Another option to which customers 

can turn are his tacos. Seafood 

lovers can stick to Reel Big Shrimp 

($11.49) and vegetarians can rely 

on the Green Monster ($10.99), 

featuring beer-battered avocados, 

paired with citrus slaw, sprinkled 

with Chihuahua cheese, onion, cilantro 

and doused in chipotle crema. 

“When we started almost three 

years ago, we started with a microwave 

and a little pizza oven, 

and we would make dips and do 

pretzels,” he said. “And then we 

moved on from there to little individual 

pizzas, and then making 

our own barbecue sauce and pulled 

pork. 

“Now, we’re smoking our 

own pork shoulders. We’re grilling. 

We’ve got fryers with wings. 

We’ve grown like crazy.” 

Beyond the booze and the grub 

Another aspect of 350 Brewing 

is its annual festival. 

Reel Big Fish, Face to Face, Bigwig, 

The Stereo and Lights Over 

Bridgeport are set to perform in 

this year’s event, which is to take 

place on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the 

Tinley Park Convention Center. 

In light of the company’s third 

anniversary, Randall said he decided 

to not bring out other local 

breweries and just stick with showcasing 

350’s beers. The theme for 

the 2017 festival, after all, is fitting: 

“Back in Training, A Celebration 

of Insanity.” 

“We got wrestling this year,” 

Randall exclaimed, noting another 

change with the festivities. 

Tickets for 350 Fest 3 can be 

purchased at 350brewing.com. 

The company also runs Laugh 

Riot, a monthly comedy show that 

brings out local acts and offers dinner 

and a couple of drink specials 

for customers. 

Taking a closer look at his journey 

so far, Randall said he knows 

that his brewery is still in its early 

stages. He has plans for expansion, 

which include building another 

location, adding new menu items 

and distributing his products elsewhere. 

All in all, he still adheres to pushing 

his mission forward: creating a 

place where people can enjoy life 

and let loose once in awhile. 

“You got to pinch yourself every 

once in awhile and remember what 

you used to do,” he said. “I used 

to jump on a train when it’s freezing 

out and commute downtown 

two hours and sit in a cubicle all 

day. Sometimes, I forget that that’s 

what I used to do. 

“That really sucks, and this is 

much better. Even on my worst 

day here, it’s amazing like how far 

we’ve come since we’ve opened. 

It’s still surreal.” 

“I’m here to maybe make it 

easier for some people who have 

to go to the cubicle every day,” he 

continued. “Hopefully, they can 

come here, and we’ll make it easier 

on them to make it through their 

week.”

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(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 


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Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(9655 W. 143rd St., 

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2111) 

■6 ■ p.m. Tuesdays, 

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(15601 S. Harlem Ave., 


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■8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays and 

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“Actually our last average 

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In all, buyers can select 

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3,000 square feet of living 

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Oversize home sites; brick 

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So why wait? This is truly the 

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Distinctive offers custom 

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Every home built will 

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Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

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Distinctive is also offering 

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Outstanding new home values in Peotone can be yours At Westgate Manor 

Distinctive Home Builders is building new homes from the low $200s 

When it comes to a preferred location, 

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Home Builders chose the Will 

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of 38 single-family homes: Westgate 

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“Peotone is a family-friendly village 

just south of Chicago and is one 

of the best kept secrets among new 

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President of Distinctive Home Builders. 

“We expect to attract home shoppers 

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We will likely also see buyers from the 

Kankakee area because the Peotone 

school district is so desirable.” 

Several factors attracted Distinctive 

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Westgate Manor brick and frame 

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

2-Story Great Room Prairie Model 

three to four bedrooms, two to threeand- 

a-half baths, full basement, 

formal dining room, vaulted, tray or 

nine-foot first-floor ceilings, a large 

kitchen with custom maple cabinets, 

family room or great room, and concrete 

driveways. Depending on the 

home selected, other standard amenities 

can include a living room, den, 

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the master bedroom, and dual-zoned 

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Distinctive Home Builders offers a 

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buyers can choose among 12 different 

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“Most home shoppers feel there 

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added that “now is the best time to buy, 

because you can still take advantage of 

preconstruction prices that range from 

the low $200s which makes this a terrific 

New home value.” 

Other premium standard features 

included at Westgate Manor are brick 

front exteriors on the first floor, free 

basements in most models, ceramic 

tile or hardwood floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; and custom maple 

cabinets. Distinctive kitchen cabinets 

feature solid wood construction (no 

particle board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is very 

rare in the marketplace. 

“When you build a new home with 

Distinctive, you truly are receiving a 

hand crafted home with custom made 

cabinets no matter what the price 

range,” noted Nooner. This year, Distinctive 

Home Builders is celebrating 

30 years building thousands of homes 

throughout the Will and south Cook 

county areas. 

Distinctive Home Builders, an industry 

leading innovator, offers the 

fastest build times (90 working days) 

with a “Zero Punch list” closing policy. 

Prior to closing, each home undergoes 

an industry leading 100-point checklist 

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our high quality standards. 

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

Exterior Prairie Model 

Customers stay connected to the 

progress of their home from start to 

finish through Distinctive’s unique construction 

portal. “Our customers simply 

download our Distinctive HomeBuilders 

app and they are in touch with their 

new home 24/7 from anywhere in the 

world. The app allows our customers 

to see the progress of their home and 

access their documents at any time,” 

Nooner explained. “Our customers really 

appreciate the integration of social 

media sites directly in our app allowing 

them to easily share photos and updates 

of their new home with family and 

friends,” he concluded. 

As a semi-custom builder, Distinctive 

Home Builders can modify any of 

its standard designs to cater to a customer’s 

tastes, which means that moving 

walls, adding extra windows or even 

extending the garage are all possible. 

Nooner added that “All our homes 

are highly energy efficient and will be 

built to the new National Energy Code 

guidelines. Every home we build has 

upgraded wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient windows 

and high efficiency furnaces. Before our 

customers take possession of their new 

home, we perform a blower door test to 

insure that each home passes a set of 

very stringent guidelines which insures 

that our homes are tight and energy efficient. 

Owning a more energy efficient 

means lower gas and electric bills for our 

customers each month.” 

Peotone was established in 1856 and 

offers tree-lined streets and a charming 

downtown area complete with diners, 

pizza parlors, cafes and pubs. In season 

there is a Farmer’s Market in front 

of the American Legion. Also the community 

has a popular Fall Fest in front 

of the famous Peotone Windmill; once 

a thriving flour mill that put Peotone on 

the map in the late 1800s. A Christmas 

in the Village Festival is another annual 

community event that concludes with a 

Lighted Parade at night. Peotone now 

has an estimated population of just over 

4,000. Metra rail service is nearby providing 

commuters easy access to downtown 

Chicago. 

Westgate Manor is conveniently located 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. The 

Westgate Manor new home offsite Sales 

and Information Center is located in 

Manhattan three miles south of Laraway 

Rd. on Rt. 52. at 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Hours are daily 

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 

Wednesday and Thursday and they are 

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. For more 

information, call (708) 479-7700 or 

(708) 737-9142 or visit www.distinctivehomebuilders.com.

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• 8548 W. 145th Place, Orland Park, 

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Feb. 28 

• 9251 Montgomery Drive 1, Orland 

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• 8606 Wheeler Drive, Orland Park, 

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March 1 

• 13945 S Derby Drive, Orland Park, 

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• 16040 Crystal Creek Drive 2A, Orland 

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• 16601 Grants Trail, Orland Park, 

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• 7338 W. 154th Place, Orland Park, 

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• 15713 Lake Hills Court 2N, Orland 

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to Ahmad Alqaq, Rawda Ismail, 

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• 13845 86th Ave., Orland Park, 

60462-1615 - Sylvia A. Teschler to Ewa 

Fila, $203,500 

• 9049 Fairway Drive, Orland Park, 

60462-2717 - Brian K. Rasmussen to 

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• 14916 Huntington Court, Orland Park, 

60462-3042 - Seef Trust to Garret C. 

Lindroth, Nicole L. Lindroth, $229,500 

• 8253 Highgate Court, Orland Park, 

60462-2881 - Richard V. Arrigo to 

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• 17812 Bernard Drive 2D, Orland 

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• 8522 Walnut Ave., Orland Park, 

60462-1637 - Charles D. Lococo to Juan 

Figueroa, $225,000 

• 11858 Somerset Road, Orland Park, 

60467-1423 - John R. Kobierecki to 

Jessica L. Czemiuk, $240,000 

• 11100 Prospect Place, Orland Park, 

60467-9200 - Kittrick Trust to Theresa 

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Kusay Tax Service 

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“What do you say?...you say KUSAY!” 

Serving The Southwest Suburbs since 1947 

15939 S. Bell Rd. Homer Glen 

(Behind the Bonfire Restaurant) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook 

County, Illinois, County Department, 

Chancery Division. 

PNC Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Patricia V.Moore aka Patricia Moore; 

Unknown Beneficiaries of Trust Number 

74-2831 dated March 9, 2000; Suburban 

Bank and Trust Company, as 

Trustee for Trust Number 74-2831 

dated March 9, 2000; PNC Bank, N.A. 

fka National City Bank; Unknown 

Owners and Non-Record Claimants 

Defendants, 

Case # 16CH524 

Sheriff‚Äôs # 170063 

F15110196 PNC 

Pursuant to aJudgment made and entered 

by said Court in the above entitled 

cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook 

County, Illinois, will on April 27th, 

2017, at 1pm in room LL06 ofthe Richard 

J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington 

Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public 

auction the following described 

premises and real estate mentioned in 

said Judgment: 

Common Address: 15530 Wolf Road, 

Orland Park, Illinois 60467 

P.I.N: 27-18-421-010-0000 

Improvements: This property consists of 

a Single Family Home. 

Sale shall be under the following terms: 

payment of not less than ten percent 

(10%) of the amount ofthe successful 

and highest bid tobepaid tothe Sheriff 

by cashier‚Äôs check or certified funds 

at the sale; and the full remaining balance 

to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier‚Äôs 

check or certified funds within 

twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. 

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, 

the Purchaser atthe sale may be entitled 

at most only to areturn of the purchase 

price paid. The Purchaser shall 

have no further recourse against the 

Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the mortgagee‚Äôs 

attorney, or the court appointed 

selling officer. 

Sale shall besubject togeneral taxes, 

special assessments. 

Premise will NOT be open for inspection. 

Firm Information: Plaintiff‚Äôs Attorney 

ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC 

Anthony Porto 

1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 

Naperville, IL 60566-7228 

foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 

866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 

For bidding instructions, visit 

www.fal-illinois.com 

This is an attempt tocollect adebt pursuant 

to the Fair Debt Collection Practices 

Act and any information obtained 

will be used for that purpose. 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY 

DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC 

P l a i n t i f f , 

- v . - 

BRIAN CARMODY, AS TRUSTEE OF A 

TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 1ST 

DAY OF DECEMBER, 2004 AND KNOWN 

AS THE BRIAN CARMODY 

DECLARATION OF LIVING TRUST, 

BRIAN CARMODY, MARQUETTE BANK 

D e f e n d a n t s 

16 CH 10147 

12915 S. 86th Ave. Palos Park, IL 60464 

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS 

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a 

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in 

the above cause on January 20, 2017, an 

agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on April 24, 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 

g 

described real estate: Commonly known as 

12915 S. 86th Ave., Palos Park, IL 60464 

Property Index No. 23-35-107-006-0000. The 

real estate is improved with a single family 

residence. The judgment amount was 

$332,243.70. Sale terms: 25% down of the 

highest bid by certified funds at the close of 

the sale payable to The Judicial Sales 

Corporation. No third party checks will be 

accepted. The balance, including the Judicial 

sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 

on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for 

each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in 

certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid 

by the mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the 

sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, 

or other lienor acquiring the residential real 

estate whose rights in and to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. The 

subject property is subject to general real 

estate taxes, special assessments, or special 

taxes levied against said real estate and is 

offered for sale without any representation as 

to quality or quantity of title and without 

recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" 

condition. The sale is further subject to 

confirmation by the court. Upon payment in 

full of the amount bid, the purchaser will 

receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle 

the purchaser to a deed to the real estate 

after confirmation of the sale. The property 

will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff 

makes no representation as to the condition 

of the property. Prospective bidders are 

admonished to check the court file to verify all 

information. If this property is a condominium 

unit, the purchaser of the unit at the 

foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and the legal fees 

required by The Condominium Property Act, 

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

property is a condominium unit which is part 

of a common interest community, the 

purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale 

other than a mortgagee shall pay the 

assessments required by The Condominium 

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

YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT 

TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 

DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF 

POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You 

will need a photo identification issued by a 

government agency (driver's license, 

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

building and the foreclosure sale room in 

Cook County and the same identification for 

sales held at other county venues where The 

Judicial Sales Corporation conducts 

foreclosure sales. For information, contact 

Plaintiff's attorney: 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 10147 

TJSC#: 37-918 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 

p g 

debt and any information obtained will be 

used for that purpose. 

I714692 




U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST 

MORTGAGE 

PASS-THROUGH 

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-10N 


- v . - 

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES 

OF ELIZABETH HITE A/K/A ELIZABETH 

M. HITE, DECEASED, JULIE E. FOX, AS 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 

ESTATE OF ELIZABETH HITE A/K/A 

ELIZABETH M. HITE, DECEASED, MARIE 

HITE, ANDREW HITE, KARIN GUZY, 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN 

O C C U P A N T S 


16 CH 7173 

5720 FAIRFAX ROAD Oak Forest, IL 60452 




the above cause on January 6, 2017, an agent 

for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 

10:30 AM on April 24, 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 5720 FAIRFAX 

ROAD, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Property Index 

No. 28-17-410-019-0000. The real estate is 

improved with a single family residence. The 

judgment amount was $191,593.37. 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 



















































The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & 

ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN 

RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, 

(847) 291-1717 For information call between 

the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file 

number 16-079576. THE JUDICIAL SALES 

CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 

24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 

236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial 

Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 

day status report of pending sales. 

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, 

LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File 

No. 16-079576 Attorney Code. 42168 Case 

Number: 16 CH 7173 TJSC#: 37-310 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 

p u r p o s e . 

I714947 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY 

D I V I S I O N 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL 

A S S O C I A T I O N 


- v . - 

MARY ABRAHAM, PHILIP MATHEW, KGH 

CONSULTATION & TREATMENT, INC. 


14 CH 009103 

11838 CALIFORNIA TRAIL ORLAND 

PARK, IL 60467 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and 

Sale entered in the above cause on January 

15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales 

Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 18, 

2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One 

South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, 

IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest 


described real estate: 

Commonly known as 11838 CALIFORNIA 

TRAIL, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 

Property Index No. 27-06-110-004. 

The real estate is improved with a single 

family 

residence. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by 




















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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 


765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 






MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued by 

a government agency (driver's license, 






foreclosure 

sales. 

For information, examine the court file or 

contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & 

ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH 

FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR 

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

refer to file number 14-13-33027. 

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. 

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 

p u r p o s e . 

I717730 




CP-SRMOF II 2012-A TRUST, U.S. BANK 

TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT 

IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT 

SOLELY AS TRUSTEE 


- v . - 

YOLANDA A. MENDEZ AKA YOLANDA 

MENDEZ, MARTIN MENDEZ 


16 CH 06974 

16496 Brockton Ln Oak Forest, IL 60452 




the above cause on February 6, 2017, an 

agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 

will at 10:30 AM on May 9, 2017, at The 

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South 

Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 

60606, sell at public auction to the highest 


described real estate: Commonly known as 

16496 Brockton Ln, Oak Forest, IL 60452 

Property Index No. 28-22-415-021-0000. The 

real estate is improved with a single family 

residence. The judgment amount was 

j g 

$242,602.86. 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 



















































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 06974 

TJSC#: 37-1356 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. 

I715043 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. 


v s . 

HEA SOOK SHIN, CHICAGO TITLE AND 

T R U S T 

COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER 

TRUST 

AGREEMENT 

DATED DECEMBER 22, 2004 AND 

KNOWN AS TRUST 

NO. 1114017, ARIES INVESTMENTS, 

INC., 

UNKNOWN 

OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND 

NON-RECORD 

CLAIMANTS 

D e f e n d a n t s , 

v s . 

HAFIDA 

MRABET 

I n t e r v e n o r , 

15 CH 2946 




Sale entered in the above entitled cause on 

January 25, 2017 Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Wednesday, April 26, 

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 

e s t a t e : 

P.I.N. 27-13-202-037-0000. 

Commonly known as 15240 Heather Court, 

Orland Park, IL 60462. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a 

single family residence. If the subject 

mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common 



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 

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. File Number SPSF.1913A 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

C O R P O R A T I O N 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I717616 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR 

BY MERGER WITH WELLS FARGO BANK 

SOUTHWEST, N.A. F/K/A WACHOVIA 

MORTGAGE, FSB F/K/A WORLD 

SAVINGS BANK, FSB 


- v . - 

MOHAMMED SALEH A/K/A MOHAMMAD 

SALEH A/K/A MOHAMMAD Y SALEH; 

FATIMA SALEH A/K/A FATIMA A. SALEH, 

CITIBANK, N.A. S/I/I TO CITIBANK 

(SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., JEFFERSON 

CAPITAL SYSTEMS, LLC, CAVALRY 

PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, NCS 

MANAGEMENT CO., STATE OF ILLINOIS, 

AL SHALASH, HAWKEYE FOODSERVICE 

DISTRIBUTION, INC., UNKNOWN 

OWNERS AND NON-RECORD 

C L A I M A N T S 


13 CH 27213 

15542 SOUTH SIERRA DRIVE OAK 

FOREST, IL 60452 




Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 

2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales 

Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 28, 

2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One 

South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, 

IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest 


described real estate: 

Commonly known as 15542 SOUTH SIERRA 

DRIVE, OAK FOREST, IL 60452 

Property Index No. 28-17-309-017. 

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 

























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 


at the foreclosure sale other than a 

mortgagee shall pay the assessments 


765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR 






MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 

You will need a photo identification issued by 

a government agency (driver's license, 






foreclosure 

sales. 

For information: Visit our 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 12264. 

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. 

I717554 


COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS 



WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, 

NOT 

IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT 

SOLELY 

AS 

TRUSTEE FOR VM TRUST SERIES 3, A 

D E L A W A R E 

STATUTORY TRUST, Plaintiff, 

v s . 

KURT G. MEYER AND MARY H. MEYER, 

U N I T E D 

STATES OF AMERICA, JOSEPH A. 

COAKLEY 

AND 

MARTHA L. COAKLEY, 

D e f e n d a n t s , 

11 CH 41694 


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 

entered in the above entitled cause on 

January 30, 2017, Intercounty Judicial Sales 

Corporation will on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 

the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West 

Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, 

Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, 

the following described mortgaged real 

e s t a t e : 

P.I.N. 27-29-104-004. 

Commonly known as 11046 WEST 167TH 

PLACE, ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 60467. 

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a 

single family residence. If the subject 

mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common 



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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. 

No refunds. The property will NOT be open 

for 

inspection. 

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at 

Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. 

Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 

1 1 - 0 9 2 5 1 

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES 

C O R P O R A T I O N 

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 

I718079 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

“An Act in relation tothe use ofan 

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: D17150171 

on March 23, 2017 

Under the Assumed Business 

Name of Barrett & Sramek with 

the business located at 6446 W. 

127th Street, Palos Heights, IL 

60463 

The true and real full name and 

residence address ofthe owner is: 

Gerald J. Sramek, 6446 W. 127th 

Street, Palos Heights, IL 60463 

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Some are stained gray. Approx. 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Erica Cerva 

Erica Cerva is a senior at 

Sandburg High School. She 

runs on the school’s track 

and field team, as well as 

the cross country team. 

Why did you start 

running track? 

I started when I was in 

sixth grade. My mom always 

told me that I would be a really 

good runner. 

What is your favorite 

event to run? 

The 3,200. There is something 

about the longer distances. 

It’s a lot easier for me 

to get really competitive and 

really into it and perform 

well. 


part of the sport? 

I really like my teammates. 

Our group of seniors 

this year are like a whole lot 

of fun. I look forward to going 

to practice every day, because 

I get to see my teammates. 

What is the best meet 

you have run? 

The Palatine meet last year 

was by far my best meet, 

performance-wise. The 

weather was terrible, but I 

did a [personal best there]. I 

ran my first time ever, under 

12 minutes, and it was really 

an exciting moment because 

I broke a huge barrier. 

What are your goals for 

the season? 

I have one main goal this 

season: it’s to be under an 11 

minutes, 30 seconds for the 

3,200 to qualify for state in 

May. 

If you could trade places 

with a celebrity, who 

would you choose? 

Probably Alexi Pappas. 

She’s not super well known, 

but she’s an Olympian 

for the 10-kilometer from 

Greece. She’s really cool. 

She’s a filmmaker but also a 

professional athlete. 

What is your biggest 

pet peeve? 

I really hate it when people 

click pens. There is nothing 

more irritating to me 

than when people click a pen 

24/7. 

If you could have dinner 

with anyone, who 

would it be? 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

Probably Alexander Hamilton. 

I’ve been a really big 

fan of the musical for like 

two years. He just seems like 

he was a really cool guy. 


subject in school? 

I really like English, but 

specifically my communications 

and media studies 

class is really cool. I want 

to go into working in social 

media. 

What are three things 

on your bucket list? 

I’d like to go out of the 

country, preferably to London. 

I’d like to meet someone 

actually famous and to 

go skydiving. I think that 

would be a lot of fun. 

Interviewed by Assistant Editor 

Brittany Kapa 

This Week In ... 

Eagles Varsity Athletics 

Baseball 

■March ■ 30 - hosts Reavis, 

4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 31 - at Lincoln-Way 

Central, 4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 1 - hosts Lyons 

Township, 11 a.m. 

■April ■ 3 - hosts Bradley, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 4 - at Joliet Central, 

4:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 5 - at Thornwood, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 6 - hosts Marian 

Catholic, 4:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■March ■ 30 - hosts Oak 

Forest, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 31 - at Lincoln-Way 


■April ■ 3 - hosts Bradley, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 4 - hosts Barrington, 

4:45 p.m. 

■April ■ 5 - at Thornwood, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 6 - hosts Beecher, 4:30 

p.m. 

Girls Soccer 

■March ■ 30 - at Lemont, 6:15 

p.m. 

■April ■ 1 - hosts Tinley Park, 

11 a.m. 

■April ■ 4 - at Lincoln-Way East, 

6:15 p.m. 

Boys Volleyball 

■March ■ 30 - at Wheaton 

Warrenville South Tiger 

Classic, 5 p.m. 

■March ■ 31 - at Wheaton 


Classic, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 1 - at Wheaton 


Classic, 8 a.m. 

■April ■ 6 - hosts Brother Rice, 

5:30 p.m. 

Boys Water Polo 

■March ■ 30 - hosts Andrew, 

5 p.m. 

■April ■ 4 - at Stagg, 10 a.m. 

■April ■ 5 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West, 5 p.m. 

Girls Water Polo 

■March ■ 30 - at Andrew, 5 

p.m. 

■April ■ 4 - hosts Stagg, 5 p.m. 

■April ■ 5 - at Lincoln-Way 

West, 5 p.m. 

Badminton 

■March ■ 30 - at Andrew, 4:30 

p.m. 

■April ■ 3 - hosts Stagg, 9 a.m. 

■April ■ 4 - hosts Lincoln-Way 


Girls Lacrosse 

■March ■ 30 - hosts Lincoln- 

Way Co-op, 7:30 p.m. 

Boys Lacrosse 

■March ■ 30 - at Providence 

Catholic, 7:30 p.m. 

■April ■ 6 - hosts Plainfield, 

7:30 p.m. 

Girls Track and Field 

■April ■ 4 - at Lockport, with 

Thornton, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■April ■ 6 - hosts Andrew, 9 

a.m. 

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44 | March 30, 2017 | The orland park prairie sports 

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Girls Water Polo 

Final 3 minutes doom Eagles at LW Central 

Steve Millar 


Megan Cales called it 

luck, but the Lincoln-Way 

Central sophomore came 

through big in the clutch 

March 22 for the Knights. 

Cales scored with 41 

seconds left to lift the host 

Knights to a 9-8 win over 

Sandburg in a SouthWest 

Suburban Conference game. 

“It was mostly lucky, honestly,” 

Cales said. “It was a 

game-winner, though, and 

I’m proud of it. As a team, 

we did amazing. We couldn’t 

have won this game without 

the whole team.” 

Nicole McCabe led the 

Knights (5-2, 3-0) with four 

goals. 

Vaia Makris scored three 

goals to pace Sandburg (3-7, 

1-1). 

Cales’ game-winner came 

after McCabe got the ball 

on the right wing and drew 

a double team, leaving the 

sophomore open. 

Cales called for the ball, 

got it and sent a tough-angle 

shot for the near post. Sandburg 

goalkeeper Emma Crnich 

got a piece of it, but not 

enough to stop it from tucking 

inside the post. 

“I just have a passion to 

shoot,” Cales said. “I have 

a loud voice, so I’m able to 

use it well during the game. 

I was letting Nicole know I 

was open, and she passed it 

to me.” 

Cales has made the leap to 

varsity starter after splitting 

time between varsity and junior 

varsity this past season. 

“This is such a big change 

going into this year,” she 

said. “I love it. I have such 

a passion for water polo, and 

I can’t wait to see what the 

rest of the season brings.” 

Cales’ goal completed 

an impressive rally for the 

Knights. 

Sandburg closed the third 

quarter on a 4-0 run, getting 

goals from four different 

players. After Erin Falsey (2 

goals) scored off a rebound, 

the Eagles had a 7-5 lead going 

into the fourth. 

Sandburg was again up 

two goals when Makris 

scored off a Central turnover, 

making it 8-6 with 3:14 

to go. 

The Knights fought back, 

though. McCabe scored her 

fourth goal with 2:31 to go, 

and Erin Muellerschoen put 

in a rebound to tie it with 

1:29 left, setting up Cales’ 

heroics. 

“We all motivate each 

other,” McCabe said. “We 

all get excited out in the water. 

We push each other. Our 

coaches help us with their 

positive attitudes, saying, 

‘We can do it. We’re going 

to come back.’” 

McCabe is having a big 

season in her first year at 

Central. The senior transferred 

from Lincoln-Way 

East with the district boundary 

changes this year. 

“It was challenging, but 

the girls are so awesome,” 

McCabe said. “I get along 

with everyone. Our coaches 

are awesome. Everyone has 

made it an easy switch. 

“We all get along so well. 

We just click in the water, 

and I think that team chemistry 

will get us far.” 

Caroline Heathcock, Cetta 

Senese and Nikki Howe 

scored one goal each for the 

Knights, and Claire Connors 

made 11 saves. 

Crnich, meanwhile, did 

her best to keep Sandburg 

in the game. She made 14 

saves, including a pair of 

stops on Central breakaways. 

“Emma is a stud,” Sandburg 

coach Greg Svevo said. 

“I have nothing bad to say 

about her.” 

Natalie Barkowski and 

Tara Maher (2 goals) came 

through with big goal during 

the third-quarter surge for 

the Eagles. 

The final three minutes, 

though, doomed Sandburg. 

“We played good defense 

all game,” Svevo said. “They 

just kind of stepped up on the 

offensive end in the fourth. 

They drew fouls and kickouts, 

and those hurt us.” 

Despite the loss, Svevo 

saw his team make major 

progress. 

“This is the second game 

we’ve been full strength,” he 

said. “We had people out for 

band or for debate — stuff 

like that. We’re starting to 

play together again, and 

we’ve got to learn to play 

together. Playing the No. 9 

team in the state this close 

was a good game for us.” 

It was also a sign that the Eagles 

can contend in the SWSC. 

They opened conference play 

with a win March 21 over 

Homewood-Flossmoor. 

“I was a little skeptical at 

first,” Svevo said. “[Lincoln- 

Way Central] is ranked No. 

9 in the state, and [Lincoln- 

Way East] is No. 11, and 

we’re down at No. 21. After 

seeing the way we played 

this game, though, I definitely 

think we can compete.” 

Sports Briefs 

Orland Parker receives 

Academic All-CCIW honor 

North Central College has 

released its list of 75 Academic 

All-College Conference of Illinois 

& Wisconsin selections for 

the 2016-2017 fall season 

In order to earn Academic 

All-CCIW honors, individuals 

needed to have earned a varsity 

letter in their sport and maintained 

at least a 3.30 GPA. A total 

of seven Cardinals are fourtime 

qualifiers for the award this 

season, including Kelsey Forkin, 

a senior from Orland Park, 

who plays women’s tennis. 

Chiefs alumni play for charity 

Chiefs D230 high school and 

current college lacrosse players 

gathered over the winter break 

at The Sportsplex for their fifth 

annual alumni game, to benefit 

the Ryan Nash Foundation. 

Each player donates money to 

play and all the proceeds from 

the game go to the Ryan Nash 

golf outing held at Silver Lakes 

Country Club. Current Chiefs 

HS players competed against 20 

players representing 16 different 

universities. Orland Parkers 

playing included Brandon Hanley 

(St. Ambrose), Neil Panega 

(Aquinas), Dan Norkiewicz 

(Carthage),cDylan Ruff (Iowa), 

Matt Lowry (ISU), Eddie Hanly 

and David Haggerty (Indiana 

U), Pat Kurtovich (U Illinois), 

Jordan Loeffler (Concordia IL), 

Eric Wenzel (MV), Joe Nichols 

(Loyola), T.J. Boehm (Marquette 

Club) and Robbie Maxfield 

(Davidson). 

Also represented were former 

Chief youth players Frankie 

Kamley (Loyola MD), Johnny 

Danko (Augustana), Trevor 

Manzke (Benedictine U), Pat 

Reilly and Kyle Anderson (MV). 

Joe Kuligoski wraps up college 

basketball career with EIU 

The Eastern Illinois University 

men’s basketball team recently 

sent an end-of-season update 

on its season. 

No. 24 Joe Kuligoski — a 

6-foot-6, 200-pound forward 

from Orland Park — is a senior 

on the team. He finished the 

season averaging 1.8 points per 

game, 1 rebound per game and 

.7 assists per game in 24 games 

played. 

He played solid minutes off 

the bench at Murray State finishing 

with five points, two assists 

and two blocks during 11 

minutes of action. It was the 

fifth time Kuligoski has scored 

five points or more in a game 

this season, with a high of eight 

at Illinois-Chicago. It was the 

fourth straight game he has 

passed out at least one assist. 

He made 15-of-41 field goals 

(.366) on the season, and 7-of- 

24 (.292) 3-pointers. He also hit 

6-of-10 (.600) free throws. 

He scored in 10 games off 

the bench. He had five points 

at Murray State, five points at 

Morehead State, back-to-back 

3-pointers against Jacksonville 

State to finish with 6 points 

against former school (played 

two years at JSU), and a seasonhigh 

eight points at UIC going 

3-of-4 from the floor. 

In his final season, he played 

a total of 171 minutes, averaging 

7.1 per game, with 101 (7.8) 

coming in conference games. 

He played in the starting lineup 

Feb. 9 against Southeast Missouri. 

On his career, he played in 

53 games, starting in nine. He 

was 46-for-112 (.411) when it 

came to field goals, 14-for-54 

(.259) for 3-pointers and 18- 

for-28 (.643) in free throws. He 

had a total of 99 rebounts (1.9 

per game), 33 assists and nine 

blocks. 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, 

bill@opprairie.com. 

high school 

highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Softball 

Moline 8, Sandburg 4 

Sam Udarbe pitched for the Eagles, but a 

high-scoring Moline proved stuff to top, as 

Sandburg started its season Saturday, March 

18, by falling to 0-1. 

Moline 15, Sandburg 14 

Sam Udarbe pitched for the Eagles again in 

the second game of a doubleheader Saturday, 

March 18, to start the season against Moline. And 

though the Eagles scoring was more prolific the 

second time around, and the teams has to place 

11 innings in Game 2 to decide things, Sandburg 

still ultimately dropped to 0-2 on the season. 

Girls Soccer 

Sandburg 4, Plainfield Central 0 

Maddie Manzke scored two goals, and Paige 

Pappanastos scored another two Saturday, 

March 18, as the Eagles bested Plainfield North. 

Courtney Hiler recorded the shutout. The win 

put Sandburg at 1-0 to start the season.

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Boys water polo 

Sandburg has troubles 

with passing, LW East 

Jason Maholy 


The Lincoln-Way East 

boy’s water polo team entered 

this season with lofty 

goals. 

Several players who were 

key components to the Griffins’ 

run to the 2016 state 

quarterfinals returned to the 

pool this year. And if that 

was not reason enough for 

first-year boys head coach 

Ryan Lodes to be optimistic, 

East’s ranks were reinforced 

by players from a Lincoln- 

Way North squad that fell 

one win shy of qualifying for 

the state tournament. 

SouthWest Suburban 

Conference rival Sandburg, 

meanwhile, has plans for a 

deep postseason run of its 

own, after advancing to the 

sectional semifinals a season 

ago. 

The Griffins and Eagles 

have a long way to go before 

the playoffs, and met Thursday, 

March 23, in Frankfort 

for a contest that provided 

each team the opportunity 

to gauge where it is in the 

young season. East was the 

victor this time, topping 

Sandburg 11-5 and handing 

the visitors their first loss of 

the year. 

Lodes said his squad is 

coming together and that the 

win was their best game of 

the season. 

“The guys are beginning 

to work as a team,” he said. 

“This game was the first 

“They went up 4-0 because our 

passing was very horrendous. 

We’ve got to fix that. I think we’re 

as talented as them; I think were 

just as good as them, but we didn’t 

show it today.” 

Jim Caliendo — Sandburg boys water polo coach, 

on losing Thursday, March 23, to Lincoln-Way East 

game where I saw us work 

as a team for the four full 

quarters. We didn’t have one 

kid that had a steal or that 

caused a turnover today. It 

was all seven of us.” 

Andrew Brozovic led 

the Griffins (6-1) with four 

goals, and Jason Parkinson 

came close to matching him 

with three goals and an assist. 

Ryan Murphy found 

the net twice for East. 

Sandburg’s Joey Jenkot 

and Josh Grella each scored 

two goals. 

East opened the game 

on a 4-0 run before Grella 

answered for the Eagles 

(3-1), who turned the ball 

over several times in a first 

quarter during which they 

managed only two shots 

on goal. Sandburg eventually 

settled down, and had 

closed the gap to 6-4 midway 

through the third stanza 

before a flurry of Griffins 

goals bridging the third and 

fourth quarters put the game 

out of reach. 

Sandburg coach Jim Caliendo, 

in his last season at 

the helm for the Eagles, said 

it was “little things” that 

undermined an otherwise 

strong effort by his squad. 

“I thought we played well, 

played hard, gave a great effort,” 

he said. “It was only 

6-4 late in the third quarter. 

We got down early, and we 

hit back to within two goals, 

and then they put a couple 

more in on us. We might 

have gotten a little tired; I 

don’t know. But I thought 

we battled them good.” 

Poor passing that led to 

giveaways was an issue, 

particularly early in the 

game. But some of those 

turnovers were the result of 

good defense by East. 

“They went up 4-0 because 

our passing was very 

horrendous,” Caliendo said. 

“We’ve got to fix that. I 

think we’re as talented as 

them; I think were just as 

good as them, but we didn’t 

show it today.” 

Lodes said Brozovic’s 

performance was impressive 

but not necessarily surprising, 

as he has come to 

expect consistently strong 

showings from the senior. 

“He’s hardworking and 

a team player,” Lodes said. 

“I’ve personally witnessed 

him work harder than most 

people in the off-season, 

and it shows today. He was 

tired at the end of the game, 

but it only shows how much 

he puts into each game. I 

can always count on him. ... 

He always brings it.” 

Parkinson, Lodes said, 

is a “phenomenal player” 

whose leg strength and 

awareness of the ball are 

among the best of anyone 

on the team. The coach 

is, however, counting on 

contributions from up and 

down his roster to help the 

Griffins to their goal of a 

state championship. 

“We have a deep squad, 

we have a ton of experienced 

players,” Lodes said, 

and noted the influx of former 

North players provides 

a wealth on both fronts. 

“Both [East and North] had 

pretty disappointing losses 

at the end of their seasons. 

I think that fuels the fire for 

this team. We don’t want to 

end up like we ended up last 

season; we want to use that 

to move forward.” 

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McMillan’s sports efforts key to volunteer work 

Jon DePaolis 


By day, Dan McMillan 

is tasked with keeping a 

close eye on an Orland Park 

dealership’s finances. By 

night, his biggest budgeting 

concerns are where to best 

spend his time in service to 

Orland Park. 

McMillan, chief financial 

officer of Joe Rizza Enterprises, 

has been named the 

2016 Orland Park Adult 

Volunteer of the Year. He 

recently was presented with 

an award at the State of the 

Village event. 

McMillan’s volunteer resume 

is extensive. He participates 

yearly in the Polar 

Plunge, supports the Orland 

Park Special Recreation Association, 

hosts two local 

television shows to bring 

awareness to local businesses 

and athletes, performs in 

local plays for the Orland 

Park Theatre Troupe, dresses 

as Santa Claus for the Village’s 

tree lighting and the 

Polar Express, and raises 

funds for Misericordia and 

St. Baldrick’s. 

Perhaps the area McMillan 

has most impacted has 

been youth sports in the area. 

He has been a commissioner 

and coach for the Orland 

Youth Association, coaching 

basketball and baseball. He 

coached for the Orland Magic 

basketball team, and won 

three championships with 

the Orland Park Pioneers 

football program as a coach. 

He still volunteers as a board 

member and announcer for 

the Pioneers. 

Mayor Dan McLaughlin 

pointed to the work McMillan 

does with the Pioneers as 

a reason he was named Volunteer 

of the Year. 

“He started a golf outing 

to benefit not only Sandburg’s 

football but also the 

local youth football teams,” 

McLaughlin said. “It’s been 

a huge success. They raise a 

ton of money for those two 

sports programs. 

“He’s up there in the booth 

calling football games. He is 

in our theater troupe. Just 

about any time you ask him 

to volunteer for something, 

he’s jumping in. It’s amazing. 

He puts so much time 

in.” 

If you ask McMillan what 

motivates him, it goes back 

to when he was younger. 

“When you’re young, you 

don’t always realize it,” Mc- 

Millan said. “You don’t realize 

what certain people do 

for you.” 

McMillan grew up in a 

small town called Monroe in 

Michigan. He played football 

at Ida High School. 

“There are only a few 

things in life that you can 

still hold onto and say that 

it still is how it was back 

when I was in high school,” 

he said. “One is Friday night 

lights — high school football.” 

McMillan, who grew up 

in a single-parent household, 

said his football coach at Ida 

was the first one to really 

show him the way. 

“I never knew my father,” 

he said. “My high school 

football coach — who we 

called Coach O — he was 

the kind of guy who was 

always there when I needed 

it.” 

McMillan said a team rule 

stated he had to keep his hair 

cut short. But his family was 

so poor he could not afford 

to get it done. 

“Coach O would take me 

to the barbershop in Ida to 

get me a haircut,” McMillan 

recalled. “He was the driver’s 

ed teacher, and he was 

the one who taught me how 

to drive.” 

Later, when McMillan 

went off to Adrian College 

to play football, he wound 

up meeting another influential 

figure in his life — a law 

professor. 

“He was just a really good 

guy who took an interest as 

a kind of counselor,” Mc- 

Millan said. “I didn’t realize 

until I got into the workplace 

that this guy could have been 

a million-dollar lawyer. But 

he chose to make a difference 

in the academic world 

for students as a professor.” 

The professor steered Mc- 

Millan — at the time a prelaw 

student — toward accounting. 

McMillan also pointed to 

his employer as an influence. 

“Joe Rizza is a really good 

guy,” McMillan said. “He 

doesn’t take credit for it, 

but he does a phenomenal 

amount of [work in the community]. 

You have no idea of 

just how many people he really 

helps with his charitable 

giving. I see that and the 

good it does.” 

Dan McMillan watches as he is announced the 2016 Adult Volunteer of the Year at Orland 

Park’s recent State of the Village address. Photo submitted 

Giving back to youth sports 

McMillan has been married 

to his wife, Debbie, for 

28 years. He has two children, 

Ashley and Nick. They 

moved to Orland Park in the 

early 2000s. 

When Nick started playing 

youth sports, McMillan 

started to get involved with 

his son’s basketball teams. 

“It was more fun and interesting 

than just sitting 

on the sidelines,” he said. 

“I started to coach, and so I 

coached the travel team and 

other teams. And I wound up 

getting involved with the inner 

city basketball leagues.” 

Some of the children he 

got to coach while working 

with those leagues included 

future stars like Jabari Parker 

and Jahlil Okafor. 

“It’s all a lot of fun, but it 

all goes back to my upbringing 

in Ida,” he said. “It was 

such a close-knit community. 

No matter wherever 

you are, I always look at it 

like you have to help people 

out.” 

After years of volunteering 

with the Pioneers, he 

was contacted by another Pioneers 

member asking him 

to put together a fundraiser 

for the program. 

“We started out as the Pioneers 

Golf Outing, to raise 

funds to buy some extra 

equipment,” McMillan said. 

“Then, we got to know the 

people over at Sandburg. 

They asked me about giving 

them some tips about doing 

a golf outing. But, the more 

we talked, we decided that 

because the Pioneers are a 

feeder program for Sandburg, 

why we didn’t just 

combine it and make it a Pioneers 

and Sandburg outing, 

while also bringing in a few 

charities.” 

Through that, he met Orland 

Park legend Pat Fitzgerald 

— the football coach of 

Northwestern University, 

who played for the Pioneers 

and Sandburg. Fitzgerald 

helped McMillan brainstorm 

some of the charities, like 

Misericordia and the Alliance 

Against Intoxicated 

Motorists. 

Initially, the Gridiron Golf 

Classic drew roughly 100 

golfers. But it steadily grew 

to the point that the past two 

years have seen more than 

300 golfers. 

“In the nine years we’ve 

done it, we’ve netted over 

and been able to distribute 

over $350,000 to the youth 

football and charities,” he 

said. 

The next outing is to take 

place June 22 at Silver Lake 

Country Club in Orland Park. 

Volunteer of the Year 

McMillan said upon learning 

he had been named the 

Adult Volunteer of the Year, 

he had a mixture of feelings 

— mainly being both humbled 

and embarrassed. 

“I do these things not for 

an award,” he said. “But it 

is always nice to be recognized. 

If it never happened, 

I’d have been fine. I am going 

to keep doing everything 

I’m doing.” 

And that is quite a lot in 

the community — one that 

he thinks of as “Mayberry 

with amenities.” 

“With Orland Park, I treat 

it like I treat Ida,” he said. 

“It’s got that small-town feel, 

but you’ve got all the conveniences 

you’ve come to expect 

in the 21st century.” 

And McMillan does not 

plan on stopping his charitable 

efforts any time soon. He 

simply is having too much 

fun with them. 

“It’s like that saying: You 

should always feel grateful 

for what you have and not 

worry about what you don’t 

have,” he said. “Because if 

you worry about what you 

don’t have, you’re never going 

to be grateful.”

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Photo 

1st and 3 

Digging deeper into 

the results 

1. Badminton 

The Sandburg badminton 

team March 

18 took fifth place at 

the Palatine Invite. 

Marissa Arrigoni 

placed third at No. 4 

singles, while Gwyneth 

Hu and Iman 

Elagha took third at 

second doubles. 

2. Boys Water Polo 

Sandburg started its 

season on a winning 

streak. The Eagles 

March 15 beat Bremen 

17-4; March 

21 beat Homewood- 

Flossmoor 13-6; 

and March 22 beat 

Lincoln-Way Central 

11-8. 

3. Girls Water Polo 

On March 21, the 

Eagles defeated 

Homewood-Flossmoor 

11-1. Goalkeeper 

Emma Crnich 

had nine saves. Bella 

Wrobel led all scorers 

with four goals. 

Prairie, Liberty schools’ staffs meet again to raise money for students 

Frank Gogola 


There was admittedly little 

practice for the second annual 

Crosstown Classic volleyball 

game, which pitted 

staff members from Liberty 

and Prairie schools against 

each other. 

“We did one practice this 

year,” Liberty Principal Dan 

Prorok said following the 

March 22 event at Jerling 

Jr. High School. “One of my 

teachers tried to get me to 

cancel a staff meeting for a 

practice. It was a good try, 

but it didn’t work.” 

Liberty still beat Prairie 

in three sets, for the second 

consecutive year, but the 

real winners were the two 

schools’ students. The money 

raised during the spring 

fundraiser — organized by 

Parents for Education, the 

parent organization for Orland 

School District 135 — 

goes to bettering the children’s 

school experience. 

With more donations, a 

larger crowd and continued 

excitement, the fundraiser is 

poised to become a tradition. 

The game had been the talk 

of the school among the students 

since it was announced 

to them this past Monday. 

Students painted their faces, 

waved posters and cheered 

on their schools. For them, 

it was exciting to see their 

teachers and principals outside 

of the classroom. 

“It was cool to see all the 

teachers play,” Liberty thirdgrader 

Zoe Trunk said. “Some 

were funny to see, like when 

the one kicked the ball. It was 

like they were real people.” 

The money raised goes toward 

bettering the students’ 

school experiences. Included 

in that are field trips, as well 

as upgrades to recess equipment 

and classroom supplies. 

For the second year in a 

row, Liberty raised the most 

money, which meant Prorok 

was subjected to a pie 

in the face. Prairie Principal 

Jeff Nightingale was glad to 

smear the whipped cream all 

over his counterpart’s face. 

The fundraiser consisted 

of ticket sales, a concession 

stand, gift baskets raffled and 

a split-the-pot. Donations 

came in from local business 

like Buona Beef, Mariano’s, 

Odyssey Fun World, Mathnasium 

and more. The gift 

baskets had a wide range of 

treats: school supplies, food, 

bath and beauty products, 

Windy City Thunderbolts 

tickets, and even the chance 

to be principal for a day. 

“We’re trying to promote 

more event-based fundraisers, 

in general, because I feel 

the parents have fundraising 

fatigue,” said Margaret 

Stoklosa, an organizer and 

former Prairie PFE president. 

“We’re trying to engage 

the parents and families 

a little bit more. This is a 

big night to engage. We sold 

over 315 tickets during the 

presale alone.” 

The gym quickly became 

standing room only, with students 

sitting on the ground 

all around the court. The balcony 

was open for seating 

— which was not necessary 

this past year — as the crowd 

continued to grow. 

“It’s so nice to see former 

students and really engage the 

Prairie School physical education teacher Lauren Billo bumps the ball back over the net, 

as a member of Liberty’s team tries to defend March 22, during the Crosstown Classic 

between Prairie and Liberty schools, at Jerling Jr. High School. 

Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

whole community,” said Lauren 

Billo, Prairie physical education 

teacher. “It’s competitive 

and fun. It’s a great event. 

It’s a nice fundraiser. It’s good 

to get families together and 

have sibling rivalries.” 

Moises Lopez, a Liberty 

student-teacher and senior 

volleyball player at St. Xavier 

University, said he enjoyed 

his first opportunity to compete 

in the game. It started 

out fun and carefree but became 

more serious late in the 

third set, with a trophy and 

bragging rights on the line. 

“I thought it was very 

fun,” he said. “The kids 

enjoyed it. The teachers 

enjoyed it, as well. It gave 

everyone a chance to come 

together. A little bit of competition 

makes it fun.” 

Liberty student-teacher Moises Lopez sends the ball back 

to the Prairie side of the net March 22. 

Volleyball is the only fundraiser 

sport in which the 

staff has competed. Stoklosa 

said a 5K fun run has been 

discussed as a potential fundraiser 

but may be done on a 

district-wide basis. 

Liberty fifth-grader Holden 

Weidemiller has his own 

idea of the next sport the staff 

should play: badminton. 

“It seems like it would be 

very competitive and fun to 

watch,” he said. 

That one may take a little 

more practice. 

LISTEN UP 

“Emma is a stud. I have nothing bad to say about her.” 

Greg Svevo — Sandburg girls water polo coach, on goalkeeper Emma 

Crnich’s skills, despite a recent loss 

What 2 Watch 

Girls Soccer — 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 

• The Eagles will take it on the road to meet the 

Lincoln-Way East Griffins in Frankfort. 

INDEX 

43 - This Week In 

43 - Athlete of the Week 

Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@opprairie.com.

Orland Park’s Hometown Newspaper | www.opprairie.com | March 30, 2017 

A bump in funding 

Prairie, Liberty schools’ staffs 

meet on the volleyball court to 

help students, Page 47 

Who soared? 

Eagles meet the Griffins in the 

pool for boys water polo action 

in Frankfort, Page 45 

Dan McMillan’s sports-focused philanthropy honored 

by Village’s 2016 Adult Volunteer of the Year honor, Page 46 

Dan McMillan takes part in just several of the many charitable endeavors that helped earn him the Village of Orland Park’s 2016 Adult Volunteer of the Year honor. Photos submitted 

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